New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PSYCHOLOGISTS ACT 2001 - SECT 42

42 Recommendations of the Committee

(1) The Committee’s report to the Board may include such recommendations with respect to the complaint as the Committee considers appropriate, including (without being limited to) any of the following recommendations:

(a) a recommendation that the Board deal with the complaint by inquiry at a meeting of the Board as a complaint of unsatisfactory professional conduct,

(b) a recommendation that the Board direct the psychologist to attend counselling,

(c) a recommendation that the Board dismiss the complaint.

(2) The Board is to provide the psychologist and the Commission with a copy of the Committee’s report and recommendations as soon as practicable after the report is made.

(3) The Board must comply with a recommendation of the Committee that the Board deal with the complaint by inquiry at a meeting of the Board as a complaint of unsatisfactory professional conduct.

(4) Otherwise the Board is to allow the Commission and the psychologist at least 21 days after they have been provided with a copy of the Committee’s report and recommendations to make submissions in respect of the report and recommendations.

(5) After considering the Committee’s report and recommendations and any submissions made by the psychologist or the Commission in respect of the report or recommendations, the Board is to proceed to deal with the complaint as provided by section 35.

(6) This section is subject to section 36 (Serious complaints must be referred to Tribunal).