Notice Type
General Section
Notice Title

Midwifery (Fees) Notice 2011

Pursuant to Part 6, section 130(1) 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 Midwifery (Fees) Notice 2011.
(2) This notice comes into force on 1 January 2012 and applies to fees for the year from 1 April 2012.
2. Fee-The Midwifery Council ("the council") sets the following fees, payable to the council, specified in the attached Schedule.
3. Tax-The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.
4. Revocation-This notice revokes all previous Midwifery (Fees) Notices from 1 April 2012.
5. No refund-Fees are not refundable when an application is declined.
Schedule
Fees Payable $
REGISTRATION
1. Application for entry to the Register by a New Zealand graduate 300.00
2. Application for entry to the Register by midwives registered in an overseas jurisdiction (not applicable to applicants applying pursuant to the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognitions Act 1997) 1,000.00
3. Application for entry to the Register by midwives pursuant to the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 500.00
4. Application for change of conditions on midwifery scope of practice 100.00
PRACTISING CERTIFICATES
5. Application for first practising certificate by a New Zealand graduate applying in the same practising year as, or the practising year which follows, entry to the Register:
For period from 1 April to following 31 March inclusive 200.00
For period from 1 July to following 31 March inclusive 150.00
For period from 1 October to following 31 March inclusive 100.00
For period from 1 January to following 31 March inclusive 50.00
6. Issue of an annual practising certificate, for period from 1 April to following 31 March inclusive, if paid after 31 March, whilst holding a practising certificate for the previous year 550.00
7. Application for all other practising certificates:
For period from 1 April to following 31 March inclusive 350.00
For period from 1 July to following 31 March inclusive 262.50
For period from 1 October to following 31 March inclusive 175.00
For period from 1 January to following 31 March inclusive 87.50
DISCIPLINARY LEVY
8. Levy for 12 months and payable in addition to fee for practising certificate 50.00
PROCESSING AND MONITORING
9. Processing and monitoring fee payable in conjunction with application for a practising certificate by a registered midwife where the applicant has not held a midwifery practising certificate within the three years immediately preceding the date of application or has not lawfully practised midwifery within the three years immediately preceding the date of application 200.00
10. Processing and monitoring fee to be paid in conjunction with the first application for a practising certificate
by an overseas qualified midwife or a midwife who has registered pursuant to the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 150.00
11. Processing and monitoring fee payable in conjunction with application for a practising certificate by a registered midwife where the applicant has conditions on his/her scope of practice 150.00
EXAMINATIONS
12. Application to sit the National Midwifery Examination in New Zealand 200.00
13. Application to re-sit the National Midwifery Examination in New Zealand 200.00
14. Additional fee for application to sit the National Midwifery Examination in any location in New Zealand other than the locations specified by the council in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin (fee is plus disbursements at cost) 115.00
15. Application for reconsideration of National Midwifery Examination script and result 200.00
16. Application to sit the National Midwifery Examination in an overseas location (fee is plus disbursements at cost) 200.00
AUDIT/MONITORING OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
17. Full audit/monitoring of undergraduate programme, cost recovery up to: 10,000.00
18. Approval and accreditation of educational institution and pre-registration midwifery programme, cost recovery up to: 28,125.00
SUPERVISION
19. Contribution to supervision costs for midwives under section 38 competence order (usual 12-month programme) 80.00
(per hour)
CERTIFICATES
20. Fee for issue of certificate of standing or supply of documents required by midwife seeking registration in overseas jurisdiction 100.00
21. Fee for replacement practising certificate 25.00
22. Fee for issue of any other certificate or copy of any certificate 70.00
23. Fee for copy of the Register 50.00
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of November 2011.
SHARRON COLE, Registrar, Midwifery Council.