2026-27 fee schedule

Registration and specialist fees (NOTE new applicants also pay application processing fees) 
Fee type Fees to 30 June 2027
General registration fee
  • Full year's registration - $631
  • Only for new applicants - Half year's registration from 1 January 2027 - $315 (See NOTE 1 below)                          
New graduate registration fee - See NOTE 2 below   $315
Specific registration fees
  • 12 months - $631
  • 18 months - $961
  • 24 months -  $1,291
  • 36 months - $1,981
Non-practising registration fee  $171
Specialist endorsement fee - See NOTE 3 below  $421
  • NOTE 1: the half year registration fee is for new applicants only (who also pay an application processing fee), not persons renewing their registration. There is no half-year registration for the period 1 July to 31 December or any refunds for persons who only practise for part of the registration year.
  • NOTE 2: the reduced graduate registration fee is only for the period from initial date of registration to 30 June of the year first registered, e.g. for the period December 2026 to 30 June 2027. Graduates pay full general registration fees when they renew their registration, e.g. full fee from 1 July 2027 if registration started in 2026-07.
  • NOTE 3: Specialists also pay the general registration fee for their registration each year.

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Application processing and other administration fees
Fee type Fees to 30 June 2026
Application processing fee - See NOTE 1 below  $251
Fast track processing fee - See NOTE 2 below  $218
Complex assessment fee - See NOTE 3 below  $211
Conversion processing fee - non-practising to general registration  $67
Conversion processing fee - general to non-practising registration  $67
Conversion processing fee - specific to general registration   $67
Variation processing fee - See NOTE 4 below  $251
Refund processing fee  $67
Late renewal fee
  • $315 for general registration
  • $84 for non-practising registration
Payment plan processing fee  2% of registration fees - applied when a registrant pays their fees in instalments
  • NOTE 1: an application processing fee is paid by all persons applying to register in Victoria, including persons re-registering in Victoria (unless converting from non-practising registration), and persons applying for a new period of specific registration.
  • NOTE 2: a fast track fee is paid if an applicant misses a cut-off date to submit an application.
  • NOTE 3: a complex assessment fee is paid by applicants for specific registration or if the Board must consider recency of practice issues in an application.
  • NOTE 4: a variation processing fee is paid by persons who apply to the Board to vary conditions imposed on their registration, e.g. specific registrants who wish to work at a different practice than specified in their conditions.

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Other service fees  
Fee type Fees to 30 June 2027
Letter of professional standing   $99 (+$15 for any additional letter sent to another registration authority at the same time) 

Register of veterinary practitioners*
To order a copy of the register, contact us.

 
  • Full copy - $3,309
  • Partial copy - $1,659
  • Multiple extracts - $834
  • Single extract - $89
*Information from the register of veterinary practitioners is issued under section 16 of the Veterinary Practice Act 1997.
  • A full copy of the register contains the information listed below for all veterinary practitioners on the register on date of issue: 
    1. the veterinary practitioner's registration number 
    2. the veterinary practitioner’s name 
    3. the address of the premises where the practitioner carries on veterinary practice 
    4. particulars of the type of registration of the practitioner 
    5. any endorsement of the practitioner's registration as a specialist practitioner. 
    6. the date of the veterinary practitioner's first general registration in Victoria 
    7. the veterinary practitioner's qualifications that supported the application for registration as a veterinary practitioner 
    8. if the registration of the veterinary practitioner has been suspended
    9. if any current condition, limitation or restriction imposed on the registration of the veterinary practitioner 
    10. if registration has been cancelled. 
  • A partial copy of the register contains the information listed below for all veterinary practitioners on the register on date of issue:
    1. the veterinary practitioner's registration number
    2. the veterinary practitioner’s name
    3. the address of the premises where the practitioner carries on veterinary practice
    4. particulars of the type of registration of the practitioner
    5. any endorsement of the practitioner's registration as a specialist practitioner.
  • A single extract of the register contains all the information on a full copy of the register for one veterinary practitioner only.
  • Multiple extracts of the register contains all the information on a full copy of the register for up to 15 veterinary practitioners.

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Summary information for applicants

In the year ending 30 June 2027, applicants for registration in Victoria pay application processing fees plus registration fees:
  • New graduate applicants for general registration pay a total of $566 comprising a $251 application fee + $315 registration fee
  • Other applicants for general registration (including re-registration) pay $882 - the $251 application fee + $631 registration fee (or $566 for the period 1 January to 30 June 2027 - the $251 application fee plus a half-year registration fee of $315)
  • Applicants for specific registration pay $1,093 for 12 months' registration - the $251 application fee + $211 complex assessment fee + $631 registration fee. The registration fee component is higher for a longer period of registration: 18 months - $961; 24 months - $1,291; 36 months - $1,981.
  • Applicants for specialist endorsement pay $672 - a $251 application fee + $421 specialist endorsement fee. NOTE specialists also pay their general registration fee ($631 per year) and if their specialist qualifications need to be assessed by the AVBC, they will also pay a separate application fee to the AVBC.

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Fee reductions

Refunds

The Board only grants refunds under extenuating circumstances. Ceasing practice in Victoria is not generally considered to be an extenuating circumstance. 

Fee reductions in circumstances of hardship

Veterinary practitioners in Victoria are required to pay full registration fees unless the Board is satisfied that there are special circumstances warranting payment of a reduced fee such as financial hardship. If a veterinary practitioner is able to demonstrate financial or personal hardship, the Board may reduce registration fees or accept fee payment in instalments. Working part-time, temporary absence such as parental leave, retirement or relocation away from Victoria are not considered to be special circumstances.

To apply for fee assistance because of financial hardship or other special circumstances, please provide information about your income and specific circumstances in a signed statutory declaration.
  1. Download and complete this form: Fee assistance statutory declaration (WORD)
  2. Sign the form in the presence of an authorised statutory declaration witness such as another veterinary practitioner, pharmacist or police officer.
  3. Email the completed signed statutory declaration to the email address on the form.

After receiving the completed form, the Board will assess the request and decide whether to grant a fee reduction, payment plan or waiver. Where a fee reduction has been requested, the Board may offer a payment plan instead of a fee reduction. A payment plan processing fee equivalent to 2% of registration fees is charged for payment by instalments. The Board will advise its decision in writing.

Options where there is no hardship
The following circumstances are not considered to be special circumstances:
  • working part-time
  • an ordinary or foreseeable absence from practice for part of a financial year, including parental leave
  • retirement (maintaining general registration so can practise occasionally, including treating own animals)
  • the costs of relocating to another jurisdiction.

Veterinary practitioners who are temporarily leaving practice for more than a year may wish to consider converting their general registration to non-practising registration either permanently or for a temporary period. Fees for non-practising registration are substantially less than general registration fees, and non-practising registrants who later choose to convert back to general registration pay a conversion (from non-practising) fee which is lower than the fee payable to re-register. More information on non-practising registration: Non-practising registration 

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2025-26 fee schedule

Registration and specialist fees (NOTE new applicants also pay application processing fees) 
Fee type Fees to 30 June 2026
General registration fee
  • Full year's registration - $614
  • Half year's registration from 1 January 2026 - $307
    The half year registration fee is for new applicants only. See NOTE 1 below                          
New graduate registration fee
See NOTE 2 below 		  $307
Specific registration fees
  • 12 months - $614
  • 18 months - $928
  • 24 months -  $1,243
  • 36 months - $1,887
Non-practising registration fee  $166
Specialist endorsement fee
See NOTE 3 below		  $410
  • NOTE 1: the half year registration fee is for new applicants only (who also pay an application processing fee), not persons renewing their registration. There is no half-year registration for the period 1 July to 31 December or any refunds for persons who only practise for part of the practising year.
  • NOTE 2: the reduced graduate registration fee is only for the period from initial date of registration to 30 June of the year first registered, e.g. for the period December 2024 to 30 June 2025. Graduates pay full general registration fees when they renew their registration, e.g. full fee from 1 July 2025 if registration started in 2024/2025.
  • NOTE 3: Specialists also pay the general registration fee for their registration each year.

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Application processing and other administration fees
Fee type Fees to 30 June 2026
Application processing fee
See NOTE 1 below		  $244
Fast track processing fee
See NOTE 2 below		  $212
Complex assessment fee
See NOTE 3 below		  $205
Conversion processing fee - non-practising to general registration  $65
Conversion processing fee - general to non-practising registration  $65
Conversion processing fee - specific to general registration   $65
Variation processing fee
See NOTE 4 below		  $244
Refund processing fee  $65
Late renewal fee
  • $307 for general registration
  • $82 for non-practising registration
Payment plan processing fee  2% of registration fees - applied when a registrant pays their fees in instalments
  • NOTE 1: an application processing fee is paid by all persons applying to register in Victoria, including persons re-registering in Victoria (unless converting from non-practising registration), and persons applying for a new period of specific registration.
  • NOTE 2: a fast track fee is paid if an applicant misses a cut-off date to submit an application.
  • NOTE 3: a complex assessment fee is paid by applicants for specific registration or if the Board must consider recency of practice issues in an application.
  • NOTE 4: a variation processing fee is paid by persons who apply to the Board to vary conditions imposed on their registration, e.g. specific registrants who wish to work at a different practice than specified in their conditions.

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Other service fees  
Fee type Fees to 30 June 2026
Letter of professional standing   $96 (+$15 for any additional letter sent to another registration authority at the same time) 
Replacement registration certificate   $65

Register of veterinary practitioners*
To order a copy of the register, contact us.

 
  • Full copy - $3,220
  • Partial copy - $1,615
  • Multiple extracts - $812
  • Single extract - $87
*Information from the register of veterinary practitioners is issued under section 16 of the Veterinary Practice Act 1997.
  • A full copy of the register contains the information listed below for all veterinary practitioners on the register on date of issue: 
    1. the veterinary practitioner's registration number 
    2. the veterinary practitioner’s name 
    3. the address of the premises where the practitioner carries on veterinary practice 
    4. particulars of the type of registration of the practitioner 
    5. any endorsement of the practitioner's registration as a specialist practitioner. 
    6. the date of the veterinary practitioner's first general registration in Victoria 
    7. the veterinary practitioner's qualifications that supported the application for registration as a veterinary practitioner 
    8. if the registration of the veterinary practitioner has been suspended
    9. if any current condition, limitation or restriction imposed on the registration of the veterinary practitioner 
    10. if registration has been cancelled. 
  • A partial copy of the register contains the information listed below for all veterinary practitioners on the register on date of issue:
    1. the veterinary practitioner's registration number
    2. the veterinary practitioner’s name
    3. the address of the premises where the practitioner carries on veterinary practice
    4. particulars of the type of registration of the practitioner
    5. any endorsement of the practitioner's registration as a specialist practitioner.
  • A single extract of the register contains all the information on a full copy of the register for one veterinary practitioner only.
  • Multiple extracts of the register contains all the information on a full copy of the register for up to 15 veterinary practitioners.

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