Notice Title

Physiotherapy Board (Fees) Notice 2025

This notice sets out the fees prescribed by the Physiotherapy Board pursuant to section 130 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (“Act”), and the disciplinary levy set by the Physiotherapy Board under section 131 of the Act. This notice is secondary legislation.

This notice replaces the previous Physiotherapy Board fees notice with effect from this notice’s commencement date.

Notice

1. Title and Commencement

This notice may be cited as the Physiotherapy (Fees) Notice 2025 and shall come into force from 1 June 2025. The fee to apply for an annual practising certificate (APC), and the fee for retention of an entry of a non-practising physiotherapist on the Register apply with respect to the practising year commencing 1 April 2025 and to all subsequent practising years.

2. Fees and Levy

The Physiotherapy Board prescribes the fees and levy, payable to the Board, specified in the Schedule to this notice.

3. Tax

The fees and levy are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Schedule

Fees Payable to the Physiotherapy Board

Activity

Fee (in NZD)

Applications for registration

Application for registration within the General Scope of Practice: Physiotherapist under section 12(2)(b) of the Act (New Zealand graduate)

460.00

Application for registration within the General Scope of Practice: Physiotherapist under section 12(2)(a) or (d) of the Act (overseas Express Pathway)

847.00

Application for registration within the General Scope of Practice: Physiotherapist under section 12(2)(c) of the Act (overseas General Pathway)

1,735.00

Application for registration within the General Scope of Practice: Physiotherapist under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

460.00

Application for registration within the Scope of Practice: Advanced Practice Physiotherapist

1,451.00

Application for registration within the Scope of Practice: Physiotherapy Specialist

2,762.00

Applications for Annual Practising Certificates

Application for an annual practising certificate (APC) under section 26 of the Act, where the applicant holds a current APC and the Board receives a duly completed application (including the fee set by the Board) before 1 April of the practising year for which the application is submitted.

Note: this fee includes the disciplinary levy imposed under section 131 of the Act.

414.00

Late application for an annual practising certificate (APC) under section 26 of the Act, where the applicant held an APC on 31 March of the practising year immediately prior to the practising year for which the application is submitted but the Board does not receive a duly completed application (including the fee set by the Board) before 1 April of the practising year for which the application is submitted.

Note: this fee includes the disciplinary levy imposed under section 131 of the Act.

686.00

Application for an annual practising certificate (APC) under section 26 of the Act, where the applicant either did not hold an APC in the practising year immediately prior to the practising year for which the application is submitted or held such an APC but subsequently applied for retention of the applicant’s entry on the Register as a non-practising physiotherapist and paid the fee set by the Board for such application. This fee does not apply to physiotherapists who apply for a Return to Practice Programme.

Note: this fee includes the disciplinary levy imposed under section 131 of the Act.

414.00

Application for an interim practising certificate under section 31 of the Act.

Note: this fee includes the disciplinary levy imposed under section 131 of the Act

414.00

Application for an annual practising certificate (APC) under section 26 of the Act, where the applicant is required to complete a Return to Practice programme.

Note: this fee includes the disciplinary levy imposed under section 131 of the Act

571.50

Administration

Retention of an entry of a non-practising physiotherapist on the Register for a specified practising year

60.00

Application to restore an entry in the Register under section 145 of the Act

374.00

Issuing any certificate under the Act, including for the purpose of enabling a physiotherapist to seek registration outside New Zealand, where the certificate must be manually created by the Board’s Secretariat

69.00

Accreditation of a new entry-level degree physiotherapy programme (domestic)

Submission of Expression of Interest in new domestic entry-level physiotherapy programme

3,384.00

Final report on domestic accreditation application including site visit

23,987.00

Ongoing monitoring of an entry-level physiotherapy programme (domestic)

Annual or Interim Monitoring Report

2,292.00

Annual or Interim Conditions Report

1,698.00

Reaccreditation of an entry-level physiotherapy programme (domestic)

Re-accreditation where a physical site visit is required

12,300.00

Re-accreditation where a physical site visit is not required

8,280.00

Substantive change to existing physiotherapy programme (domestic)

Review of accreditation required due to declaration or assessment of a Substantive Change to the programme or institution

As determined by the Board | te Poari, the fee for:

  • Reaccreditation with site visit;
  • Reaccreditation without site visit; or
  • Conditions Reporting

International physiotherapy programmes

Submission of Expression of Interest in new domestic entry-level physiotherapy programme

Final report on domestic accreditation application including site visit

Annual or Interim Monitoring Report

Annual or Interim Conditions Report

Re-accreditation where a physical site visit is required

Re-accreditation where a physical site visit is not required

Review of accreditation required due to declaration or assessment of a Substantive Change to the programme or institution

As determined by the Board | te Poari, for each service, either:

  • The equivalent fee for a domestic physiotherapy programme; or
  • An amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Board | te Poari for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Board in relation to the relevant activity.

Review of accreditation decisions

Review and reconsideration requested by the educational institution based upon the Board | te Poari Review and Reconsideration Decision Policy

Note: this fee may be refunded at the Board’s discretion if the Board’s original decision changes as a result

$5,676.00

Competence programmes

Fees payable by a practitioner who is required to undertake a competence programme set or recognised by the Board under section 40 of the Act

An amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Board for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Board in relation to the competence programme that applies to the practitioner.

Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:

  1. fees for service providers engaged by the Board in relation to the competence programme;
  2. travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits;
  3. administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.

Supervision

Fees payable by a practitioner who is the subject of a condition included in the practitioner’s scope of practice requiring the

practitioner to practise subject to the supervision of 1 or more nominated health practitioners or health practitioners of a stated class.

An amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Board for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Board

in relation to the supervision of the practitioner. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:

  1. fees for persons engaged by the Board to provide supervision;
  2. travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits;
  3. administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communication.


Levy payable to the Physiotherapy Board

Disciplinary levy payable annually to the Physiotherapy Board under section 131 of the Act

45.71


Dated this 1st day of May 2025.

JAMES DUNNE, Registrar.

Explanatory Note

This notice replaces the following Notice Physiotherapy Board (Fees) Notice New Zealand Gazette, 5 December 2024, Notice No. 2024-gs6271.