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SOCIAL WORKERS REGISTRATION ACT 2021 - SECT 26

26—Non-practising registration

        (1)         A person is eligible to hold non-practising registration as a social worker under this Act if the person—

            (a)         holds or has held general registration as a social worker under this Act; and

            (b)         is a suitable person to hold non-practising registration as a social worker.

        (2)         The Board may decide that a person is not a suitable person to hold non-practising registration as a social worker under this Act if, in the Board's opinion, the person is not a fit and proper person to be registered as a social worker or, for any other reason, it is not in the public interest for the person to be registered as a social worker.

        (3)         A person who holds non-practising registration as a social worker under this Act must not undertake social work services.

        (4)         A contravention of subsection (3) by a person registered as a social worker does not constitute an offence but may constitute unprofessional conduct.



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