Licence fees and schedule of payments

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1. ​Licence fees
   
2. Payment of fees​​​
   
3. Licence annual fees​
   
4. Amendment of a licence application
5. Licence variation
   
6. More information

​Licence fees

Licence f​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ees apply when you are:

• submitting a new licence application
• renewing an existing licence
• amending a licence application
• ​requesting a variation to an existing licence

All applications must be accompanied by evidence of fee payment. Waivers may be granted to some charitable or not for profit organisations with appropriate supporting evidence.

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Payment of fees

Licence fees are paid online via the NSW Health Payment Platform. When making a payment you will need to select:

• ​hospital/facility: as relevant
• health organisation: ‘Ministry of Health’​
• service: ‘Application/Licence Fee’​
  

Application fees incorporate the annual fee.

All application ​fees are non-refundable.

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Licence annual fees

​​​An annual fee applies and must be paid by:

• 31 March for retail licences 
• 30 September for wholesale and obtain licences

Late payments:

• Payment of the annual fee may be accepted for up to 3 months after the due date.
  
• A late fee of 50% of the annual fee will apply. 
• If payment is not received within 3 months of the due date, the licence will be cancelled. Once a licence is cancelled, an application for a new licence is required.

A licence reminder and payment link will be emailed to the licence holder before the due date. 

Please ensure your contact details remain current, and you notify Pharmaceutical Services at MOH-PharmaceuticalLicensing@health.nsw.gov.au if there are any changes.   

​Amendment of a licence application  

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​Licence variation 

• Once a licence is approved, licence holders must notify Pharmaceutical Services of any changes to the details on their licence.   
• A variation to a licence can be requested by selecting the variation option on the application form and completing only the section relevant to the​ change. A variation request attracts a fee equal to 50% of the annual fee.
• All supporting documents relevant to the requests for a variation must be included with your application.​ ​

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