PROSTITUTION REGULATION 2014 - REG 19
Health professionals protected from liability—Act, s 134A
PROSTITUTION REGULATION 2014 - REG 19
Health professionals protected from liability—Act, s 134A
(1) For section 134A (6) of the Act , definition
"health professional" , paragraph (d) , the following persons are
prescribed— (a) a social worker who is engaged in providing health services;
(b) a professional counsellor who is engaged in providing health services.
(2) In this section—
"government-funded" means funded fully or partly by the Commonwealth or a
State.
"health services" means services for maintaining, improving and restoring
people’s health and wellbeing, including, for example— (a) ambulance
services, hospital services, mental health, medical, paramedical or
pharmaceutical services; and
(b) community welfare services that are
government-funded.
"professional counsellor" means a person who is employed, either under a
contract of service or a contract for services, as a counsellor.
"social worker" means a person who is employed, either under a contract of
service or a contract for services, as a social worker.