Pursuant to sections 131-133 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the "Act"), the following notice is given.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Dental Technician and Clinical Dental Technician Disciplinary Levy Notice 2012 and shall come into force on 13 December 2012.
(2) This notice has the status of a Regulation for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989.
(3) This notice stands alone and the levy is in addition to the fees and levies contained within Oral Health Practitioners (Fees) Notice 2012 (No. 2) notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 30 August 2012, No. 106, page 3092, which remains in force.
2. Levy-The Dental Council sets the following levy, payable by Dental Technicians and Clinical Dental Technicians to the Dental Council, as specified in the attached Schedule.
3. Tax-The levy is stated exclusive of goods and services tax (GST). The levy is subject to the addition of 15% GST.
Schedule
Disciplinary Levy Payable $
Dental Technicians and Clinical Dental Technicians holding an annual practising certificate as at 5 November 2012. 268.78
The purpose of the levy is to fund the costs of:
(a) the appointment of and investigations of professional conduct committees; and
(b) the proceedings of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal,
with respect to Dental Technicians and Clinical Dental Technicians.
The levy comes into force on 13 December 2012 and is payable to the Dental Council by 20 January 2013.