Fees

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.

Schedule

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

Registration                                                                                                                                     $

Initial registration fee                                                                                                               200.00

Registration fee for an additional scope of practice or a change to a scope of practice[ii]      115.00

Registration, application, and processing fee for applications under the Trans-Tasman

Mutual Recognition Act 1997                                                                                                   200.00

Registration, application, and processing fee for overseas-qualified applicants[iii]                 1,500.00

Registration, application, and processing fee for visiting teacher/educator                             550.00

Annual Practising Certificate (APC) Fees

Application for an APC (received between 1 July 2023 and 31 March 2024) incl. a

disciplinary levy of $72.50                                                                                                                 422.50

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[iv]                                     Cost recovery

Click here to view a copy of the Gazette Notice.

Click here to view an amendment to the Gazette Notice, correcting a small typo in the Notice.

Click here to view the full fee schedule.

Prior to publishing the above Notice, the Council consulted with practitioners and stakeholders and sought feedback on the proposed fees and levies. For a summary of the outcome of this consultation, click here.

A copy of the Council's 2023/24 budget can be viewed here. 

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.