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Nursing Council of New Zealand fees

 

The Council may prescribe the fees payable in respect of services it provides. The Council reviews its fees regularly to ensure equitable funding of those services.

 

Note: The title of nurse assistant was changed to enrolled nurse on 31 May 2010. References to nurse assistant should read enrolled nurse from that date.

 

ServiceFee payable
PRACTISING CERTIFICATE
(including interim practising certificate) Note this fee includes the compulsory disciplinary levy of $30 per annum
 
12 months practising certificate (Fee: $66 + Levy: $30)$96.00
3 months or any part, thereof (Fee: $16.50 + Levy: $7.50)$24.00
6 months (Fee: $33 + Levy: $15)$48.00
9 months (Fee: $49.50 + Levy: $22.50)$72.00

 

ServiceFee payable
REGISTRATION FEES 
Registration as registered nurse or nurse assistant (NZ applicant)$40.00
Application for registration as nurse practitioner$750.00
Application for registration as registered nurse or nurse assistant (overseas applicant), includes $50 registration fee$485.00
Processing fee for application for registration (under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997)$295.00
Restoration of name to the Register following removal under Part 4 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 or Part IV of the Nurses Act 1977$320.00
Additions to Register (including authorisations)$30.00

 

ServiceFee payable
PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON REGISTER 
Supply of copy of Register entry$40.00
Inspection of the Register$40.00
Verification of New Zealand registration$60.00
Verification of education programme$60.00
Issue of copy of registration or practising certificate$40.00

 

ServiceFee payable
EXAMINATION FEES 
Registered nurse and nurse assistant*$150.00
Mental health$50.00
Fees for late transcripts$100.00
Analysis of failed examination*$77.00

 

ServiceFee payable
EDUCATION FEES 
Application for change of condition in scope of practice  $175.00
Accreditation or monitoring audit of nurse entry to practice programme$2,720.00
Accreditation of postgraduate nursing programme  $5,450.00
Accreditation of education institution/programme provider$6,600.00
Accreditation and monitoring audit of programme leading to registration as a registered nurse$10,820.00
Accreditation or monitoring audit of nurse assistant programme $3,550.00
Shortened monitoring audit of programme$3,260.00
Monitoring audit of postgraduate nursing programme$6,290.00
Recognition or monitoring audit of competence assessment programme$2,170.00
  
NB: Please note when accrediting a new programme and a new provider both gazetted fees may be charged.
  

 

*Effective change from 28 May 2009

Location

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