The College of Nursing

If you are a nurse with overseas qualifications wanting to work in Australia, contact the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC), or the registering authority in the State or Territory where you want to work, for information about how to register.
The ANMC website also provides information about levels of nursing in Australia, educational preparation and competency standards for beginning nurses.

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC)
The ANMC is a peak national nursing body concerned with national standards and processes for the regulation of nursing. The ANMC has developed the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse and the Enrolled Nurse, the ANMC Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia and the ANMC Code of Professional Conduct.
The ANMC also undertakes the assessment of overseas-qualified nurses for the purpose of migration and has been gazetted by the Minister for Immigration to perform the assessment function for the occupation of nursing.

Further information is available from the ANMC website at www.anmc.org.au or email: anmc@anmc.org.au

Karen Cook
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Inc.
PO Box 873, Dickson ACT 2602 Australia

Australian Nursing Federation
The wages and conditions for nurses in Australia are determined by various Awards and Agreements. Generally speaking, awards of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission provide the legal minimum for wages and working conditions. In addition to this, nurses in the public health sector and in private hospitals are normally covered by an industrial agreement which provide additional wages and working conditions. While there is some degree of consistency, wages and conditions can vary depending on the relevant State/Territory and the specific area of nursing.

Further information may be accessed through ANF Branch websites.
VIC | NSW | ACT | WA | TAS | QLD | SA | NT

Australian Nurse Registering Authorities

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Robyn Staniforth, Chief Executive Officer
ACT Nursing and Midwifery Board
PO Box 976, Civic Square ACT 2608
Tel. 61 2 6207 0415 Fax. 61 2 6205 1032
Email actnmb@act.gov.au
Web: http://www.actnmb.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: http://www.nt.gov.au/health/registrationboards

QUEENSLAND
Ross MacDonald, Acting Executive Officer
Queensland Nursing Council
GPO Box 2928, Brisbane QLD 4001
Tel. 61 7 3223 5111 Fax. 61 7 3223 5115
Web: http://qnc.qld.gov.au

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Alyson Smith, 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.org.au
Web: http://www.nursingboardtas.org.au

VICTORIA
Nigel Fidgeon, 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
Adjunct Associate Professor Robyn Collins, 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.nmbwa.org.au