CHIROPRACTIC AND OSTEOPATHY PRACTICE ACT 2005
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Medical fitness to provide chiropractic or osteopathy
PART 2--Chiropractic and Osteopathy Board of South Australia
Division 1--Establishment of Board
Division 2--Board's membership
- 6 Composition of Board
- 7 Elections and casual vacancies
- 8 Terms and conditions of membership
- 9 Presiding member and deputy
- 10 Vacancies or defects in appointment of members
- 11 Remuneration
Division 3--Registrar and staff of Board
Division 4--General functions and powers
Division 5--Board's procedures
- 17 Board's procedures
- 18 Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
- 19 Powers of Board in relation to witnesses etc
- 20 Principles governing proceedings
- 21 Representation at proceedings before Board
- 22 Costs
Division 6--Accounts, audit and annual report
PART 3--Registration and practice
Division 1--Registers
Division 2--Registration
- 27 Registration of natural persons as chiropractors or osteopaths
- 28 Registration of chiropractic and osteopathy students
- 29 Application for registration and provisional registration
- 30 Removal from register
- 31 Reinstatement on register
- 32 Fees and returns
Division 3--Special provisions relating to chiropractic or osteopathy services providers
- 33 Information to be given to Board by chiropractic or osteopathy services providers
Division 4--Restrictions relating to provision of chiropractic or osteopathy
- 34 Illegal holding out as registered person
- 35 Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
- 36 Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
- 37 Restrictions on provision of chiropractic or osteopathy by unqualified persons
- 38 Board's approval required where chiropractor, osteopath, chiropractic student or osteopathy student has not practised for 5 years
PART 4--Investigations and proceedings
Division 1--Preliminary
Division 2--Investigations
- 41 Powers of inspectors
- 42 Offence to hinder etc inspector
Division 3--Proceedings before Board
- 43 Obligation to report medical unfitness or unprofessional conduct of chiropractor, osteopath, chiropractic student or osteopathy student
- 44 Medical fitness of chiropractor, osteopath, chiropractic student or osteopathy student
- 45 Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
- 46 Contravention of prohibition order
- 47 Register of prohibition orders
- 48 Variation or revocation of conditions of registration
- 49 Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
- 50 Provisions as to proceedings before Board
PART 5--Appeals
- 51 Right of appeal to District Court
- 52 Operation of order may be suspended
- 53 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Court
PART 6--Miscellaneous
- 54 Interpretation
- 55 Offence to contravene conditions of registration
- 56 Registered person etc must declare interest in prescribed business
- 57 Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for referral or recommendation
- 58 Improper directions to chiropractors, osteopaths, chiropractic students or osteopathy students
- 59 Procurement of registration by fraud
- 60 Statutory declarations
- 61 False or misleading statement
- 62 Registered person must report medical unfitness to Board
- 63 Report to Board of cessation of status as student
- 64 Registered persons and chiropractic or osteopathy services providers to be indemnified against loss
- 65 Information relating to claim against registered person or chiropractic or osteopathy services provider to be provided
- 66 Victimisation
- 67 Self-incrimination
- 68 Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
- 69 Vicarious liability for offences
- 70 Application of fines
- 71 Board may require medical examination or report
- 72 Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
- 73 Confidentiality
- 74 Service
- 75 Evidentiary provision
- 76 Regulations