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Restoration to the Registers or Roll
Restoration refers to the reinstatement of registration or enrolment previously held in New South Wales by a nurse or midwife and cancelled only because of non-payment of the annual practising fees. Legislation provides for the Board to permit restoration at is discretion instead of requiring a complete re-application for registration or enrolment.
Section 33(3) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1991 provides for cancellation of registration or enrolment where fees have not been paid. Section 33(4) provides for restoration at the Board's discretion and on payment of the fee. Section 33(6) provides that applications are dealt with as new applications if the Board does not grant restoration under section 33(4). Currently the Board often permits restoration under section 33(4) where a person has practised, either in New South Wales or elsewhere, within the five year period prior to applying for restoration. Otherwise applications are usually dealt with as applications for registration or enrolment, as applicable.
The Nurses and Midwives Act provides that applicants for registration and enrolment may be required to show that they have knowledge and skill for contemporary nursing practice, irrespective of whether they were registered in the past.
A formal inquiry may be convened to consider available evidence and determine if an applicant has the knowledge and skill currently required for registration.
Some applicants, even though previously registered or enrolled, may be required to undertake courses, at current standards, in order to be registered or enrolled again.
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