South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) It is a condition
of every registration that a working with children check be conducted in
relation to the person at least once in each 5 year period.
(2) The Board may
impose conditions of registration which may include (but are not limited to)
the following:
(a)
conditions requiring the person to complete a course or acquire experience as
a social worker;
(b)
conditions restricting the services the person may provide;
(c)
conditions requiring the supervision of the person;
(d)
conditions limiting the period for which the registration remains in force;
(e)
conditions requiring the provision of further evidence as to competence.
(3) Without limiting
the effect of subsection (2), the Board must—
(a) make
it a condition of every registration that for the duration of the registration
period the person complete a minimum number of hours (as prescribed by
regulation or determined by the Board) of further education and training that
the Board has approved to be of an appropriate standard or that has been
prescribed by regulation; and
(b) make
it a condition of every registration that—
(i)
if the person is charged with or convicted of an offence
of a kind specified in the condition (which may include offences under the law
of South Australia or elsewhere), the person must, within 14 days, give
written notice of the charge or conviction to the Board containing the details
specified in the condition; and
(ii)
if the person is dismissed from employment as a
social worker in response to allegations of unprofessional conduct, or resigns
from employment as a social worker following allegations of
unprofessional conduct, the person must, within 14 days, give written notice
of the person's dismissal or resignation to the Board containing the details
specified in the condition; and
(iii)
if the person is dismissed from any employment in
response to allegations of improper conduct relating to a child, or resigns
from employment following allegations of improper conduct relating to a child,
the person must, within 14 days, give written notice of the person's dismissal
or resignation to the Board containing the details specified in the condition.
(4) The Board may, at
any time, audit a registered social worker to determine the
registered social worker's compliance with the condition set out in
subsection (3)(a).
(5) The Board may, on
application or by written notice, vary or revoke a condition, or impose a
condition, of a person's registration as a social worker.