(1) A complaint must be in writing, must identify the complainant and must contain particulars of the allegations on which it is founded.
(1) When a complaint is made, the Board may at any time decide:
(a) to refer the complaint for investigation by the Commission, or (b) to refer the complaint to the Commission for conciliation or to be dealt with under Division 9 of Part 2 of the , or Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (c) to refer the complaint to the Psychological Care Assessment Committee under Division 3, or (d) to refer the matter to an Impaired Registrants Panel under Part 5, or (e) to deal with the complaint by inquiry at a meeting of the Board under Division 4, or (f) to refer the complaint to the Tribunal, or (g) to deal with the complaint by directing the psychologist to attend counselling, or (h) to deal with the complaint by providing advice or making recommendations to the psychologist, or (i) to decline to deal with or dismiss the complaint. (2) If the Commission recommends to the Board in accordance with the that a complaint (whether made under that Act or this Act) be dealt with by inquiry at a meeting of the Board under Division 4, the Board must comply with that recommendation (but only if the complaint is of a kind that can be made under this Act). Health Care Complaints Act 1993
(1) The psychologist is entitled to attend the meeting during the course of the Board’s inquiry and to make submissions to the Board. (2) The Committee may, if the Board so requires, make a submission to the Board with respect to the complaint and may for that purpose attend the meeting during the course of the Board’s inquiry.
(1) The Tribunal may exercise any power that the Board can exercise under this Division. (2) The Tribunal may by order suspend a person’s registration for a specified period or direct that a person’s registration be cancelled if the Tribunal is satisfied (when it finds on a complaint about the person):
(a) that the person is not competent to practise psychology, or (b) that the person is guilty of professional misconduct, or (c) that the person has been convicted of or made the subject of a criminal finding for an offence, either in or outside New South Wales, and the circumstances of the offence are such as to render the person unfit in the public interest to practise psychology, or (d) that the person is not of good character.
(1) The appropriate review body is to conduct an inquiry into an application for review and may then do any of the following:
(a) dismiss the application, (b) by its order terminate or shorten the period of the suspension concerned, (c) make a reinstatement order, (d) make an order altering the conditions to which the person’s registration is subject (including by imposing new conditions), (e) by its order terminate or shorten the period of a prohibition order or alter the conditions to which the person is subject under a prohibition order (including by imposing new conditions).
(1) The Board has the following functions:
(a) such functions as are conferred or imposed on the Board by or under this or any other Act, (b) to promote and maintain standards of psychology practice in New South Wales, (c) to advise the Minister on matters relating to the registration of psychologists, standards of psychology practice and any other matter arising under or related to this Act or the regulations, (d) to publish and distribute information concerning this Act and the regulations to psychologists, consumers and other interested persons.
(1) The Governor may appoint an Australian lawyer of at least 7 years’ standing as Chairperson of the Tribunal and may appoint one or more Australian lawyers of at least 7 years’ standing as Deputy Chairpersons of the Tribunal. (2) The Chairperson and each Deputy Chairperson hold office for such period not exceeding 7 years as may be specified in the instrument of appointment as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, but are eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-appointment. (3) A Deputy Chairperson can be appointed by the Governor for the purpose of conducting or hearing a particular inquiry or appeal, as described in the instrument of appointment of the Deputy Chairperson.
(1) The Tribunal is to conduct proceedings on an inquiry or appeal as it thinks fit.
(1) The Tribunal must provide a written statement of a decision on an inquiry or appeal to the complainant, to the psychologist concerned and to the Board, and must do so as soon as practicable after the decision is made (bearing in mind the public welfare and seriousness of the matter).
(1) A person appointed under this Act as an inspector may apply to an authorised officer for the issue of a search warrant for premises if the inspector believes on reasonable grounds:
(a) that a provision of this Act or the regulations is being or has been contravened on the premises, or (b) that there is on the premises evidence of a contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations.
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