Australian Capital Territory

Explanatory Statement

Health Professionals (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 3)

Disallowable instrument DI2008–130

made under the

Health Professionals Act 2004, Section 132 (Determination of fees)

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The Health Professionals Act 2004 (the Act) provides for the registration of suitably qualified medical practitioners, the control of the practice of medicine and for related purposes.

Section 132 of the Act provides Boards with the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Act in relation to the profession that the Board regulates.  This instrument sets fees for the purposes of the Act.

Fees for the following purposes are set to ensure that the Medical Board covers the costs of administering the Act including the payment of sitting fees associated with Board disciplinary activities, the costs of its Doctors Health Program and other related Board activities.

a.	Fees for initial registration pursuant to section 112 of the Regulation to the Act;
b.	Fees for annual renewal of registration pursuant to section 112 of the Regulation;
c.	Fees for retrospective re-registration pursuant to section 128 of the Regulation;
d.	Fees for late payment of annual renewal pursuant to section 127 of the Regulation;
e.	Fee for issue of duplicate certificate pursuant to section 122 of the Regulation;
f.	Fee for alteration to the Register pursuant to section 156 of the Regulation; and
g.	Fee for certified copy of an entry in the Register pursuant to section 155 of the Regulation.