Notice Type
General Section
Notice Title

Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (Fees) Notice 2016

Pursuant to section 130 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (Fees) Notice 2016.

(2) This notice comes into force on 11 February 2016 and applies to fees payable in respect of applications relating to the period on and after 1 April 2016.

2. Fees—The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board sets the following fees, payable to the Board, specified in the attached Schedule.

3. Tax—Fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Schedule

Fees payable

$

Dispensing optician – application for an annual or interim practising certificate

711.00

All optometrists scopes – application for an annual or interim practising certificate

754.00

Dispensing optician – application for an annual or interim practising certificate, where the application is received by the board after 30 September in the annual practising certificate (APC) year to which the application relates (includes new graduates)

474.00

All optometrist scopes – application for an annual or interim practising certificate, where the application is received by the board after 30 September in the APC year to which the application relates (includes new graduates)

503.00

Application for an annual or interim practising certificate – for practitioners on the Registers of Optometrists or Dispensing Opticians holding a practising certificate in the year 1 April to 31 March who apply for a certificate for the following year after the expiration of their current practising certificate (after 31 March) and who are still practising after 31 March (in addition to APC fee)

240.00

Application for registration from an applicant who holds a prescribed qualification, including Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition applications and qualifications that have been accepted by the board under section 15(2) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

379.00

Application for registration – where the practitioner is a New Zealand- or Australia-trained graduate registering in their first year of practice since graduating

265.00

Assessment of a qualification under section 15(2) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

960.00

Maintenance of registration and communication for non-practising practitioners

100.00

Maintenance of registration, communication, and recording of continuing professional development (CPD) credits for non-practising practitioners

306.00

Application for change in scope of practice, where the application is received by the board within one year of the date the relevant qualification was conferred

153.00

Application for change in scope of practice, where the application is received by the board more than one year after the date the relevant qualification was conferred

368.00

Supervision session required by the Board

115.00

Certificate of Registration

30.00

Letter confirming authority to practise

30.00

Restoration of name to Register

100.00

Certificate of Good Standing

30.00

Copy of Register

30.00

Application for assessment of an individual CPD dossier by the CPD accreditation committee

204.00

Hourly fee for application for assessment of accreditation of online CPD activity

75.00

Hourly fee for application for assessment of accreditation of CPD where the activity is not open to all registrants

75.00

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of January 2016.

LINDSEY PINE, Registrar, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board.