Practising Certificates
Renewing an
Annual Practising Certificate
Before you apply for an Annual Practising Certificate you are advised to read the following information. This section includes information on renewing an Annual Practising Certificate in the following circumstances:
1. annually;
2. within 3 years of expiry;
3. after 3 years of expiry.
Every practitioner who wishes to renew their expiring Annual Practising Certificate must apply to the Registrar on the required form. No person may claim to be practising chiropractic or do anything to suggest that they are practising chiropractic unless they hold a current Annual Practising Certificate with a Scope of Practice of Chiropractor. Relevant application forms are available at the bottom of this page.
The fee for an Annual Practising Certificate is $1,124 incl GST.
There are a number of grounds set out in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 that may lead to an Annual Practising Certificate being restricted namely, the applicant:
Annual Renewal
The Application for Renewal and payment must be received by the Registrar prior to 31 March in each year. If these are received after this date, you will be requested to restore your Annual Practising Certificate. Please see “Restoring an expired Annual Practising Certificate”.
If you are paying by cheque, your payment will take 5 working days to clear so therefore your Annual Practising Certificate cannot be issued until this time has elapsed. Please take this timeframe into consideration when submitting your payment to ensure you receive your Annual Practising Certificate prior to 1 April.
Please note - The Board is not in a position to accept payments over the phone due to the competency self attestation document having to be supplied with payment.
Receipts for payments are attached to the Annual Practising Certificate.
An Annual Practising Certificate is valid from 1 April until 31 March of the following year. The Annual Practising Certificate may be issued for a period less than one year depending upon the date payment is made. Your Scope of Practice (Chiropractor) will be endorsed on the Annual Practising Certificate.
Renewal of an expired Annual Practising Certificate
If you wish to renew an expired Annual Practising Certificate, please follow the link to download a copy of the Board's Policy on Renewal of Expired Annual Practising Certificate before applying on the relevant form below.
Competency-Based Professional Standards for Chiropractors
Scope of Practice - Chiropractor
Application for renewal of an Annual Practising Certificate (within 3 years of expiry)
Application for renewal of an Annual Practising Certificate (more than 3 years after expiry)
Before you apply for an Annual Practising Certificate you are advised to read the following information. This section includes information on renewing an Annual Practising Certificate in the following circumstances:
1. annually;
2. within 3 years of expiry;
3. after 3 years of expiry.
Every practitioner who wishes to renew their expiring Annual Practising Certificate must apply to the Registrar on the required form. No person may claim to be practising chiropractic or do anything to suggest that they are practising chiropractic unless they hold a current Annual Practising Certificate with a Scope of Practice of Chiropractor. Relevant application forms are available at the bottom of this page.
The fee for an Annual Practising Certificate is $1,124 incl GST.
There are a number of grounds set out in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 that may lead to an Annual Practising Certificate being restricted namely, the applicant:
- has failed to maintain the required standard of competence.
- has failed to fulfil or comply with a condition included in the applicants scope of practice.
- has not satisfactorily completed the requirements of any competence programme that the applicant has been ordered by the authority to complete.
- has not held an APC within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of the application.
- is unable to perform professional functions because of some mental or physical condition.
- has not, within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application, lawfully practised his or her profession.
Annual Renewal
The Application for Renewal and payment must be received by the Registrar prior to 31 March in each year. If these are received after this date, you will be requested to restore your Annual Practising Certificate. Please see “Restoring an expired Annual Practising Certificate”.
If you are paying by cheque, your payment will take 5 working days to clear so therefore your Annual Practising Certificate cannot be issued until this time has elapsed. Please take this timeframe into consideration when submitting your payment to ensure you receive your Annual Practising Certificate prior to 1 April.
Please note - The Board is not in a position to accept payments over the phone due to the competency self attestation document having to be supplied with payment.
Receipts for payments are attached to the Annual Practising Certificate.
An Annual Practising Certificate is valid from 1 April until 31 March of the following year. The Annual Practising Certificate may be issued for a period less than one year depending upon the date payment is made. Your Scope of Practice (Chiropractor) will be endorsed on the Annual Practising Certificate.
Renewal of an expired Annual Practising Certificate
If you wish to renew an expired Annual Practising Certificate, please follow the link to download a copy of the Board's Policy on Renewal of Expired Annual Practising Certificate before applying on the relevant form below.
Competency-Based Professional Standards for Chiropractors
Scope of Practice - Chiropractor
Application for renewal of an Annual Practising Certificate (within 3 years of expiry)
Application for renewal of an Annual Practising Certificate (more than 3 years after expiry)