Our fees
List of our fees effective from 1 July 2024
The Medical Council is committed to operating in a cost effective manner. All fees and disciplinary levies are calculated on a full cost recovery basis. The Council receives no government funding.
All fees are expressed in $NZ and include GST of 15%
Setting of fees
All fees and disciplinary levy are set by the Medical Council under sections 130 and 131 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the Act).
The Council abides by the Office of the Auditor-General’s good practice guidelines, “Charging fees for public sector goods and services”, as well as Treasury guidelines, when setting fees and levies.
All fees are set under the principles of full cost recovery and "user pays" to ensure no cross subsidisation occurs.
Older gazette notices can be found here.
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This gazette notice lists the fees payable from 1 July 2024
Practising Certificate (PC) or Interim PC including Disciplinary Levy:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Annual PC fee | $927.68 | $806.68 |
| Application to vary existing PC | $367.39 | $319.47 |
| PC Quarterly Fee (used only when bringing a doctor into their registration cycle) | $231.92 | $201.67 |
Disciplinary Levy
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Levy for 12 months | $247.25 | $215.00 |
Registration in provisional general/general scope of practice:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Application for provisional general registration (NZ/Australian/NZREX graduate) | $367.39 | $319.47 |
| Application for provisional general registration (Australian General Registrant) | $587.82 | $511.15 |
| Application for provisional general registration (United Kingdom General Registrants) | $587.82 | $511.15 |
| Application for provisional general registration (competent authority) | $587.82 | $511.15 |
| Application for provisional general registration (comparable health system) | $1,836.94 | $1,597.34 |
| Application for general registration (NZ/Australian graduate) | $587.82 | $511.15 |
Registration in a provisional vocational / vocational scope of practice:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Application for vocational registration (for those on a general scope of practice, who have been awarded the prescribed qualification – VOC1) | $293.92 | $255.58 |
| Application for vocational registration (for those who are not registered in the general scope of practice in New Zealand, and who have been awarded the prescribed qualification – VOC2) | $587.82 | $511.15 |
| Application for provisional vocational registration (for international medical graduates with overseas specialist qualifications – VOC3 and VOC4) | $4,408.66 | $3,833.62 |
| Vocational practice assessment | $19,300.85 | $16,783.35 |
College advice fees for registration in a provisional vocational scope of practice
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Assessment of documents (preliminary advice) | $2,255.38 | $1,961.20 |
| Interview (final advice) | $5,330.89 | $4,635.56 |
| Re-evaluation | $1,640.28 | $1,426.33 |
| Advice on supervisor/employment | $273.38 | $237.72 |
Registration in a special purpose scope of practice
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Special purpose Postgraduate training | $1,175.65 | $1,022.30 |
| Special purpose Locum Tenens/Teleradiology/Research | $734.78 | $638.94 |
Certificate Signed by the Registrar:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Certificate of professional status, registered information, and any other document confirming registration status/standing or internship details | $86.25 | $75.00 |
New Zealand Registration Examination (NZREX Clinical):
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Application fee | $817.06 | $710.49 |
| Examination fee | $4,713.88 | $4,099.03 |
| Review of decisions (recount) | $415.69 | $361.47 |
| Appeal of decisions (impairment or exam process) | $623.53 | $542.20 |
| Withdrawal, or transfer, prior to, or on, the cut-off date for the specified exam (6 weeks prior to exam) | $415.69 | $361.47 |
| Withdrawal after the cut-off date for the specified exam (20% of exam fee) (20 working days or more prior to exam) | $942.77 | $819.80 |
Screening Programmes:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Testing administrative charge (per test) | $167.65 | $145.78 |
| Charge per urine/hair/blood (recharged at cost) | At cost | At cost |
| Cost of breathalyser unit/re-calibration of breathalyser (recharged at cost) | At cost | At cost |
Sexual Misconduct Assessment:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Administration charge only | $2,189.73 | $1,904.11 |
Contribution to Educational Supervision Costs:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Administration charge only | $2,923.88 | $2,542.50 |
Education – Pre-Vocational:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Accreditation of training provider | $36,484.15 | $31,725.35 |
Education - Vocational
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Accreditation New Zealand-only training providers | ||
| - Training provider with 300 or more paying members | $25,477.10 | $22,154.00 |
| - Training provider with fewer than 300 paying members | $19,686.85 | $17,119.00 |
| Accreditation of training providers' recertification programme only |
$11,580.50 | $10,070.00 |
Vocational Scope of Practice/Recertification:
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Vocational educational advisory body application for recognition of new vocational scope of practice | $8,839.26 | $7,686.31 |
| Application for assessment of an individual recertification programme for a vocational scope of practice | $3,682.78 | $3,202.42 |
Register
| GST Inclusive | GST Exclusive | |
| Register for 12 months downloaded from the Council's website | $376.89 | $327.73 |
| Request for one copy of the register | $188.44 | $163.86 |
| Register data requests – contact the Council office for information. (Note: the data request fee is charged per hour but may be adjusted depending on the nature of the query.) | $188.44 | $163.86 |
Notes: Fees are not refundable
¹ Annual retention fee
From 1 July 2024, non-practising doctors who wish to remain on the medical register will need to pay an annual retention fee. This decision came after a review of Council’s fees and a consultation with the profession and key stakeholders.
Council’s primary purpose is ensuring the protection of public health and safety. The annual retention fee has been introduced to ensure that all registered doctors contribute to the costs incurred by Council in upholding the standards of the profession (previously these costs were borne solely by practising doctors, through their practising certificate fee and disciplinary levy). The fee will help fund disciplinary processes and the costs of keeping the register up to date and communicating with non-practising doctors.
For non-practising doctors that do not wish to be retained and are removed from the register, subsequently wish to resume practising medicine in New Zealand, you will, with some exceptions have a right to apply for restoration to the register.
If you have any questions or require further information regarding the retention fee, please contact us.