Queensland Consolidated Regulations

PROSTITUTION REGULATION 2014 - REG 19

19 Health professionals protected from liability—Act, s 134A

(1) For section 134A (6) of the Act , definition
"health professional" , paragraph (d) , the following persons are prescribed—

(a) a social worker who is engaged in providing health services;

(b) a professional counsellor who is engaged in providing health services.

(2) In this section—

"government-funded" means funded fully or partly by the Commonwealth or a State.

"health services" means services for maintaining, improving and restoring people’s health and wellbeing, including, for example—

(a) ambulance services, hospital services, mental health, medical, paramedical or pharmaceutical services; and

(b) community welfare services that are government-funded.

"professional counsellor" means a person who is employed, either under a contract of service or a contract for services, as a counsellor.

"social worker" means a person who is employed, either under a contract of service or a contract for services, as a social worker.