Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part 1 Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Exclusions from Act
   6.      Act binds Crown
           Part 2 Limitation of liability
           Division 1 Making, amending and revoking schemes
   7.      Preparation and approval of schemes
   8.      Public notification of schemes
   9.      Making of comments and submissions concerning schemes
   10.     Consideration of comments, submissions and other matters
   11.     Public hearings
   12.     Submission of schemes to Minister
   13.     Notification, tabling and disallowance of schemes
   14.     Commencement of schemes
   15.     Challenges to schemes
   16.     Review of schemes
   17.     Amendment and revocation of schemes
   17A.    Notification of revocation of schemes
   17B.    Termination of operation of interstate schemes in this jurisdiction
           Division 2 Contents of schemes
   18.     Persons to whom scheme applies
   19.     Officers or partners of persons to whom scheme applies
   20.     Employees of persons to whom scheme applies
   21.     Other persons to whom scheme applies
   22.     Limitation of liability by insurance arrangements
   23.     Limitation of liability by reference to amount of business assets
   24.     Limitation of liability by multiple of charges
   25.     Specification of different limits of liability
   26.     Combination of provisions under sections 22, 23 and 24
   27.     Liability that cannot be limited by scheme
   27A.    Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit
   28.     Insurance to be of requisite standard
           Division 3 Effect of schemes
   29.     Limit of occupational liability by schemes
   30.     Limitation of amount of damages
   31.     Effect of scheme on other parties to proceedings
   32.     Proceedings to which scheme applies
   33.     Duration of scheme
   34.     Notification of limitation of liability
           Part 3 Compulsory insurance
   35.     Occupational association may compel its members to insure
   36.     Monitoring claims
           Part 4 Risk management
   37.     Risk management strategies
   38.     Reporting
   39.     Compliance audits
           Part 5 Complaints and disciplinary matters
   40.     Complaints and discipline code
           Part 6 Professional Standards Council
           Division 1 Constitution of Council
   41.     Constitution of Council
           Division 2 Membership and procedure of Council
   42.     Membership of Council
   43.     Provisions relating to members of Council
   44.     Provisions relating to procedure of Council
           Division 3 Functions of Council
   45.     Functions of Council
   45A.    Cooperation with authorities in other jurisdictions
           Division 4 Other provisions
   46.     Requirement to provide information
   47.     Referral of complaints
   48.     Committees of Council
   49.     Staff of Council
   50.     Engagement of consultants
   51.     Accountability of Council
   52.     Professional Standards Council Fund
   53.     Annual report
   53A.    Agreement with States or other Territories
           Part 7 General
   54.     Characterisation of Act
   55.     Application of Act
   56.     No contracting out of Act
   57.     No limitation on other insurance
   58.     Regulations
   59.     Rules of court
   60.     Review of Act
           Part 8 Transitional matters for Professional Standards Amendment Act 2007
   61.     Definitions
   62.     Validation of schemes etc.
           Schedule 1 Complaints and disciplinary matters
           Schedule 2 Provisions relating to members of Council
           Schedule 3 Provisions relating to procedure of Council
           Schedule 4
           ENDNOTES