Current 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 (NZ-qualified, excl. new graduates) $300
Initial registration fee (NZ-qualified, new graduates) $200
Initial registration fee (TTMRA pathway) $300
Initial registration fee (Grandparenting 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 (between 1 July 2023 and 31 March 2024) incl. a
disciplinary levy of $72.50 422.50
Application for an APC (between 1 April 2024 and 30 September 2024) incl. a
disciplinary levy of $141 950.00
Application for an APC (between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025) incl. a
disciplinary levy of $94 633.00
Annual practising certificate late fee (for applications for an APC received after 31 March) 100.00 per month
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 teleconference 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 process will also be charged to the educational institution. The invoice will be generated at the end of the accreditation review process, or annually for monitoring if monitoring spans more than one financial year, regardless of the outcome of the accreditation/monitoring. An indicative cost for an accreditation review/ongoing monitoring will be provided to the educational institution in advance of any review/monitoring taking place.
Click here to view a copy of the Fees Gazette Notice, published 24 January 2024.
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.
Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) Assistance
The Council's approved supplier number with WINZ is CUR003012354.