This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 July 2010 - Act 16 of 2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Object of Act 4. Definitions 5. Notes 6. Mutual Recognition laws PART 2 - REGISTRATION 7. Registration necessary for certain representations 8. Qualifications for registration 9. Competence 10. Impairment 11. Full registration 12. Provisional registration 13. Temporary registration 14. Power to refuse or impose conditions on full registration 15. Cancellation and suspension of registration 16. Restrictions on registration of deregistered persons 17. Appeals concerning registration PART 3 - PRACTICE OF OSTEOPATHY Note Division 1 - Conduct of practice 18. Use of titles 19. Code of professional conduct Division 2 - Returns and information 20. Annual return to be submitted 21. Notification of convictions, criminal findings and charges 22. Courts to provide information on convictions 23. Referral of mental health matters to Registrar PART 4 - COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS Division 1 - Interpretation 24. Meaning of "professional misconduct" 25. Meaning of "unsatisfactory professional conduct" 25A. References to "complaint" Division 2 - Complaints 26. Grounds for complaints 27. Complaint can be made even if person no longer registered 28. Who can make a complaint 29. Complaints to be made to the Board 30. Form of complaint 31. Board to notify Commission of complaints 32. (Repealed) 33. Investigation of complaint by Board 34. Role of the Commission 35. How complaints are dealt with 36. Serious complaints must be referred to Tribunal 37. Medical examination of osteopath 38. Notification of orders to employer and others Division 3 - Referral of complaints to Osteopathy Care Assessment Committee 39. Kinds of complaints that can be referred to Committee 40. How complaints are dealt with 41. Skills testing of osteopath 42. Recommendations of the Committee 43. No legal representation for parties appearing before the Committee Division 4 - Dealing with complaint by inquiry at a meeting of the Board 44. Procedures for dealing with complaint at meeting 45. General procedure 46. Conduct of meeting 47. Making submissions to inquiry 48. Decision of the Board 49. Admissibility of Board's findings Division 5 - Disciplinary powers of Board and Tribunal 50. Powers may be exercised if complaint proved or admitted 51. General powers of the Board 52. Power of the Board to recommend suspension or cancellation of registration 53. Powers of the Tribunal Division 6 - Powers of the Board for the protection of the public 54. Suspension or conditions to protect the public 55. Power to remove or alter conditions 56. Referral of matter to Commission 57. Special provisions--impairment 58. Tribunal to be notified of suspensions 59. Extension of suspension 60. Expiration of suspension 61. Duration of conditions--complaint matters 62. Duration of conditions--impairment matters PART 5 - IMPAIRMENT 63. Referral of impairment matters concerning osteopaths 64. Persons may notify Board of impairment matters concerning osteopaths 65. Commission may refer impairment matters to Board 66. Panel to inquire into matters referred to it 67. Panel not to take action while Commission investigating 68. Board to give notice of proposed inquiry 69. Osteopath entitled to make representations 70. Assessment, report and recommendations by Panel 71. Voluntary suspension or conditions on registration 72. Review of conditions 73. Some matters to be dealt with as complaints 74. Confidentiality of Panel's report PART 6 - APPEALS AND REVIEW OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION Division 1 - Appeals against actions of the Board 75. Appeals against actions of the Board on a complaint 76. Appeal against suspension or imposition of conditions by Board--impairment matters 77. Appeal on point of law Division 2 - Appeals against actions of Tribunal 78. Preliminary appeal on point of law 79. Appeal against Tribunal's decisions and actions 80. Powers of Court on appeal Division 3 - Review of suspension, cancellation or conditions 81. Right of review 82. Appropriate review body 83. Powers on review 84. Nature of review PART 7 - OSTEOPATHS REGISTRATION BOARD 85. Constitution of the Board 86. Functions of the Board 87. Membership of the Board 88. (Repealed) 89. Committees 90. Delegation of functions 91. Other provisions relating to the Board PART 8 - OSTEOPATHY CARE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE 92. Constitution of the Osteopathy Care Assessment Committee 93. Functions of the Committee 94. Membership of the Committee 95. Other provisions relating to the Committee PART 9 - IMPAIRED REGISTRANTS PANELS 96. Impaired Registrants Panels 97. Board to constitute Panel when required 98. Decisions of a Panel PART 10 - OSTEOPATHS TRIBUNAL Division 1 - Constitution of the Tribunal 99. The Osteopaths Tribunal 100. Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the Tribunal 101. Tribunal to be constituted to deal with complaints etc 102. Effect of vacancy on Tribunal 103. Payment of non-legal Tribunal members 104. Seal of the Tribunal Division 2 - Proceedings of the Tribunal 105. Decisions of the Tribunal 106. Time when orders take effect 107. Powers of Tribunal exercised by Supreme Court 108. Registrar to be informed of disciplinary action Division 3 - Inquiries, appeals etc before the Tribunal 109. Jurisdiction 110. Notice of time and place of inquiry or appeal 111. Conduct of proceedings 112. Representation before the Tribunal 113. Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson not to review own decisions 114. Adjournments and interlocutory orders 115. Tribunal to provide details of its decision 116. Statement need not contain confidential information PART 11 - MISCELLANEOUS 117. Application of Criminal Records Act 118. How notice is to be given 119. Service of documents on Board 120. Written statement of decisions 121. Notice of disciplinary action to other Boards 121A. Cancelled registrations to be publicly available 121B. Protection from liability for certain publications 122. False or misleading entries and statements 123. Evidentiary certificates and evidence of entry in Register 124. Authentication of certain documents 125. Fees 126. Osteopathy Education and Research Account 127. Appointment and powers of inspectors 128. Search warrants 129. Liability of officers and members 130. Offences by corporations 131. Proceedings for offences 132. Regulations 133. (Repealed) 134. Savings and transitional provisions SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 Schedule 6 (Repealed) SCHEDULE 7