Australia and New Zealand share one WAIS-5 edition
Pearson Clinical AU&NZ lists the WAIS-5 Australian and New Zealand Standardised Edition as a 2025 publication for ages 16 years 0 months through 90 years 11 months. It is a Qualification Level C assessment with updated norms for the shared edition.
Pearson lists a seven-subtest FSIQ at about 45 minutes and the ten primary index subtests at about 60 minutes. Intake, additional testing, breaks, feedback, and report preparation can extend the full assessment process.
The shared edition can be administered on paper or through professional digital systems. In Australia, the WAIS-IV A&NZ Language Adapted Edition also remains listed as a product, while Pearson indicates that WAIS-5 A&NZ can be ordered.
Providers may move from WAIS-IV on different schedules. Ask which edition will be used and keep an older WAIS-IV PRI distinct from WAIS-5 VSI and FRI.
Professional regulation differs between the two countries
The test edition is regional, but professional regulation is national.
Australia
The Psychology Board of Australia and AHPRA manage psychologist registration. Confirm the provider's current registration, any relevant endorsement, WAIS experience, and responsibility for the report.
The Psychology Board of Australia is the official starting point for registration requirements. If the report is for NDIS, education, work, health care, or a legal process, ask the recipient what provider category, assessment scope, and document it accepts.
New Zealand
The New Zealand Psychologists Board regulates the use of the Psychologist title. Lawful practice requires registration and a current practising certificate. The public register can also show scope, including areas such as Clinical, Counselling, Educational, or Neuropsychologist.
Use the New Zealand Psychologists Board register to check registration and practising-certificate status, then match the provider's scope and experience to the assessment purpose.
In either country, confirm the full edition and norms, who administers, interprets, and signs, what the report includes, the assessment-to-report dates and complete quote, and any requirements set by the intended recipient.
Compare Australian examples with a local New Zealand quote
Published Australian examples include AUD 1,000 for WAIS-IV testing, AUD 1,050 plus GST for a cognitive assessment, AUD 1,680 for psychometric testing, and AUD 2,100 for a cognitive assessment. These differently scoped packages do not establish a comparable regional fee, so request a local written quote in New Zealand and use the WAIS cost guide to compare what each service includes.
Q-interactive and Q-global are professional tools
WAIS-5 A&NZ supports Q-interactive for professional one-to-one administration and Q-global for scoring and reporting, while Australian WAIS-IV telehealth guidance supports professional decisions about administration conditions. These tools do not create a self-administered WAIS; if a remote session is proposed, confirm the live components, edition support, documentation of modified conditions, and recipient acceptance through the WAIS online guide.
For the professional process and score meanings, use how to take the WAIS and what WAIS measures. For membership-only routes, use the Australian Mensa guide or Mensa New Zealand guide.