South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts10—Functions of Board
(1) The Board has the
following functions:
(a) to
administer the provisions of this Act for the regulation of the practice of
social work;
(b) to
provide a definition of "social work services" in accordance with
section 19;
(c) to
establish and maintain the register contemplated by this Act;
(d) to
prepare or endorse codes of conduct, professional standards and ethical
guidelines for registered social workers;
(e) to
determine the qualifications and other requirements appropriate for
registration under this Act;
(f) to
receive and determine applications for registration of social workers under
this Act;
(g) to
establish processes for handling complaints relating to the practice of
social work;
(h) to
hear and make determinations in disciplinary proceedings against a person;
(i)
to carry out other functions assigned to the Board under
this Act or by the Minister.
(2) In performing its
functions, the Board may consult with authorities that it thinks appropriate.
(3) If a code of
conduct, professional standard or set of ethical guidelines is prepared or
endorsed by the Board, the Board must—
(a)
cause a copy of the code, standard or guidelines to be published on the
Board's website, together with a statement of the operative date of the code,
standard or guidelines (which may not be a date earlier than the date of
publication); and
(b) take
reasonable steps to send a copy of the code, standard or set of guidelines to
each social worker to whom it applies; and
(c)
ensure that a copy of the code, standard or set of guidelines is kept
available for public inspection without charge during normal office hours at
the principal office of the Registrar,
(although proof of compliance with paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) is not
necessary for the purposes of any proceedings that involve an alleged
contravention of or failure to comply with a code of conduct or professional
standard).