Registration Standards

Registration standards define the requirements that applicants, registrants or students need to meet to be registered. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has developed the following registration standards:

Core registration standards

With the exception of registered students and non-practising registrants, these standards apply to applicants for registration and currently registered nurses and midwives.

• Criminal history registration standard
• English language skills registration standard 
• Registration standard: Continuing professional development 
• Registration standard: Recency of practice 
• Registration standard: Professional indemnity insurance arrangements 

Endorsement

• Registration standard: Endorsement as a nurse practitioner 
• Registration standard for endorsement for scheduled medicines for midwives 

Internationally qualified nurses and midwives 

• Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses (Advance copy - to take effect by April 2025)

Retired registration standards

• Eligible midwife registration standard
• Registration standard for endorsement for scheduled medicines registered nurses (rural and isolated practice)