State Nurses Boards - Requirements & Contact Details
- Sydney - New South Wales
- Melbourne - Victoria
- Canberra - ACT
- Adelaide - South Australia
- Darwin - Northern Territory
- Brisbane - Queensland
- Hobart - Tasmania
- Perth - Western Australia
New South Wales (NSW) Nurses Registration Board
Applications for recognition of qualifications from overseas countries are determined on a case by case basis. For information on how to apply for registration with overseas qualifications please click here to download the information booklet available from the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Board website. http://www.nmb.nsw.gov.auStreet address: Level 6, 477 Pitt Street SYDNEY NSW 2001
Postal address: PO Box K599 HAYMARKET NSW 1238
Telephone: 02 9219 0222 Facsimile: 02 9281 2030
Nurses Board of Victoria (VIC)
For information about practicing nursing in Victoria, please visit the Nurses Board of Victoria website. If you would like to apply to practice in Victoria, please download the appropriate application form. Nurses or midwives with an overseas qualification who wish to apply for registration in Western Australia through the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia, may be required to complete an English Language Competency Test or a Registration Bridging Course along with an application for registration as a nurse and/or midwife in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006. For information about practicing nursing in Victoria, please visit the Nurses Board of Victoria website. If you would like to apply to practice in Victoria, please download the appropriate application form.
http://www.nbv.org.auStreet address: Level 2, 595 Little Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Postal address: GPO Box 4932 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Telephone: 03 8635 1200 Facsimile: 03 8635 1248
ACT Nursing and Midwifery Board
Internationally qualified nurses and midwives who have a written offer of employment in the Australian Capital Territory, or have proof of Australian Residency may apply, please visit the Australian Capital Territory Nursing and Midwifery Board and download an application form.
http://www.actnmb.act.gov.au Email: actnmb@act.gov.auStreet/Postal Address: Suit 1 Scala House 11 Torrens Street Braddon ACT 2612
Telephone: 02 6205 1599 Fax: 02 6205 1602
Nurses Board of South Australia (SA)
http://www.nursesboard.sa.gov.auStreet address: 200 East Tce ADELAIDE SA 5000
Postal address: GPO Box 7176 Hutt Street ADELAIDE SA 5001
Telephone: 08 8223 9700 Facsimile: 08 8223 9717
Nurses Board of Northern Territory (NT)
Can provide you with information regarding your eligibility, relating to your qualifications. Please visit the Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Board and download either the Information Guide for Overseas Educated Nurses or the Information Sheet for Overseas Educated Midwives.
healthprofessions.ths@nt.gov.auStreet address: Level 2, Harbour View Plaza Cnr McMinn and Bennett Streets DARWIN NT 0800
Postal address: GPO Box 4221 DARWIN NT 0801
Telephone: 08 8999 4157 Facsimile: 08 8999 4196
Queensland (QLD) Nursing Council
Please review the information sheet for overseas applicants. Once you have read through the information sheet please download the application package QNC1 and the checklist for overseas applicants.
http://www.qnc.qld.gov.auStreet address: Level 14, 201 Charlotte Street BRISBANE QLD 4000
Postal address: GPO Box 2928 BRISBANE QLD 4001
Telephone: 07 3223 5111 Facsimile: 07 3223 5115
Nursing Board of Tasmania (TAS)
Nurses or midwives who have overseas qualifications who wish to register in Tasmania will be required to complete an Application for Assessment of Qualifications in relation to eligibility to register/enrol in Tasmania. Please visit the Nursing Board of Tasmania website to download the form which can be found under Application Forms/Information Sheets.
http://www.nursingboardtas.org.auStreet address: 15 Princes Street SANDY BAY TAS 7005
Postal address: PO Box 847 SANDY BAY TAS 7006
Telephone: 03 6224 3991 Facsimile: 03 6224 3995
Nursing Board of Western Australia (WA)
Nurses or midwives with an overseas qualification who wish to apply for registration in Western Australia through the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia, may be required to complete an English Language Competency Test or a Registration Bridging Course along with an application for registration as a nurse and/or midwife in accordance with the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006.
http://www.nbwa.org.auStreet address: Level 1, 165 Adelaide Terrace EAST PERTH WA 6892
Postal address: Locked Bag 6 EAST PERTH WA 6892
Telephone: 08 9421 1100 Facsimile: 08 9421 1022
