New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS ACT 1991

- As at 21 January 2002 
- Act 7 of 1991 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION

   4.      Chiropractic and osteopathy not to be practised by unregistered person
   5.      Use of title of chiropractor, osteopath etc

   PART 3 - REGISTRATION

   6.      Registration as chiropractor
   7.      Registration as osteopath
   8.      Registration as chiropractor and osteopath
   9.      Qualification for registration as chiropractor
   10.     Qualification for registration as osteopath
   11.     Qualification for registration as chiropractor and osteopath
   12.     Board may refuse registration
   13.     Provisional registration
   14.     Temporary registration
   15.     Qualification for temporary registration
   16.     Conditional registration
   17.     Register
   18.     Annual roll fee
   19.     Restoration of name to register
   20.     Removal of name of deceased person etc

   PART 4 - THE REGISTRATION BOARD

   21.     Constitution of the Board
   22.     Functions of the Board
   23.     Membership of the Board
   24.     Staff
   25.     Advisory committees
   26.     Other provisions relating to the Board

   PART 5 - COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

           Division 1 - Complaints

   27.     Codes of professional conduct
   28.     Complaints
   29.     Referral or dismissal of complaints by the Board
   30.     Role of the Health Care Complaints Commission
   31.     (Repealed)
   32.     Suspension etc by the Board
   33.     Appeals against suspension etc by the Board
   33A.    Appeals against other determinations of the Board
   33B.    Making and determination of appeals

           Division 2 - Hearing of complaints by Professional Standards Committees

   34.     Professional Standards Committees
   35.     Constitution of Committees
   36.     Proceedings before a Committee
   37.     Representation before a Committee
   38.     Referral of certain matters to the Tribunal
   39.     Determinations of Committees
   40.     Complaints relating solely to physical and mental capacity
   41.     Decisions of a Committee
   42.     Appeals against decisions of a Committee etc
   43.     Appeals with respect to points of law

           Division 3 - Hearing of matters by the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Tribunal

   44.     The Chiropractors and Osteopaths Tribunal
   45.     Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the Tribunal
   46.     Proceedings before the Tribunal
   47.     Representation before the Tribunal
   48.     Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson not to review own decisions
   49.     Determinations of the Tribunal
   50.     Suspension orders
   51.     Decisions of the Tribunal
   52.     Appeals against decisions of the Tribunal
   53.     Review of suspension or deregistration by the Tribunal
   54.     Inquiries etc where other proceedings

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Written statement of decisions
   56.     False entries in register, misrepresentation etc
   57.     Proof of certain matters not required
   58.     Evidentiary certificates and evidence of entry in register
   59.     Fees etc
   60.     Chiropractic and Osteopathy Education and Research Account
   61.     Proceedings for offences
   62.     Appointment and powers of inspectors
   63.     Search warrants
   64.     Liability of members etc
   65.     Regulations
   66.     (Repealed)
   67.     Repeal of Chiropractic Act 1978 No 132
   68.     Repeal of Chiropractic Regulation 1979
   69.     Savings and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4