AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

DENTISTS ACT 1931

Determination of Fees 2002

Disallowable Instrument DI2002 – 100

Explanatory Statement

The Dentists Act 1931 (the Act) provides for the registration of dentists, dental specialists and dental hygienists to control the practice of dentistry and for related purposes.  

Section 85 of the Act provides the Minister with the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Act.  

The new determination revokes the fees determined by instrument No 102 of 2001 as notified in the Australian Capital Territory Gazette No. 22, 31 May 2002, and sets new fees for the annual renewal fee, the initial registration fee, the mutual recognition fee, and the entitlement to re-registration fee for dentists, specialist dentists, and dental hygienists.  The remaining fees are unaltered.

Since the commencement of the 1995/96 financial year, the Dental Board has operated off budget, ie; it does not receive funds from Government and functions through a trust account.  In essence the revenue collected by the Board becomes the basis of its budget for the year.  In return the Board is responsible for paying for the services provided to it by the Health Professions Registration Boards Secretariat, and to meet other costs associated with the administration of the Act.

An increase to fees for annual renewal, initial registration and mutual recognition are proposed to cover the ongoing full cost recovery for services provided by the Board.  The increase is also required to assist the Dental Board to cover the development of programs to assist practitioners in maintain continuing education, and to develop programs to evaluate and monitor practice standards. In addition, the recommended fees assist the Board to establish a self-supporting financial basis in preparation for the requirements of the proposed legislation.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

DENTISTS ACT 1931
DETERMINATION OF FEES
NO. 100 OF 2002
DI2002-100

In accordance with the provisions of section 85 of the of the Dentists Act 1931 (the Act) I, Jon Stanhope, Minister for Health, for the Australian Capital Territory, REVOKE all previous determinations for fees payable under the Act and DETERMINE that the fees for the purposes of the Act are as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Section										Fee($)

Initial Registration

Paragraph 18(2)(b)									$250.00
Fee for registration as a general dentist pursuant to section 8; and
Fee for registration at the discretion of the Board pursuant to section 11

Paragraph 18(2)(b)									$140.00
Fee for registration as a specialist dentist pursuant to section 8				

Paragraph 46(1)(b)									$120.00
Fee for registration as a dental hygienist pursuant to section 40				

Mutual Recognition

Section 21										$250.00
Fee for registration as a general dentist pursuant to section 10(1)				

Section 21										$140.00
Fee for registration as a specialist dentist pursuant to section 10(2)			
	
Section 49										$120.00
Fee for registration as a dental hygienist pursuant to section 41(1)				

Interim Registration

Subsection 12(2)									$20.00
Entitlement to interim registration

Annual Renewal Fees

Subsection 35(1)									$250.00
Annual renewal fee for general dentists 

Subsection 35(2)									$140.00
Annual renewal fee for specialist dentists							

Subsection 59(1)									$120.00
Annual renewal fee for dental hygienists							

Entitlement to Re-registration

Paragraph 38(1)(b)									$250.00
Entitlement to re-registration as a general dentist

Paragraph 38(1)(b)									$140.00
Entitlement to re-registration as a specialist dentist				

Paragraph 61(1)(b)									$120.00
Entitlement to re-registration as a dental hygienist					

Miscellaneous

Subsections 27(5) & 53(4)								$30.00
Fee for a duplicate certificate
	
Subsections 29(3) & 55(3)								$10.00
Fee for alteration of particulars in the register

Paragraph 83(1)(a)									$10.00
Fee to inspect an entry in the register

Paragraph 83(1)(b)									$10.00
Fee to obtain a certified copy of an entry in the register

Dated this 			day of 				2002

JON STANHOPE MLA
MINISTER FOR HEALTH