NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 74 — 20 JULY 2017

The Council resolved, at its meeting on 13 and 14 June 2017, to adopt an increase of 2.2 % across all gazetted fees,
with effect from 1 September 2017.

The main reason for the fee increase was to provide Council with a break even budget while ensuring that any fee
increase was limited to the current year’s inflation rate. Council was also mindful of the increasing cost pressure
through ongoing disciplinary cases taken against doctors.

From 1 September 2017, this notice replaces these earlier notices:

• “Fees Payable to the Medical Council of New Zealand From 1 September 2015”, dated 31 July 2015 and
  published in the New Zealand Gazette, 31 July 2015, Issue No. 84, Notice No. 2015-gs4476.
• “Amending a Notice—Fees Payable to the Medical Council of New Zealand From 1 September 2015”, dated 21
  August 2015 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 20 August 2015, Issue No. 90, Notice
  No. 2015-gs4765.

Key to annotations

1. Fee is not refundable.

2. Fee may be waived for some categories.

3. Fee for medical practitioners previously on the register generally returning from overseas, both general and vocational. Also includes medical
   practitioners whose registration under the Medical Practitioners Act 1995 was cancelled on request or as a result of a revision of the register.

4. Reduced fee payable if the medical practitioner is registered within a provisional or special purpose scope of practice where the appointment is for
   less than six months. If appointments are for longer than six months, the PC fee will be charged on a pro rata basis to bring medical practitioners on to
   their PC cycle.

5. Fee includes a disciplinary levy of $123.62 and may be charged on a pro rata basis to bring medical practitioners on to their PC cycle.

6. Services provided by external providers are on charged in full by the Council. A one-off administration fee is charged up front to cover the cost of
   Council staff time and overheads.

7. Fee is per hour but may be adjusted depending on the nature of the query. Any disbursements will be recovered at cost.

2017-gs3506

20-07-2017 00:00

Amending a Notice—Physiotherapy Board (Fees) Notice 2017

Pursuant to section 132(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (“Act”), I hereby amend the
notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 27 October 2016, Issue No. 97, Notice No. 2016-gs6096, as amended
by the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 19 January 2017, Issue No. 4, Notice No. 2017-gs229, by
replacing:

“1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the Physiotherapy (Fees) Notice 2017 and shall
come into force on 1 April 2017. Accreditation fees shall come into force from 15 February 2017.”

with:

“1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the Physiotherapy (Fees) Notice 2017 and shall
come into force on 1 April 2017. Accreditation fees shall come into force from 15 February 2017. Re-
accreditation fees shall come into force from 15 August 2017.”

and adding at the end of the Schedule:

“Re-accreditation fees

The fees payable for an application for re-accreditation of an educational institution that is accredited by the
Board to provide any 1 or more qualifications prescribed by the Board under section 12 of the Act will be an
amount sufficient to reimburse the Board for all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred for the
purpose of assessing and evaluating such educational institution and its degrees and courses of study
relating to physiotherapy. Such costs and expenses may include, without limitation:

a. professional fees for services of accreditation panel members;

b. travel, accommodation, and travel-related costs incurred by accreditation panel members in connection
with site visits; or

c. administration expenses for teleconference meetings, printing, postage, and communications.”

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of July 2017.

ROSS JOHNSTON, Registrar, Physiotherapy Board.

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