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