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 2024 - 30 June 2025

Application fees

Fee unit price 1 July 2024$16.33
Application typeFee ($)Fee units
Application for approval in principle (AIP)$2,024.92124
Application for variation or transfer of AIP$685.8642
Application for non-emergency patient transport licence$3,037.38186
Application for variation of licence$800.1749

Fees for renewal of licence

Number of vehiclesFee ($)Fee units
0-9 vehicles$2,237.21137
10-49 vehicles$4,637.72284
50+ vehicles$7,038.23431

Penalty Fees

Penalty unit price 1 July 2023$197.59

Reviewed 30 June 2024

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Contact details

NEPT, First Aid and Investigations Unit Department of Health

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