CHIROPRACTORS ACT 2005
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Terms used in this Act
- 4 Application
PART 2 -- Chiropractors Registration Board and committees
Division 1 -- The Board
- 5 Board established
- 6 Membership of Board
- 7 Presiding member and deputy presiding member
- 8 Constitution and proceedings
- 9 Remuneration and allowances
Division 2 -- Functions and powers
- 10 Functions
- 11 Powers
- 12 Delegation by Board
Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister
- 13 Directions by Minister
- 14 Minister to have access to information
Division 4 -- Committees
- 15 Committees
- 16 Provisions relating to committees
Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff
- 17 Registrar
- 18 Other staff
Division 6 -- General
- 19 Duty not to make improper use of information
- 20 Meetings and minutes of meetings
- 21 Execution of documents by Board
PART 3 -- Finance and reports
- 22 Funds of the Board
- 23 Accounts
- 24 Audit
- 25 Annual report and other reports
PART 4 -- Registration of chiropractors
Division 1 -- Registration
- 26 Natural persons may be registered
- 27 Registration
- 28 Provisional registration
- 29 Entitlement to conditional registration for supervised clinical practice
- 30 Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board
- 31 Professional indemnity insurance
- 32 Application
- 33 Effect of registration
- 34 Duration of registration
- 35 Renewal of registration
- 36 Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 79(1)(i)
Division 2 -- The register
- 37 The register
- 38 Inspection of register
- 39 Certificate of registration
- 40 Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration
- 41 Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances
- 42 Effect of removal of name from register
Division 3 -- Notifications to Board
- 43 Change of address
- 44 Loss of qualifications
- 45 Insolvency
- 46 Civil or criminal proceedings
- 47 Information about professional indemnity insurance
PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters
Division 1 -- Preliminary
- 48 Disciplinary matters
- 49 Impairment matters
Division 2 -- Committees
- 50 Complaints assessment committee
- 51 Impairment review committee
Division 3 -- Complaints
- 52 Complaints
- 53 Complaints assessment committee to determine action required
- 54 Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints
Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board
- 55 Interim orders by Board
- 56 Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal
- 57 Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee
Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters
- 58 Investigation and recommendation
- 59 Role of Board
- 60 Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal
Division 6 -- Impairment matters
- 61 Request by chiropractor for imposition of condition
- 62 Revocation of condition
- 63 Investigation
- 64 Chiropractor to be notified about investigation
- 65 Examination
- 66 Report of examination
- 67 Role of the impairment review committee
- 68 Recommendation
- 69 Role of Board
Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers
- 70 Interpretation
- 71 Investigator
- 72 Report of investigator
- 73 Powers of investigator
- 74 Warrant to enter premises
- 75 Issue of warrant
- 76 Execution of warrant
Division 8 -- Conciliation
- 77 Conciliation process
- 78 Action if conciliation fails
Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal
- 79 Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter
- 80 Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter
Division 10 -- Miscellaneous
- 81 Suspension
- 82 Costs and recovery
PART 6 -- Offences
- 83 Persons who may practise chiropractic
- 84 Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise chiropractic
- 85 Exceptions to sections 83 and
86. Use of title “chiropractor” or pretending to be registered
- 87 Failure to comply with disciplinary action
- 88 False or misleading information
- 89 Offences in relation to investigation
- 90 Obstruction of investigator
- 91 Assistance to execute warrant
- 92 Surrender of certificate
- 93 Incriminating information, questions, or documents
- 94 Legal professional privilege
PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations
PART 8 -- Miscellaneous