Schedule of Fees

Effective 6 January 2025

Assessment for Specialist Registration and Migration Skills Assessments include GST if you (the applicant) are an Australian resident for tax purposes. Please refer to the Australian Taxation Office website for information regarding tax residency. All fees are given in Australian dollars (AUD).

 

Assessment for Specialist Registration 

For both qualifications and employment
– Australian or overseas 
Applying from within Australia on-line
(includes GST) 

Applicant is not a resident of Australia for tax purposes
(excludes GST) 

Fee  Fee paid by credit card*  Fee  Fee paid by credit card* 
Specialist Assessment fee  $1,595 $1,622 $1,450 $1475

 

Migration Skills Assessment  

For both qualifications and employment (obtained in Australia or Overseas)

Applying from Within Australia
(includes GST)

Applicant is not a resident of Australia for tax purposes (excludes GST)

Fee

Fee paid by credit card*

Fee

Fee paid by credit card*

Full Skills Assessment
(Valid for 3 years)

$682

$694

$620

$630

Skills Assessment Renewal
(within 3-year validity period)

$330

$335

$300

$305

Australasian Veterinary Examination (AVE) 

  Direct Deposit  Direct Deposit from overseas**  Credit Card*  Withdrawal fee

 

AVE Eligibility Assessment 

NA  NA  $508 N/A 

 

MCQ Exam 

 

$3,350 

 

$3,365 

 

$3,406 

More than 4 weeks before exam:      $840 
Less than 4 weeks before exam:       full fee 

 

Clinical Exam (Full) 

 

$9,050 

 

$9,065 

 

$9,204 

More than 12 weeks before exam:   $2,260
Less than 12*** weeks before exam:     full fee 

AVE Clinical Supplementary examinations are charged on a cost-recovery basis and vary depending on the exam section/s being repeated. You will be advised of the cost of your supplementary exam before you enrol in it. 

Payments by credit card incur an extra 1.7%, as indicated above. 

** Direct deposits made from overseas incur an extra $15, as indicated above, to cover bank fees in Australia. 

*** AVEC may vary the withdrawal period of notice where it is anticipated an examination session might be oversubscribed, or where additional full clinical exam sessions are being considered. Candidates will be advised of any change to the withdrawal period of notice by email, when they receive the application form.