Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 2005

- Act 24 of 2005
- Royal Assent 24 June 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      1. Short title
   2.      2. Commencement
   3.      3. Objects of Act
   4.      4. Interpretation
   5.      5. Application of Act
   6.      6. Relationship of Act to other laws
   7.      7. Act binds Crown

   PART 2 - Limitation of liability Division 1 - Making, amendment and
   revocation of schemes

   8.      8. Preparation and approval of schemes
   9.      9. Public notification of schemes
   10.     10. Making of comments and submissions concerning schemes
   11.     11. Consideration of comments, submissions and other matters
   12.     12. Public hearings
   13.     13. Submission of schemes to Minister
   14.     14. Gazettal, tabling and disallowance of schemes
   15.     15. Commencement of schemes
   16.     16. Challenges to schemes
   17.     17. Review of schemes
   18.     18. Amendment of schemes
   19.     19. Revocation of schemes

           Division 2 - Contents of schemes

   20.     20. Persons to whom scheme applies
   21.     21. Officers or partners of persons to whom scheme applies
   22.     22. Employees of persons to whom scheme applies
   23.     23. Other persons to whom scheme applies
   24.     24. Limitation of liability by insurance arrangements
   25.     25. Limitation of liability by reference to amount of business
           assets
   26.     26. Limitation of liability by multiple of charges
   27.     27. Specification of different limits of liability
   28.     28. Combination of provisions under sections 24, 25 and 26
   29.     29. Liability that cannot be limited by scheme
   29A.    29A. Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit
   30.     30. Insurance to be of requisite standard

           Division 3 - Effect of schemes

   31.     31. Limit of occupational liability by schemes
   32.     32. Limitation of amount of damages
   33.     33. Effect of scheme on other parties to proceedings
   34.     34. Proceedings to which scheme applies
   35.     35. Duration of scheme
   36.     36. Notification of limitation of liability

   PART 3 - Compulsory insurance

   37.     37. Occupational association may compel its members to insure
   38.     38. Monitoring claims

   PART 4 - Professional Standards and Risk Management

   39.     39. Risk management strategies
   40.     40. Reporting
   41.     41. Compliance audits

   PART 5 - Complaints and disciplinary matters

   42.     42. Occupational Associations (Complaints and Discipline) Code

   PART 6 - The Professional Standards Council Division 1 -
   Establishment of Council

   43.     43. Establishment of Council

           Division 2 - Membership and procedure of Council

   44.     44. Membership of Council
   45.     45. Provisions relating to members of Council
   46.     46. Provisions relating to procedure of Council

           Division 3 - Functions of Council

   47.     47. Functions of Council

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   48.     48. Requirement to provide information
   49.     49. Referral of complaints
   50.     50. Committees of Council
   51.     51. Engagement of consultants
   52.     52. Accountability of Council
   53.     53. Council is not Crown

   PART 7 - Miscellaneous

   54.     54. Characterisation of Act
   55.     55. No contracting out of Act
   56.     56. No limitation on other insurance
   57.     57. Regulations
   58.     58. Administration of Act
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3


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