Fees for skills assessment checks, exams and appeals

We've set out the fees that might apply if you're:

• an Australian Pharmacy graduate or intern, OR
• a pharmacist who qualified outside Australia

(If you're an education provider or accrediting organisation, see Accreditation fees and charges.)

On this page:

• Skills assessment eligibility fees
• Examination fees
• Appeal fees
• Payments
• Refunds

Skills assessment eligibility checks

The online eligibility check is an essential first step to getting your skills recognised in Australia.

Next steps

• Request a skills assessment eligibility check
• Update a skills assessment for your visa application

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Examinations

You may need to pass an exam if you were trained outside Australia or New Zealand, or if you hold provisional registration as a pharmacy intern in Australia.

Next steps

• Book an Australian Intern Written exam
• Book a CAOP exam
• Book a KAPS exam

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Appeals and other fees

Next step

• Submit an appeal.

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Payments

How to pay

• All prices are in Australian dollars.
• We can accept payment by either credit or debit card.
• We can only accept a credit card issued by a bank in your country of residence.
• Pay securely online for an initial skills assessment via our candidate portal.
• We will ask you to pay for an examination during the registration process in the candidate portal.
• You can pay for updated skills assessments and other fees via our APC credit card form.

Refunds

You can get a refund for examination fees.

We cannot give refunds for any other fees.

Examination fee refunds

You can request a refund for any reason, however they are subject to our approval. You will either receive a full refund or a partial refund, depending on the timing of the cancellation, including either:

• full refunds up to 5 days prior to the exam session, OR
• partial refunds from 5 days prior to the exam session and within 4 weeks after the exam session.

Refund process

To raise a refund request, you will need to cancel your exam appointment in your Candidate Portal. We will not accept phone requests.

You will need to provide a reason for the cancellation. Supporting documents are not required unless under special circumstances such as COVID-19.

If we approve your request, you will receive either a full refund or a partial refund.

Refund amounts

Full refunds: up to 5 days prior to the exam session.

Partial refunds: from 5 days prior to the exam session and within 4 weeks after the exam session.

You may be eligible for a full refund at any time if the reason for cancelling is due to unforeseen circumstances outlined in our Refund Policy.

We will not accept refund requests 4 weeks after your exam session ends.

Partial refund amounts are:

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