New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.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 (Repealed)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