Department of Health

Key messages

  • A fee must be paid when you apply for a non-emergency patient transfer (NEPT) licence.
  • Licence holders must also pay renewal fees.

All applications for a NEPT licence, approval in principle, licence renewal, variation and transfer require payment of a fee. The fee amounts are set by the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2016 and are indexed annually.

NEPT fees from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026

Application fees

Fee unit price 1 July 2025$16.81
Application typeFee ($)Fee units
Application for approval in principle (AIP)$2,084.44124
Application for variation or transfer of AIP$706.0242
Application for non-emergency patient transport licence$3,126.66186
Application for variation of licence$823.6949

Fees for renewal of licence

Number of vehiclesFee ($)Fee units
0-9 vehicles$2,302.97137
10-49 vehicles$4,774.04284
50+ vehicles$7,245.11431

Penalty Fees

Penalty unit price 1 July 2025$203.51

Reviewed 01 July 2025

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Contact details

NEPT, First Aid and Investigations Unit Department of Health

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