Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 130–133 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.
This notice is effective from 24 February 2017 and revokes and replaces all previous Pharmacy Council of New Zealand fees notices.
Notice
1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand (Fees) Notice 2017 and shall come into force on 24 February 2017.
2. Fees—The Pharmacy Council of New Zealand 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) (Includes Disciplinary Levy) | |
| APC - Intern | 488.11 |
| APC - Pharmacist | 666.15 |
| APC - Pharmacist Prescriber | 756.15 |
| APC - Pharmacist (post 30 November fee) | 186.59 |
| Note: The full APC includes Disciplinary Levy of $106.38 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 |
| Written Exam Fee | 520.00 |
| 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.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of January 2017.
OWAIN GEORGE, Registrar, Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.