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address shown against that person’s name in the register. No fee is payable for this alteration to the register.

16. Additional Qualifications

Every person registered under the Act may apply to have the register amended to include any additional qualification approved by the Council against that person’s name in the register. Satisfactory evidence must be produced to the Secretary. No fee is payable for this alteration to the register.

17. Change of Name

The register, on the application of the person concerned and with the approval of the Council, may be amended to show any change in the name of the person registered. Such applications must be supported by a deed poll, marriage certificate, birth certificate, or other acceptable evidence. A fee $30 is payable.

18. Annual Practising Certificate

Every person registered under the Act who practises in New Zealand must apply to the Secretary for a certificate in respect of each year commencing on 1 April, and unless he or she has made such application is not entitled to practise in New Zealand. The fee is $168.74 per annum.

In addition a disciplinary levy of $231.26 per annum is payable by every applicant for an Annual Practising Certificate.

19. Discipline

The Council is empowered to hear complaints against registered medical practitioners amounting to disgraceful conduct in professional respect and may suspend the practitioner concerned or remove the practitioner’s name from the register or may impose a lesser penalty.

The Council is also empowered to hear appeals against any order of the Disciplinary Committee in respect of a charge of professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming a practitioner or in respect of a complaint made to the Committee by the Minister in connection with matters arising out of Part II of the Social Security Act

20. Complaints Against Practitioners

Persons wishing to lay complaints against registered medical practitioners should in the case of complaints amounting to professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming a practitioner address themselves to the Secretary of the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, P O Box 5249, Wellington.

Complaints amounting to disgraceful conduct in a professional respect should be made to the Secretary of the Council. The provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 1968 apply in the investigation of such complaints and their presentation before the Council.

21. Fees*

The following fees have been fixed by regulations under the Act—

Registration:

On deposit of evidence of qualifications ... $192.00
For provisional certificate ... 30.00
For annual practising certificate ... 168.74
For disciplinary levy ... 231.26

Total fees on registration ... $622.00

Other:

For alteration to the register other than additional qualification or change of address ... 30.00
Restoration of name to the register after removal therefrom ... 177.00
For certificate of registration ... 30.00
For any inspection of the register ... 9.00
For annual practising certificate including disciplinary levy ... 400.00
For certificate of temporary registration ... 310.50
For Certificate of Good Standing ... 30.00

*Including Goods and Service Tax

22. Medical Practitioners Act

Copies of the Medical Practitioners Act are available from Bennetts Government Bookshop, Wellington.