South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts25—Eligibility for registration
(1) Subject to this
Act, a person is eligible for registration as a social worker if—
(a) the
person has—
(i)
qualifications—
(A) prescribed by regulation; or
(B) determined by the Board to be
appropriate for registration; or
(ii)
sufficient practical experience in practising
social work; and
(b) a
working with children check has been conducted in relation to the person
within the preceding 5 years; and
(c) the
person is a fit and proper person to be registered as a social worker; and
(d) the
person has met any other requirements for registration—
(i)
prescribed by regulation; or
(ii)
determined by the Board to be necessary for registration.
(2) A qualification
may not be prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) unless it is
endorsed or accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers or
another prescribed body.
(3) A person has
sufficient practical experience in practising social work for the purposes of
subsection (1) if the person has experience in practising social work
that satisfies requirements determined by the Board for the purposes of this
subsection.
(4) A determination of
the Board under subsection (3)—
(a) must
be published in the Gazette and on the Board's website; and
(b) must
specify—
(i)
the amount and type of experience in practising
social work a person must have; and
(ii)
the period within which the experience must have been
obtained,
in order to satisfy the requirements; and
(c) may
be varied, revoked or substituted by a subsequent determination.