All practitioners must advise the Board of their practice intentions each year, once logged on your options will be:

1. Renew your APC for the 2010/2011 practising year (1st October 2010 - 30th September 2011)

2. Retain your name on the Registrar of Psychotherapists as a non-practising practitioner.

If you hold a non practising status this means that you have no entitlement to work as a psychotherapist or state or do anything this is calculated to suggest that you are or willing to practise as a psychotherapist. Note: If you hold a non-practising status for three years or longer you will be required to undergo a competency assessment prior to your next APC being issued (should you apply for one).

3. Request to have your name removed from the Registrar of Psychotherapists.

All practitioners must choose one of the three options above and provide the Board with their completed application prior to midnight on Friday 1st October 2010. Your application will be dated as received once your application is 'complete'. An application is considered completed when:

You have completed the online steps required
You have printed and completed the correct form (including receiving the appropriate signatures) and it has been received by the Registrar
You have paid the appropriate fee
NOTE: your supervisor must sign your APC renewal form, please take this into account and consider holiday schedules.

If you have not 'completed' one of the above steps prior to midnight on Friday 1st October your APC will lapse.

This means that you will have no entitlement to work as a psychotherapist or state or do anything this is calculated to suggest that you are or willing to practise as a psychotherapist until the date that a new APC is issued to you. Practitioners who continue to work as a psychotherapist without a current APC will be breaking the law.

Working illegally may put in jeopardy your indemnity insurance and ACC claims. Working without a current APC under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act is grounds for investigation by a Professional Conduct Committee. APC's are not backdated.