Registration:
Your registration fee allows you to practise as a nurse or midwife inWestern Australia, and also protects your status as a nurse or midwife. As a nurse or midwife registered with the Board you are entitled to seek professional advice from Board personnel and have access to publications relating to nursing and midwifery practice.
Effect of Registration:
Subject to the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006, registration in Western Australia entitles the person registered the right to carry on in the State, the practice of nursing or midwifery under the following titles:-
How your registration fees are used:
Changes to Fees, Fee Structure and Application Processes for Registering with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia With the Proclamation of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 (the Act), effective 19 September 2007, changes have been implemented to the fee structure when registering with the Board as stated below.
Under the Act an initial Application fee is now required when submitting an application to register with the Board which covers the assessment of the application and verification of all documentation. These fees are non-refundable.
In the event that an application is withdrawn or not accepted any further re-application to register with the Board must be accompanied by another application fee, as outlined above.
Application Fee Enrolled Nurse, Midwife, Registered Nurse $120Qualification not yet approved under section 27 (overseas qualifications) $220Nurse Practitioner $140Provisional (S29) or Conditional (S30) $220Mutual Recognition $120
Once your application has been assessed and should you be eligible for registration with the Board an Initial Registration fee will apply as listed below. Please note that this entitles you to be registered until the 31 December 2007, at which point you will need to renew your licence to practice in accordance with the Act.
Initial Registration Fee Lodged in Lodged in Jan-July July-Dec
Enrolled Nurse, Midwife, Registered Nurse $120 $60 Nurse Practitioner $140 $70Mutual Recognition $120 $60Renewal of RegistrationA table of fees payable on renewal date in 2008 which will bring your registration renewal into line with the December annual or three yearly renewal can be accessed here.