Notice Title

Pharmacy Council (Fees) Notice 2019

Pursuant to sections 130 to 133 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.

This notice is effective from 22 February 2019 and revokes and replaces all previous Pharmacy Council (previously listed as the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand) fees notices.

Notice

  1. Title and commencement —This notice may be cited as the Pharmacy Council (Fees) Notice 2019 and shall come into force on 22 February 2019.
  2. Fees—The Pharmacy 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.

Schedule

Fees Payable

One Off Fees

$

Application for Registration – Intern pharmacist

207.00

Application for Registration – Pharmacist (includes TTMR* and REQR*)

345.00

Application for Registration – Pharmacist Prescriber

90.00

Interview Assessment

205.00

Re-instatement to the Register

100.00

Transfer within the Register

28.00

Request Lodgment Fee

100.00

Review Management Fee

500.00

Annual Practising Certificate (APC)

APC – Intern

482.95

APC – Pharmacist

793.62

APC – Pharmacist Prescriber

883.62

APC – Pharmacist – (post 30 November fee) – pro rata

264.53

Note: The full APC includes Disciplinary Levy of $93.61 incl GST

Register Information

Inspection of the Register

50.00

Documents for Overseas Registration

50.00

Examination Fees

Competency Assessment of Overseas Pharmacists (CAOP) examination fee for REQR* applicants

805.00

Application for initial consideration of registration for non-REQR* applicants

690.00

Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS) Exam

1,280.00

Oral Interview (if required)

1,125.00

Examination Fees – Pharmacist Prescriber

Application for Registration of Overseas Pharmacist Prescriber

2,070.00

Application for Pharmacist Prescriber Category 1

368.00

Application for Pharmacist Prescriber Category 2

690.00

Any Other Matter

Non-Practising Fee

91.34

Application for an exemption from an approved English test for overseas pharmacists

128.00

Replacement of Registration Certificate

50.00


*TTMR = Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act (1997) applicants from Australia.

*REQR = Recognised Equivalent Qualification Route applicants are overseas qualified pharmacists holding recognised qualifications and registration from countries recognised by the Australian Pharmacy Council. These are the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States of America.

*Non-REQR = Non- Recognised Equivalent Qualification Route. Applicants that are registered pharmacists overseas, but do not meet the eligibility criteria for REQR route.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of December 2018.

OWAIN GEORGE, Registrar, Pharmacy Council.