Pursuant to sections 130(1) and 131 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance 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 Nurses (Fees) Notice 2007.
2. Fees—The Nursing Council of New Zealand (“the council”) sets the following fees, payable to the council, specified in the Schedule to this notice. Some of the fees come into force from 13 September 2007 and others come into force from 1 January 2008. Fees are non refundable.
3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.
4. Revocation—This notice will revoke the fees previously prescribed for these activities published in the New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2006, No. 42, page 1133, on the date from which they are effective. It also provides for a fee for nurse entry to practice programmes.
Schedule
Fees Payable
A. REGISTRATION FEES $
Application for registration as nurse practitioner (effective from 1 January 2008) 750.00
Processing fee for application for registration (overseas) (effective from 13 September 2007) 420.00
Application for change of condition in scope of practice (effective from 1 January 2008) 125.00
B. EXAMINATION FEES
Registered nurse and nurse assistant (effective from 1 January 2008) 145.00
Analysis of failed examination (effective from 1 January 2008) 47.00
C. FEES FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES1
Accreditation or monitoring audit of nurse entry to practice programme (effective from 13 September 2007) 2,700.00
Accreditation of post-graduate nursing programme (effective from 1 January 2008) 4,725.00
Accreditation of education institution/programme provider (effective from 1 January 2008) 5,800.00
Accreditation and monitoring audit of programme leading to registration as a registered nurse (effective from 1 January 2008) 9,160.00
Accreditation or monitoring audit of nurse assistant programme (effective from 1 January 2008) 2,525.00
Shortened monitoring audit of programme (effective from 1 January 2008) 3,130.00
Monitoring audit of post-graduate nursing programme (effective from 1 January 2008) 4,645.00
Recognition or monitoring audit of competence assessment programme (effective from 1 January 2008) 1,585.00
Key to annotation
1 When accrediting a new programme and a new provider, both gazetted fees may be charged.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of August 2007.
MARION CLARK, Registrar, Nursing Council of New Zealand.