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03 Apr 2024
Nurses and midwives are invited to renew their general or non-practising registration.
You will soon receive an email from Ahpra providing access to online renewal.
Remember to renew by 31 May 2024 to avoid any delays or late fees.
You must complete your registration renewal online. Read the renewal FAQs on the Ahpra website for helpful tips on logging on and information on what you need to do to renew. Don’t forget to keep your contact details up to date, which includes an email that is unique to you.
The fee for general registration has been set at $185 and will apply to the majority of nurses and midwives. If you hold both nursing and midwifery registration only need to pay one registration renewal fee. The renewal fee for nurses and midwives whose principal place of practice is New South Wales, is also $185.You can find the full schedule of fees on the NMBA website.
In Australia, all regulated health practitioners are required to hold professional indemnity insurance (PII) to practise their profession.
Privately practising midwives have an exemption from PII requirements when providing intrapartum care for homebirths, regardless of where the baby is birthed.
To enable this exemption, privately practising midwives must comply with the NMBA's Safety and quality guidelines for privately practising midwives. This includes obtaining informed consent stating that appropriate PII arrangements will not be in force in relation to the midwife's practice.
When you renew your general registration, you are asked to declare if you have met the CPD registration standard in the previous registration period. For a breakdown of CPD hours relevant to your context of practice, read our CDP factsheet.
If you have been registered less than a year, the CPD hours you are required to do will be calculated on a pro-rata basis:
If you are renewing for the first time, the studies which qualified you for registration as a nurse or a midwife do not count as CPD.
The renewal FAQs on the Ahpra website cover common questions on professional indemnity insurance, recency of practice, continuing professional development, and what to do if you have a change in your criminal history or health impairments you need to tell us about. Remember you don’t need to tell us about well managed health conditions that do not affect your practice.
If you’ve never renewed your registration before, visit our first-time renewing page for more information.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives can reach out to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement and Support team for support through the renewal process.
Nurse & Midwife Support is a free and independent, 24/7 service run by nurses and midwives providing access to confidential advice and referral.
The online register of practitioners is updated every day making it the safest way for practitioners, employers and the public to check registration status.