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.

Wages and Conditions

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.

Tasmania

The Department of Health and Human Services now has a website dedicated to the Nursing Profession. Click here to visit site

Nursing positions are also advertised in Tasmania's main newspapers which have online sites. They are:

The Mercury (in the South) | The Examiner (in the North) | The Advocate (in the North-West)

ANF can also be of assistance as we keep media files on all positions advertised. ANF can be contacted via: info@anftas.org

The University of Tasmania

Tasmanian School of Nursing and Midwifery

The Nursing Board of Tasmania

The NBT has a useful site at: http://www.nursingboardtas.org.au/

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 ANC 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 http://www.anmc.org.au or email: anc@anc.org.au or by contacting:

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council, PO Box 873, Dickson ACT 2602

Australian Nurse Registering Authorities

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Nursing and Midwifery Board, Suite 1 Scala House, 11 Torrens Street, Braddon ACT 2612
Tel. 61 2 6207 0413 | Fax. 61 2 6205 1602 | Email: actnmb@act.gov.au | Web: http://www.actnmb.act.gov.au

New South Wales

Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW, PO Box K599, Haymarket NSW 1238
Tel. 61 2 9219 0222 | Fax. 61 2 9281 2030 | Email: mail@nmb.nsw.gov.au | Web: http://www.nmb.nsw.gov.au

Northern Territory

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Northern Territory, GPO Box 4221, Darwin NT 0801
Tel. 61 8 8999 4157 | Fax. 61 8 8999 4196 | Email: healthprofessions.ths@nt.gov.au | Web: http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Health_Professions_Licensing_Authority_HPLA/...

Queensland

Queensland Nursing Council, GPO Box 2928, Brisbane QLD 4001
Tel. 61 7 3223 5111 | Fax. 61 7 3223 5115 | Email: registrations@qnc.qld.gov.au | Web: http://www.qnc.qld.gov.au

South Australia

Nurses Board of South Australia, PO Box 2809, Kent Town, Adelaide SA 5071
Tel. 61 8 8366 5500 | Fax. 61 8 8366 5599 | Email: via website contacts page | Web: http://www.nursesboard.sa.gov.au

Tasmania

Nursing Board of Tasmania, PO Box 410, South Hobart TAS 7004
Tel. 61 3 6224 3991 | Fax. 61 3 6224 3995 | Email: NBT@nursingboardtas.org.au | Web: http://www.nursingboardtas.org.au

Victoria

Nurses Board of Victoria, GPO Box 4932, Melbourne VIC 3001
Tel. 61 3 8635 1200 | Fax. 61 3 8635 1248 | Email: generalenquiries@nbv.org.au | Web: http://www.nbv.org.au

Western Australia

Nurses and Midwives Board of Western Australia, Locked Bag 6, East Perth WA 6892
Tel. 61 8 9421 1100 | Fax. 61 8 9421 1022 | Email: via website contacts page | Web: http://www.nmbwa.org.au