Fee list for private health facility licence applications
- Existing day hospitals
- Existing private (overnight) hospital
- Fees to build/establish a new hospital
- Payments
Version 16.3 (1 December 2025 - 30 September 2026. Amended 1 December 2025)
From 1 July 2022, the Health Legislation (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022 requires that all fees are to be prescribed as a number of fee units rather than a dollar amount.
The fees payable provided below are calculated by multiplying the fee units payable (as stated in the Private Health Facilities Regulation 2016) by the value of a fee unit (as stated in the Acts Interpretation (Fee Unit) Regulation 2022).
Fees for existing licensed hospitals
Existing day hospitals
| Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
Application to change the licence for an existing day hospital | |
| $1091.11 |
| $272.91 |
| Application for alterations / extensions to the licenced premises of an existing day hospital | $272.91 |
| Application to transfer the licence for an existing day hospital | $1821.07 |
Application to renew the licence to operate an existing day hospital | |
| $272.91 |
| $818.74 |
| Application for replacement of the licence for an existing day hospital | $60.83 |
Existing private (overnight) hospitals
| Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
Application to change the approved details for an existing private hospital | |
| $1091.11 |
| $543.64 |
| $1091.11 |
| $272.91 |
| Application for alterations / extensions to the licenced premises of an existing private hospital | $543.64 |
Application to renew the licence to operate an existing private hospital | |
For one (1) year or less | |
| $543.64 |
| $1091.11 |
| $2184.96 |
| $4369.91 |
For three (3) years | |
| $1639.68 |
| $3278.26 |
| $6557.61 |
| $13,114.67 |
Application to transfer the licence for an existing private hospital | |
| $2732.43 |
| $3643.24 |
| $5464.31 |
| $9109.74 |
| Application for replacement of the licence for an existing private hospital | $60.83 |
Fees to build/establish a new hospital
Day hospital
| Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application for approval to build / establish a new day hospital (Step 1) | $1821.07 |
| Application for an extension of the term of an approval to build / establish a new day hospital | $272.91 |
Application to change the approved details of a proposed new day hospital | |
| $543.64 |
| $272.91 |
| Application for initial licence to operate a new day hospital (Step 2) | $1821.07 |
| Application for replacement of the approval | $60.83 |
Private (overnight) hospital
| Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
Application for approval to build / establish a new private hospital (Step 1) | |
| $2732.43 |
| $3643.24 |
| $4552.95 |
| $5464.31 |
| Application for an extension of the term of an approval to build / establish a new private hospital | $272.91 |
Application to change the approved details of a proposed new private hospital | |
| $543.64 |
| $543.64 |
| $272.91 |
Application for initial licence to operate a new private hospital (Step 2) | |
| $2732.24 |
| $3643.24 |
| $5464.31 |
| $9109.74 |
| Application for replacement of the approval | $60.83 |
Payments
- Fee payment can be made online via the Private Health Facilities Portal or Bpoint. The online payment is to be completed prior to submission of application.
- Once payment is completed, please attach a copy of the receipt to the application and email to private_health@health.qld.gov.au.
Private Health Regulation Unit
Contact the Private Health Regulation Unit with any queries you may have regarding licensing: