Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 130 to 133 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.
This notice is effective from 27 February 2023 and revokes and replaces all previous Pharmacy Council fees notices.
Notice
1. Title and Commencement —This notice may be cited as the Pharmacy Council (Fees) Notice 2023 and shall come into force on 27 February 2023.
2. Fees and Levies —The Pharmacy Council sets the following fees and levies, payable to the Council, specified in the attached Schedule.
3. Tax—The listed fees and levies are inclusive of goods and services tax.
Schedule
Fees and Levies Payable
One Off Fees |
$ |
| Application for Registration – Intern pharmacist | 222.00 |
| Application for Registration – Pharmacist (includes TTMR* and REQR*) | 369.00 |
| Application for Registration – Pharmacist Prescriber | 96.00 |
| Application for initial consideration of registration for non-REQR* applicants | 740.00 |
| Interview Assessment | 220.00 |
| Re-instatement to the Register | 150.00 |
| Request Lodgment Fee | 150.00 |
| Review Management Fee | 535.00 |
| Transfer within the Register | 30.00 |
Annual Practising Certificate (APC) |
|
| APC - Intern | 515.00 |
| APC - Pharmacist | 850.00 |
| APC - Pharmacist Prescriber | 945.00 |
| APC - Pharmacist – (post 30 November fee) – pro rata | 310.83 |
Disciplinary Levy |
|
| A Disciplinary Levy of $100.00 is included within each of the overall listed APC fees and is pro-rated to $33.33 for an APC valid after 30 November. | |
Register Information |
|
| Inspection of the Register | 75.00 |
| Documents for Overseas Registration | 75.00 |
Application Fees – Pharmacist Prescriber |
|
| Application for Registration of Overseas Pharmacist Prescriber | 2,215.00 |
| Application for Pharmacist Prescriber Category 1 | 395.00 |
| Application for Pharmacist Prescriber Category 2 | 740.00 |
Any Other Matter |
|
| Non-Practising Fee | 98.00 |
| Replacement of Registration Certificate | 75.00 |
Competence Programme
The fees payable by a practitioner who is required to undertake a competence programme set or recognised by the Council under section 40 of the Act will be an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Council for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Council in relation to the competence programme that applies to the practitioner. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:
- Fees for service providers engaged by the Council in relation to the competence programme.
- Travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits.
- Administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.
Supervision
The 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 one or more nominated health practitioners or health practitioners of a stated class will be an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the Council for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Council in relation to the supervision of the practitioner. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:
- Fees for service providers engaged by the Council in relation to the competence programme.
- Travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred in connection with site visits.
- Administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.
*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.
Explanatory Note
The changes in fees and levies were consulted on with pharmacists, pharmacist prescribers, interns, and other stakeholders between 6 December 2022 and 16 January 2023. Following the close of the consultation period on 16 January 2023, the 2023/24 fees and levies were approved by the Pharmacy Council at its meeting on 24 January 2023.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to fees previously published in the Pharmacy Council (previously listed as Pharmacy Council of New Zealand) (Fees) Notice 2022 notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 January 2022, Notice No. 2022-gs55.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of January 2023.
CHRISTINE ANDERSON, Registrar, Pharmacy Council.