Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DL¬ - SECT 33

The board may—

        (a)     cancel the registration of a person as a psychologist; or

        (b)     by order served on a psychologist, suspend his or her registration for the period the board considers appropriate;

if satisfied—

        (c)     that the registration of the person was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or

        (d)     that the psychology qualification of the person has been withdrawn or cancelled by the body that granted it; or

        (e)     that the person contravened this Act; or

        (f)     that the person has contravened a condition to which his or her registration under this Act is subject; or

        (g)     that the person has been convicted in the ACT or elsewhere of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year or any offence that, in the opinion of the board, renders him or her unfit to practise psychology; or

        (h)     that the person is guilty of habitual drunkenness or addiction to a deleterious drug that renders him or her unfit to practise psychology; or

              (i)     that the person has engaged in conduct, whether practising psychology or not, that adversely affects practising psychology by the person; or

        (j)     that the person has engaged in any improper or unethical conduct in practising psychology; or

        (k)     that the person has failed to exercise adequate judgment or care in practising psychology; or

        (l)     the person is not competent to practise psychology.

Note      A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 104).