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Medical Board fees to increase
The registration will increase more than any other next year, jumping to $1027, but AHPRA said it has ‘worked hard to find a balance’.
AHPRA’s average registration fee increase was around $17 for 2024–25.
Registration to the Medical Board of Australia will rise by $32 in 2024–25, the largest increase for any board.
On Thursday, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) revealed its annual registration fees for the upcoming year, saying its goal was to keep costs below or in line with indexation.
In 2024–25, the Medical Board has upped its registration fee to $1027, with the annual renewal fee covering the period of 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025, for most practitioners.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board’s registration fee will remain frozen for 2024–25 at $154.
AHPRA said the fees for each national board reflect the risk and complexity of the individual professions, as well as the resources needed to address them.
The second highest registration fees were for the Dental Board, costing $785 annually following an increase of $20, then the Chinese Medicine Board with a fee of $512 following a $20 increase.
Four boards have had their fees frozen for this year and two had fee increases of less than $10, while the average fee increase was around $17.
AHPRA Chief Executive Martin Fletcher said the agency is ‘acutely aware’ of the current cost-of-living pressures facing all Australians and said this was a key consideration in setting its new registration fees.
‘We have worked hard to find a balance between keeping fees as low as possible and managing increasing regulatory costs, to continue our vital work to keep the public safe,’ he said.
‘While nobody likes fees increases, they are necessary to ensure we can continue our work and meet our regulatory obligations.’
AHPRA said the registration fees are used to manage applications for registration, develop professional standards, investigate concerns, criminal prosecutions, and accrediting programs.
The new fees are not applicable for New South Wales practitioners, with AHPRA confirming that any variation to fees will be announced by the NSW Health Professional Councils Authority.
A full list of new registration fees is available on the AHPRA website.
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