Occupational Therapy Board of Australia registration fee frozen for 2024/25

18 Sep 2024

The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) have announced a freeze in the annual registration fee for occupational therapists for 2024/25.

The registration fee for occupational therapists will be frozen at the current rate of $127 from 18 September.

This will cover the registration period from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025.

‘Keeping fees as low as possible, while ensuring we can meet our regulatory obligations and the expectations of the public and practitioners is an ongoing priority of the Board.

‘The Board is pleased to be in a position to freeze fees this year,’ Occupational Therapy Board chair Rebecca Singh said.

Registration fees fund our work

Registration fees fund the work of National Boards and Ahpra to keep the public safe by:

• managing applications for registration, including complex applications from internationally qualified practitioners
• developing professional standards that guide the profession and set expectations
• investigating and managing concerns about registered health practitioners, including taking immediate action and referring matters to tribunals
• criminal prosecutions for breaches in advertising and use of title
• accrediting programs of study that lead to registration and endorsement
• funding the work of the Health Ombudsman in Queensland and the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman.
• The National Scheme is self-funded with each Board responsible for meeting the full costs of regulating their profession.

The fees for each National Board must also reflect the risk and complexity of the individual professions, as well as the resources needed to address them. The National Boards work closely with Ahpra to keep fees as low as possible while continuing to meet regulatory obligations and the expectations of the public and practitioners. There is no ongoing government funding.

For more information

• Read the media release from Ahpra and National Boards on the Ahpra website
• Visit the fees page of the Board website
• For media enquiries (03) 8708 9200 or media@ahpra.gov.au 
• For registration enquiries, make an online web enquiry or phone 1300 419 495 (within Australia) or +61 3 9285 3010 (overseas callers)