Subsidies and Payments
Understanding subsidies and managing payments.
WAGPET provides a Practice Support Payment to contribute to the costs incurred with hosting a GPT1/PRRT1, GPT2/PRRT2 or AST/ARST GP registrar.
Payments will only be made when a current Training Services Deed is in place.
Payments are made via recipient-created tax invoices. Please refer to your Training Services Deed for more information.
| Term | Practice Support Payment |
| GPT1/PRRT1 registrar |
$540 per week full-time $270 per week part-time |
| GPT2/PRRT2 registrar |
$270 per week full-time $135 per week part-time |
| GPT3/PRRT3 registrar | No payments available |
Payments are pro-rata for part-time placements and values quoted are maximum amounts excluding GST.
- In-practice education payments
WAGPET makes an in-practice teaching payment to support supervisors to provide dedicated teaching to GP registrars during their first 12 months of their general practice terms (GPT) or primary rural and remote training (PRRT).
In-practice teaching payments are made in five equal instalments over the semester via recipient-created tax invoices. Please refer to your Training Services Deed for more information.
Term Hours per week In-practice teaching payment First six months of training (GPT1/PRRT1) Three hours $9,360.00 per term Second six months of training (GPT2/PRRT2) 1.5 hours $4,680.00 per term GPT3/PRRT3 No payment - Salary support for Aboriginal Medical Services
Funds are available from the Department of Health to support the reimbursement of a GP registrar's salary while they are undertaking a training placement at an Aboriginal Medical Service as part of their AGPT program.
WAGPET manages the administration process for the reimbursement of GP registrar salaries back to the training facility who employs GP registrars at an Aboriginal Health Training placement.