New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PSYCHOLOGISTS ACT 2001 - SECT 20

20 Annual return to be submitted

(1) A registered psychologist must, on or before the return date in each year, furnish in writing to the Board in a form approved by the Board a return for the return period specifying the following information:

(a) details of any conviction of the psychologist for an offence, in this State or elsewhere, during the return period (together with details of any penalty imposed for the offence),

(b) details of the making of a sex/violence criminal finding against the psychologist for an offence, in this State or elsewhere, during the return period (together with details of any penalty imposed for the offence),

(c) details of the making of a criminal finding against the psychologist for an offence committed in the course of the practice or purported practice of psychology, in this State or elsewhere, during the return period (together with details of any penalty imposed for the offence),

(d) details of any criminal proceedings pending against the psychologist at the end of the return period, in this State or elsewhere, for a sex/violence offence alleged to have been committed in the course of the practice or purported practice of psychology,

(e) details of any criminal proceedings pending against the psychologist at the end of the return period, in this State or elsewhere, for a sex/violence offence alleged to have been committed against a minor or to involve child pornography (whether or not alleged to have been committed in the course of the practice or purported practice of psychology),

(f) details of any significant illness (physical or mental) from which the psychologist suffered at any time during the return period and that may reasonably be thought likely to detrimentally affect the psychologist’s physical or mental capacity to practise psychology,

(g) details of any suspension of, cancellation of, or imposition of conditions on, the registration of the psychologist as a psychologist in another jurisdiction (either within Australia or elsewhere) during the return period,

(h) details of any suspension of, cancellation of, or imposition of conditions on, any registration of the psychologist under a health registration Act during the return period,

(i) a statement as to whether the psychologist is registered under a health registration Act as at the date of the return,

(j) a statement as to whether the psychologist has been refused registration as a psychologist in another jurisdiction (either within Australia or elsewhere) during the return period,

(k) details of any continuing professional development undertaken by the psychologist during the return period,

(l) such other information as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The Board may require a return under this section to be verified by statutory declaration.

(3) The regulations may provide that subsection (1) (a) does not apply in respect of particular offences.

(4) In this section:
"return date" means a date notified to psychologists by the Board in writing at least 1 month in advance.
"return period" means the period of 12 months ending 2 months before the return date.