If you miss the 31st May registration date, you have until the 30th June to pay your registration, but it may incur a $30 late fee.
When completing your registration, you will need to meet and then complete the questions around AHPRA’s registration standards. Please ensure you read these questions carefully, as they can change.
‘Under section 129 of the National Law, a registered health practitioner must not practice in the health profession in which the practitioner is registered unless appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements are in force in relation to the practitioner’s practice of the profession’ AHPRA May 2022.
In order to maintain your registration:
All nurses and midwives must inform the NMBA if they have had any changes to their criminal history:
If you have had any changes to your criminal history you will have to provide AHPRA with the details. These may include:
If you declare an incident with accurate information and it is a low-level offence the NMBA may not need to take any further action.
If it is a high level offence, you may need to attach further information, including a statutory declaration. All instructions around this will be provided when you renew your registration.
You must let AHPRA know if you are:
Do you have an impairment? Does the impairment affect your ability to practise?
An impairment can be physical, mental, a disability, a disorder or a condition and can include substance abuse and dependency
A health condition that is well managed and does not affect your practice is not an impairment
If you have an impairment, which is likely to detrimentally affect your practice, then you must declare this impairment.
From 2021 you will be asked whether you perform EEPs and, if you do, whether you comply with the Communicable Disease Network Australia (CDNA) and relevant guidelines (Australian National guidelines for the management of healthcare workers living with blood borne viruses and healthcare workers who perform EEPs at risk of exposure to bloodborne viruses). Further relevant information is provided at the renewal process.
When you renew, you will be asked if your right to practise at a healthcare facility that provides health services has been withdrawn or restricted because of your conduct, professional performance or your health poses a risk to public health or safety.
This question usually only applies to a small number of nurses, who are given ‘rights’ to work at hospitals or other facilities, such as Nurse Practitioners and Midwives who have admitting rights. If you have been restricted based on your conduct, professional performance or health, you will need to declare it.
You are not required to declare if your employment has been terminated, suspended or you are being performance managed.
This standard applies to Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses and Midwives who work either full-time or part-time in paid, unpaid practice, or who are on leave from work, such as maternity leave. This standard does not apply to those with non-practising registration or students of nursing or midwifery.
Registration type |
Minimum Hours |
Total Hours |
Registered Nurse Enrolled Nurse |
20 hours |
20 hours |
Midwife |
20 hours |
20 hours |
Registered Nurse and Midwife |
Registered Nurse - 20hrs Midwife - 20 hrs |
40 hours |
Enrolled Nurse and Midwife |
Enrolled Nurse - 20 hours Midwife - 20 hours |
40 hours |
Nurse Practitioner |
Registered Nurse - 20 hours Nurse Practitioner Endorsement - 10 additional hours relating to prescribing and administration of medicines, diagnostics investigations, consultation and referral |
30 hours |
Midwife Practitioner |
Midwife - 20 hours Midwife Practitioner Endorsement - 10 additional hours relating to prescribing and administration of medicines, diagnostics investigations, consultation and referral |
30 hours |
Registered Nurse with scheduled medicines endorsement |
Registered Nurse - 20 hours Scheduled medicines endorsement - 10 additional hours relating to obtaining, supplying and administration of scheduled medicines |
30 hours |
Midwife with scheduled medicines endorsement |
Midwife - 20 hours Midwife medicines Endorsement - 10 additional hours relating to prescribing and administration of medicines, diagnostics investigations, consultation and referral |
30 hours |
Registered nurse and midwife with scheduled medicines endorsement |
Registered or Enrolled Nurse - 20 hours Midwife - 20 hours Midwife medicines Endorsement - 10 additional hours relating to prescribing and administration of medicines, diagnostics investigations, consultation and referral |
50 hours |
If you have been registered for a period of less than 12 months prior to the renewal of registration, the following pro rata CPD requirements apply.
Months registration has been held |
Pro rata CPD hours that must be completed |
0-3 months |
≥ 5 hours |
>3-6 months |
≥ 10 hours |
>6-9 months |
≥ 15 hours |
> 9-12 months |
≥ 20 hours |
APHRA June 2016
Non-practising registration is suitable for an individual who chooses to stop all nursing and/or midwifery practice but wishes – for personal rather than professional reasons – to retain a protected nursing and/or midwifery title.
This includes a nurse/midwife who:
As a non-practising registrant, you are not required under the National Law to meet the registration standard requirements of continuing professional development, professional indemnity insurance or recency of practice.
Registration renewal for Nurses and Midwives: https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-and-Endorsement/Registration-Renewal/Renewal-FAQ-for-nurses-and-midwives.aspx
The information presented in this blog article was sourced from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA): https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards.aspx
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