Annual Practising Certificates (APC)

All full year APCs expire 31 March.  You are required to hold an APC if you are practising as a chiropractor for one day or the whole year.

  • Your employer and/or patients/clients may ask to view your APC.
  • Your APC will be issued in your name and will show any conditions the Board has applied to your scope of practice.
  • Each year you renew your APC you must complete a number of declarations.  The Board would like to remind you of the importance of answering the questions correctly.  The declaration you are asked to make must be accurately responded to.  It is an offence to make any false declaration, and you could receive a fine of up to $10,000. (Section 172 of the HPCA Act 2003)

For more information:

  • Before commencing the APC process, you will need to complete a short Health Workforce NZ questionnaire regarding your practice:

    • Total hours worked;
    • Average hours per week;
    • Your employment status;
    • Your intentions for continuing to practice;
    •  How many roles you are employed;
    • A couple of questions about insurance and professional memberships.

    Under s134a of the HPCA Act, all NZ health regulatory authorities are required to provide the Director-General of Health  with this information for the purpose of supporting the Ministry of Health with workplace planning and development. 

    The questionnaire should only take a couple of minutes of your time to complete, then you will be able to move onto renewing your APC for the new practising year.

  • Log into the Board’s Practitioner Portal, enter your registration number and password; if you do not remember your password, click on the ‘forgot your password” link.

    Receiving Your APC

    Once your payment and completed APC application have been received, you will be prompted to select “Return to Dashboard”. Your APC and receipt will be available for you to download from the “current and future certificates” section of your online profile. If your credit card declines, you will be able to log in to make the payment later.

    Having a Problem?

    If you have any problems with the online system, first ‘log off”, close your browser and try again. If you continue to have problems, please email admin@chiropracticboard.org.nz.  

    If your previous year CPD activities and reflections have not been updated, the system will not permit you to renew your APC. Please ensure your previous year CPD has been updated before commencing your online renewal.

    Experiencing hardship?

    If you are currently experiencing financial hardship, you can apply to WINZ for assistance in paying your fees.  If you need this assistance, we can provide a letter for your WINZ application.

  • As a registered chiropractor you are responsible for ensuring you apply for an annual practising certificate and that an application renewal is submitted to the Board for each year you intend to practise.

    It is an offence to practise without an APC, if you do so you may be:

    • prosecuted by the Ministry of Health and liable to a fine of up to $10,000 and
    • liable to disciplinary proceedings before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.

  • If you do not plan to practise from the 1st of April you need to login into your online portal, and go through the options for:

    • Maintaining your registration.
    • Selecting the “Intend to Practice” option, this lets us know you will apply for your APC in the next few months.
    • Partial Year APC’s are available if you only intend to practise for 3 or 6 months. The expiry date will be either the end of period chosen or the end of the current practising year - whichever comes first. Application forms can be downloaded  from https://chiropracticboard.org.nz/resources-and-publications/forms
    • If you wish to be removed from the register, you need to confirm this request with us by email to  admin@chiropracticboard.org.nz. 

  • If you are contemplating returning to practise you are advised to:

    • Contact the Board for initial advice.
    • Record any relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities you have completed whilst you were non-practising.
    • Review the Board's Issuing Practising Certificates policy

  • If you do not intend to return to practising in New Zealand, you can choose to cancel your entry in the Register.

    Because you will no longer be registered you will not be able to call yourself a chiropractor; and you will not receive information and updates.  You will not be required to maintain your competence as a health practitioner.

    Once cancelled, if you wish to return to practising in New Zealand you will be required to:

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