Notice Type
General Section
Notice Title

Psychologists (Fees) Notice 2018

Pursuant to sections 130–133 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 Psychologists (Fees) Notice 2018.

(2) This notice comes into force on 15 February 2018.

2. Fees—The Psychologists Board sets the following fees, payable to the board, specified in the attached Schedule.

3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.

4. Waiver—The Psychologists Board may provide for the waiver or transfer of any fee or part thereof.

5. No refund—Fees are not refundable when an application is declined.

6. Revocation—This notice revokes all previous Psychologist (Fees) Notices.

Schedule

Fees Payable

$

Application for registration by a practitioner trained in New Zealand

185.00

Application for registration under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

190.00

Application for registration by a practitioner trained overseas in a prescribed country1

595.00

Application for registration by a practitioner trained overseas in a non-prescribed country

850.00

Application for a vocational scope of practice2 by a practitioner trained in New Zealand or a prescribed country

412.00

Application for a vocational scope of practice2 by a practitioner trained in a non-prescribed country

553.00

Application (Stage 1) for the Neuropsychologist scope of practice

650.00

Application (Stage 2) for the Neuropsychologist scope of practice

690.00

Application (Stage 3) for the Neuropsychologist scope of practice

682.00

Application to be restored to the Register of Psychologists

90.00

Application for a new practising certificate for a period of 12 months (or less)3

553.00

Application by a new graduate for his or her first (12-month) practising certificate

399.00

Application for a new practising certificate valid for a period of 3 months (or less) by a practitioner who has not been practising at any other time during that financial year4

142.50

Application for a practising certificate valid for a period of 1 month (or less) by a practitioner who has not been practising at any other time during that financial year

69.50

Application to renew a current practising certificate for the subsequent financial year

479.00

Application to return to practice from a practitioner who has not held a practising certificate within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of the application

230.00

Disciplinary Levy (12-month) (payable in conjunction with the fee for an application for a 12-month practising certificate)

176.00

Disciplinary Levy (3-month) (payable in conjunction with the fee for an application for a 3-month practising certificate)

44.00

Disciplinary Levy (1-month) (payable in conjunction with the fee for an application for a 1-month practising certificate)

15.00

Annual maintenance of registration and communication for non-practising registrants

48.00

Certificate of registration

98.50

Replacement of a printed practising certificate

47.50

The supply of any documents (other than a certificate of registration) required for the purpose of seeking registration overseas

143.50

Inspection of the Register or other records (search fee)

220.00

Copy of the Register of Psychologists

105.00

Application for the Board to review a delegate’s decision

300.00

Fee for conducting an accreditation review of a degree, course of study, or programme leading to registration as
a psychologist in New Zealand5

12,170.00

Key to Annotation

1. A current list of prescribed countries is maintained by the Board and published on its website.

2. Excepting applications for the Neuropsychologist scope of practice.

3. Practising certificate is an annual practising certificate or an interim practising certificate.

4. The board’s financial year ends 31 March.

5. Fee will be adjusted (at a rate of $100.00 per assessor per hour) if site visit exceeds three days and/or deficiencies are identified that require additional review.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January 2018.

STEVE OSBORNE, Chief Executive and Registrar, Psychologists Board.