Nurses are required to register in the state where they wish to work. The State Board then places the nurse's name on the Australian Nursing Council national database. The State Board issues annual practicing certificates for the state in which you are working.
Australian registration boards
Australian Nursing Council Incorporated ANCI
PO Box 873
Dickson
ACT 2602
Australia
Ph: +612 6257 7960
Fax: +612 6257 7955
Email: anc@anc.org.au
Australian Capital Territory
The Registrar
ACT Nurses Board
PO Box 976
Civic Square 2608
Ph: +612 6205 1599
Fax: +612 6205 1602
Web: www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
South Australia
Chief Executive/Registrar
Nurses Board of South Australia
PO Box 7176, 200 East Terrace
Adelaide SA 5000
Ph: +618 8223 9700
Fax: +618 8223 9707
New South Wales
The Registrar
Nurses Registration Board of NSW
PO Box K599
Haymarket NSW 1238
Ph: +612 9219 0222
Fax: +612 9281 2030
Email: nursesreg@dol.health.nsw.gov.au
Web: www.nmb.nsw.gov.au
Western Australia
Chief Executive Officer
Nurses Board of Western Australia
Locked Bag 6
East Perth WA 6892
Ph: +618 9421 1100
Fax: +618 9421 1022
Email: info@nbwa.org.au
Web: www.nursing.health.wa.gov.au
Victoria
The Chief Nursing Officer
Nurses’ Board of Victoria
Level 2, 595 Little Collins Street
GPO Box 4932
Melbourne VIC 3001
Ph: +613 8635 1200
Fax: +613 8635 1248
Email: generalenquiries@nbv.org.au
Web: www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/About/State-and-Territory-Nursing-and-Midwifery-Board-Members/The-Victorian-Board-of-the-Nursing-and-Midwifery-Board-of-Australia.aspx
Northern Territory
The Registrar
Nurses' Board of Northern Territory
GPO Box 4221
Darwin NT 0801
Ph: +618 8999 4157
Fax: +618 8999 4196
Tasmania
The Executive Officer
Nursing Board of Tasmania
PO Box 847
Sandy Bay
Tasmania 7006
Ph: +613 6224 3991
Fax: +613 6224 3995
Email: nbt@nursingboardtas.org.au
Web: www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/About/State-and-Territory-Nursing-and-Midwifery-Board-Members/The-Tasmanian-Board-of-the-Nursing-and-Midwifery-Board-of-Australia.aspx
Queensland
The Executive Officer
Queensland Nursing Council
GPO Box 2928
Brisbane QLD 4001
Ph: +617 3223 5111
Fax: +617 3223 5115
Contact addresses for employment
Australian Capital Territory
ACT Health
GPO Box 825
Canberra ACT 2601
Ph: +612 6205 5111
Fax: +612 6207 5775
South Australia
Director of Nursing
Nursing Branch
Department of Human Services
PO Box 65
Adelaide SA 5000
Ph: +618 8226 8800
Fax: +618 8226 0725
Email: nursing@dhs.sa.gov.au
New South Wales
Chief Nursing Officer/ Director
Office of the Chief Nursing Officer
NSW Health Department
73 Miller Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Ph: +612 9391 9529
Fax: +612 9391 9468
Email: jengl@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
Western Australia
Chief Nursing Officer
Health Department of Western Australia
PO Box 8172
Perth Business Centre
Perth WA 6849
Ph: +618 9222 4222
Fax: +618 9222 4046
Victoria
Director Nurse Policy & Planning Unit
Department of Human Services
12/ 555 Collins St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Ph: +613 9616 7528
Fax: +613 9616 9877
Email: nursepolicy@dhs.vic.gov.au
Northern Territory
Executive Director of Nursing
Department of Health & Community Services
GPO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
Darwin
Ph: (8) 8922 7407
Fax: (8) 8999 2700
Tasmania
Principal Nurse Adviser
Office of the Principal Nurse Adviser
Department of Community & Health Services
GPO Box 125
Hobart TAS 7001
Ph: +613 6233 3133
Fax: +613 6231 4843
Email: fiona.stoker@dhhs.tas.gov.au
Queensland
Manager Nursing Unit
Department of Health
GPO Box 48
Brisbane QLD 4001
Ph: +617 3234 0111
Fax: +617 3221 0951