New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY REGULATION 2009 - REG 9

9 Qualifications of counsellors

For the purposes of section 12 (2) (b) of the Act, a person is qualified to provide counselling services if the person is:

(a) registered as a psychologist, or

(b) a medical practitioner who has qualifications in:

(i) psychiatry recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, or

(ii) general practice recognised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners,

and who is not providing any ART services to which the counselling relates, or

(c) eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.