Nursing Council of New Zealand (Fees) Notice 2024
Pursuant to sections 130 to 133 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.
This notice may be cited as the Nursing Council of New Zealand (Fees) Notice 2024. This notice revokes and replaces the Nursing Council of New Zealand (Fees) Notice 2022, New Zealand Gazette, 8 March 2022, Notice No. 2022-gs775.
The Nursing Council of New Zealand (“Council”) sets the following fees and levies, payable to the Council, specified in the attached Schedule. All fees and levies are non-refundable.
The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.
The Council has amended and updated the fees for nursing medals. See the explanatory note below.
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Fees and Levies Payable |
$ |
Effective |
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Annual and Interim Practising Certificates (including disciplinary levy): |
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12 months (includes $33.00 disciplinary levy) |
130.00 |
1 July 2022 |
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3 months or any part thereof (includes $8.25 disciplinary levy) |
32.50 |
1 July 2022 |
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6 months or any part thereof (includes $16.50 disciplinary levy) |
65.00 |
1 July 2022 |
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9 months or any part thereof (includes $24.75 disciplinary levy) |
97.50 |
1 July 2022 |
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Registration Fees: For applicants qualified in New Zealand: |
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Registration as registered nurse or enrolled nurse |
75.00 |
1 January 2012 |
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Application for registration as nurse practitioner |
1,500.00 |
1 April 2012 |
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Nurse Practitioner prescribing authorisation |
1,000.00 |
1 April 2012 |
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Restoration of name to the Register following cancellation of registration under Part 4 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 or Part IV of the Nurses Act 1977 |
3,000.00 |
1 July 2011 |
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Additions to Register (including authorisations) |
70.00 |
1 July 2011 |
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Application for change of condition in scope of practice |
200.00 |
1 July 2011 |
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Registration Fees: For applicants qualified overseas: |
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Application and processing fee for application for registration |
485.00 |
14 October 2019 |
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Application and processing fee for application for registration (under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997) |
340.00 |
1 July 2015 |
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Provision of Information on Register: |
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Verification of education programme |
70.00 |
1 July 2011 |
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Verification of New Zealand registration |
70.00 |
1 July 2011 |
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Other Fees (Registration): |
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Registered nurse medal |
40.00 |
22 November 2024 |
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Enrolled nurse medal |
30.00 |
22 November 2024 |
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Medal bar only |
10.00 |
22 November 2024 |
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Replacement medal box |
10.00 |
22 November 2024 |
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Examination Fees: |
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Registered nurse and enrolled nurse (includes New Zealand registration fee) |
240.00 |
1 January 2012 |
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Analysis of failed examination |
79.00 |
1 January 2012 |
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Extension of time |
10.00 |
1 January 2012 |
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Fees for Education Programmes: |
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Accreditation or monitoring audit of post-graduate nursing programme |
13,900.00 |
1 January 2014 |
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Accreditation or monitoring audit of programme leading to registration as a registered nurse |
13,900.00 |
1 January 2014 |
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Accreditation or monitoring audit of enrolled nurse programme |
8,700.00 |
1 January 2014 |
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Accreditation or monitoring audit of competence assessment programme |
3,000.00 |
1 April 2011 |
The Council has updated the fees for the nursing medals in line with the new actual costs associated with the medals. The Council has also reduced the cost for a replacement medal, also in line with the new actual costs.
Dated at Wellington this 21st day of October 2024.
CATHERINE BYRNE, Registrar, Nursing Council of New Zealand.