Fees for 2026-2027

The Council has published a Notice in the NZ Gazette setting out the fees and levies payable for the regulation of Chinese medicine in New Zealand effective from 16 January 2026. 

Schedule

Fees and Levies Payable (in NZ dollars, GST included):

Registration                                                                                                                                       $

Initial registration fee (NZ-qualified, excl. new graduates)                                              $300

Initial registration fee (NZ-qualified, new graduates)                                                        $200

Initial registration fee (TTMRA pathway)                                                                             $300

Registration, application, and processing fee for overseas-qualified applicants (Express pathway)                     $750

Registration, application, and processing fee for overseas-qualified applicants (General pathway)                     $1,500

Registration, application, and processing fee for visiting teacher/educator                                                               $550

Registration, application, and processing fee for an additional general scope of practice or a change to a current general scope of practice[1]           $115

Registration, application, and processing fee for each Specialist scope of practice or change to a Specialist scope of practice                                          $300

Annual Practising Certificate (APC) Fees

Application for an APC (valid between 1 October 2025 and 31 March 2026) incl. a 

disciplinary levy of $50     583.50

Application for an APC (valid between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027) incl. a

disciplinary levy of $108     772.00

Application for an APC (valid between 1 October 2026 and 31 March 2027) incl. a 

disciplinary levy of $72     515.00

Annual practising certificate late fee (for applications for an APC received after 31 March)     100.00

Supply of Documents

Application for Certificate of Registration/re-issue of Certificate of Registration                                50.00

Application for Letter of Good Standing                                                                                                      100.00

Application for a Certificate of Good Standing                                                                                            50.00

Application for Copy of the Register                                                                                                              50.00

Application for copies of documents held on file                                                                                       100.00

Any Other Matter

Non-practising/register maintenance fee                                                                                                    100.00

Application for Restoration to the Register                                                                                                 100.00

Accreditation and monitoring of educational institutions and degrees, courses

of studies, or programmes that are prescribed for scopes of practice[2]                                         Cost recovery

[1] Registration fee for an additional general scope of practice or a change to a current general scope of practice: This fee applies to current registrants who are applying to add or make changes to their approved general scopes of practice after the point of initial registration approval.

[2] Accreditation and monitoring of educational institutions and degrees, courses of studies, or programmes that are prescribed for scopes of practice: The direct professional fees, travel, accommodation, and other costs for site
evaluation team members together with Council administration expenses for virtual meetings, printing, and postage etc., will be charged to the educational institution being accredited/monitored, based on actual costs incurred. The
Council’s secretariat administrative overheads incurred throughout the accreditation and/or monitoring process will also be charged to the educational institution. An invoice will be generated part-way through the accreditation review
process, and then a final invoice for the balance payable will be generated at the end of the accreditation review process, regardless of the outcome of the accreditation. An indicative cost for an accreditation review will be provided
to the educational institution in advance of any review taking place. For annual monitoring, or if monitoring spans more than one financial year, an annual invoice will be generated.

Click here to view a copy of the Fees Gazette Notice, published 10 December 2025.

Prior to publishing the above Notice, the Council consulted with practitioners and stakeholders and sought feedback on the proposed fees. A summary of the outcome of this consultation is available here.

Relevant policies

The Council has implemented a policy on eligibility to pay the annual practising certificate fee by instalment. This policy can be viewed here. This policy comes into effect for the practising year commencing 1 April 2024.

The application to apply for eligibility to pay an APC fee by instalment can be found here.

The required statutory declaration to accompany the application can be found here.

The Council's Policy on Financial Reserves can be found here.

Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) Assistance

The Council's approved supplier number with WINZ is CUR003012354.