Nurses and Midwives Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Registration and Enrolment
18. Practising certificate
Feedback & supportA registered nurse, an enrolled nurse, a registered midwife or an Advanced Practice Nurse who desires to obtain a practising certificate must apply to the Board in such form and manner as the Board may prescribe.
registered nurse
“registered nurse” means a person who is registered as a registered nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be registered as a registered nurse under section 46(1);
The application referred to in subsection (1) must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
A practising certificate is valid for such period as the Board may determine.
practising certificate
“practising certificate” means a practising certificate issued by the Board under section 18;
An application for the renewal of a practising certificate must be made no later than one month before the expiry of the practising certificate and must be made in such form and manner as the Board may prescribe.
A registered nurse, an enrolled nurse, a registered midwife or an Advanced Practice Nurse who applies for a practising certificate later than one month before the expiry of the practising certificate is liable to pay to the Board such late application fee as the Board may prescribe.
enrolled nurse
“enrolled nurse” means a person who is enrolled as an enrolled nurse, and includes a person who is deemed to be enrolled as an enrolled nurse under section 46(2);
The Board may ––
refuse to grant a practising certificate to a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse, a registered midwife or an Advanced Practice Nurse; or
refuse to renew the practising certificate of a registered nurse, an enrolled nurse, a registered midwife or an Advanced Practice Nurse,if the registered nurse, enrolled nurse, registered midwife or Advanced Practice Nurse (as the case may be) fails to comply with any prescribed condition.
Where —
a registered nurse (including an Advanced Practice Nurse), an enrolled nurse or a registered midwife has had his or her registration or enrolment cancelled or suspended on any of the grounds specified in section 19(1)(a) to (f); or
an Advanced Practice Nurse has had his or her certification cancelled or suspended under section 19(3),he or she must surrender his or her practising certificate to the Board within 14 days of such cancellation or suspension and, in the case of such cancellation, his or her practising certificate must be cancelled.
Where the practising certificate of an Advanced Practice Nurse has been cancelled in accordance with subsection (7)(b), the Board may issue him or her a practising certificate as a registered nurse in lieu thereof.
Advanced Practice Nurse
“Advanced Practice Nurse” means a registered nurse who is certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse under section 32;
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (7) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.