Registration (state by state)

In Australia, Registered Nurses obtain their registration from whichever State or Territory that they work/live in.

Because of this there is some variation in wages and conditions depending on which award and registration body you come under.

The website links and contact details for each of the Australian Nurse Registering Authorities are outlined below.

You can contact the appropriate authority or visit the respective web sites for more information on each state.

Update December ‘09:
The Council of Australian Governments have signed an Intergovernmental Agreement on the Australian health workforce, for the first time creating a single national registration and accreditation system. This will come into force on the 1st of July, 2010.

Until this time, registration continues to be handled by each state and territory – contact details as follows:

QUEENSLAND
Jim O’Dempsey
Executive Officer
Queensland Nursing Council
GPO Box 2928,
Brisbane QLD 4001
Tel. 61 7 3234 0600 Fax. 61 7 3223 5115
Web: http://qnc.qld.gov.au

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Laurie Grealish, Executive Officer
Nurses Board of ACT
PO Box 976, Civic Square ACT 2608
Tel. 61 2 6205 1595 Fax. 61 2 6205 1602
Email: laurie.grealish@act.gov.au
Web: http://nursesboard.act.gov.au

NEW SOUTH WALES
Nurses & Midwives Board of New South Wales
Postal address: PO Box K599, Haymarket NSW 1238
Office address: Level 6, NOrth Wing, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel. 61 2 9219 0222 Fax. 61 2 9281 2030
or rural access number: 1800 241 220 (mobile phones excluded)
or from outside Australia: 61 2 9219 0222
Email: mail@nmb.nsw.gov.au
Web: http://www.nmb.nsw.gov.au/

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Policy and Research Officer
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of the Northern Territory
PO Box 4221, DARWIN NT 0801
Ph: 08 8999 4157 Fax: 08 8999 4196
Email: healthprofessions.ths@nt.gov.au
Web: www.nt.gov.au/health/registrationboards

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Judi Brown, CEO/Registrar
Nurses Board of South Australia
PO Box 7176, Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Tel. 61 8 8223 9700 Fax. 61 8 8223 9707
Email: ceo-registrar@nursesboard.sa.gov.au
Web: http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/agencies/nbsa/nbsa.htm

TASMANIA
Moira Laverty, Executive Officer
Nursing Board of Tasmania
15 Princess Street, Sandy Bay TAS 7005
Tel. 61 3 6224 3991 Fax. 61 3 6224 3995
Email: nbt@nursingboardtas.com.au
Web: http://www.nursingboardtas.org.au

VICTORIA
Louise Milne-Roche, Chief Executive
Nurses Board of Victoria
595 Little Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel. 61 3 8635 1200 Fax. 61 3 8635 1248
Web: http://www.nbv.org.au
Email: generalenquiries@nbv.org.au

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Margaret Watson, Chief Executive Officer
Nurses Board of Western Australia
Locked Bag 6, East Perth WA 6892
Tel. 61 8 9421 1100 Fax. 61 8 9421 1022
Web: http://www.nbwa.org.au