OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE ACT 2005
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Medical fitness to provide occupational therapy
PART 2--Occupational Therapy 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 etc 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
- 26 Registration of natural persons as occupational therapists
- 27 Registration of occupational therapy students
- 28 Application for registration and provisional registration
- 29 Removal from register
- 30 Reinstatement on register
- 31 Fees and returns
Division 3--Special provisions relating to occupational therapy services providers
- 32 Information to be given to Board by occupational therapy services providers
Division 4--Restrictions relating to provision of occupational therapy
- 33 Illegal holding out as registered person
- 34 Illegal holding out concerning limitations or conditions
- 35 Use of certain titles or descriptions prohibited
PART 4--Investigations and proceedings
Division 1--Preliminary
Division 2--Investigations
- 38 Powers of inspectors
- 39 Offence to hinder etc inspector
Division 3--Proceedings before Board
- 40 Obligation to report medical unfitness or unprofessional conduct of occupational therapist or occupational therapy student
- 41 Medical fitness of occupational therapist or occupational therapy student
- 42 Inquiries by Board as to matters constituting grounds for disciplinary action
- 43 Contravention of prohibition order
- 44 Register of prohibition orders
- 45 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Board
- 46 Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
- 47 Provisions as to proceedings before Board
PART 5--Appeals
- 48 Right of appeal to District Court
- 49 Operation of order may be suspended
- 50 Variation or revocation of conditions imposed by Court
PART 6--Miscellaneous
- 51 Interpretation
- 52 Offence to contravene conditions of registration
- 53 Registered person etc must declare interest in prescribed business
- 54 Offence to give, offer or accept benefit for referral or recommendation
- 55 Improper directions to occupational therapists or occupational therapy students
- 56 Procurement of registration by fraud
- 57 Statutory declarations
- 58 False or misleading statement
- 59 Registered person must report medical unfitness to Board
- 60 Report to Board of cessation of status as student
- 61 Registered persons and occupational therapy services providers to be indemnified against loss
- 62 Information relating to claim against registered person or occupational therapy services provider to be provided
- 63 Victimisation
- 64 Self-incrimination
- 65 Punishment of conduct that constitutes an offence
- 66 Vicarious liability for offences
- 67 Application of fines
- 68 Board may require medical examination or report
- 69 Ministerial review of decisions relating to courses
- 70 Confidentiality
- 71 Service
- 72 Evidentiary provision
- 73 Regulations