Pursuant to sections 108 and 109 of the Social Workers Registration Act 2003, the following notice is given.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Social Workers Registration Board (Fees and Disciplinary Levy) Notice 2006.
(2) This notice comes into force on 1 July 2006 and replaces the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 26 May 2005, No. 83, page 2007.
2. Fees—The Social Workers Registration Board sets the following fees and disciplinary levies, payable to the board, specified in the attached Schedule.
3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.
Schedule One
Fees Payable $
Application for registration with a New Zealand qualification 450.00
Application for registration with an overseas qualification and practising in New Zealand 450.00
Reprocessing of applications to 30 June 2007 360.00
Issue of practising certificate to 30 June 2007 360.00
Disciplinary levy to 30 June 2007 90.00
Applications for copies of certificates or entries, or for supplying documents for overseas registration purposes 45.00
Exemption
Applicants who apply for registration during the year to
30 June 2007, or have paid for the reprocessing of applications made prior to 1 July 2005, will be exempt in
the 2006/2007 year from fees for the issue of a practising certificate (but not for the disciplinary levy which will be payable on registration).
Schedule Two
The fees set for the Recognition of New Social Work Programmes in New Zealand Universities in the 2006/2007 financial year are as follows:
Fees Payable $
Fee for the desk audit and a single site visitin New Zealand. Additional visits may be required if the programme is delivered at more than one site. Actual and reasonable costs will be charged for any additional site visits or concurrent programme approvals 6,750.00
Further inquiries by post to Social Workers Registration Board, P.O. Box 10-150, The Terrace, Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 2006.
SEAN MCKINLEY, Chief Executive/Registrar, Social Workers Registration Board.