New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PSYCHOLOGISTS ACT 2001 - SECT 8

8 Qualifications for registration

(1) A person has the necessary qualifications for registration as a psychologist if the person:

(a) has the educational qualifications required by this section, and

(b) satisfies the requirements of this section as to practical experience in psychology.

(2) A person has the educational qualifications required by this section if the person:

(a) has successfully completed a course of study specialising in psychology and requiring a period of study of or equivalent to at least 4 years’ full-time, being a course of study provided by a university recognised by the Board, or

(b) has successfully completed at a higher education institution a course of study specialising in psychology and requiring a period of study of or equivalent to at least 4 years’ full-time, being a course of study recognised by the Board and accredited by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency with responsibility for accreditation for higher education courses, or

(c) has passed an examination arranged or approved by the Board to assess the person’s competence to practise psychology.

(3) A person satisfies the requirements of this section as to practical experience in psychology if the person:

(a) has, after attaining the educational qualification required by this section, had 2 years practical experience in psychology satisfactory to the Board, or

(b) has completed a postgraduate course of university or university equivalent study recognised by the Board as providing the equivalent of 2 years practical experience in psychology.

(4) An educational or training institution may apply to the Board for the recognition by the Board (under subsection (2) (a) or (b) or (3) (b)) of the institution or a course of study offered by the institution. The institution may make application to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal for a review of the decision of the Board on the application.

(5) In this section:
"qualification" means a degree, diploma, certificate or other academic award conferred or awarded for the successful completion of a course of training in psychology.