South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"Board" means the Social Workers Registration Board of South Australia;
"condition" includes a limitation;
"fit and proper person"—see section 35;
"legal practitioner" has the same meaning as in the Legal Practitioners
Act 1981 ;
"register" means the register of social workers established and maintained
under section 33;
"registered social worker" means a person registered as a social worker under
Part 4;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 13,
or a person acting in the position of the Registrar;
"respondent"—see section 46;
"scope of practice", in relation to the social work profession, means 1 or
more social work services performed by the social work profession that are
described as a scope of practice by the Board under section 20;
"unprofessional conduct" means—
(a) a
contravention of or failure to comply with—
(i)
this Act; or
(ii)
a condition of registration as a social worker under this
Act; or
(iii)
a code of conduct or professional standard prepared or
endorsed by the Board under this Act; or
(b)
incompetence; or
(c)
disgraceful or improper conduct; or
(d)
conduct of a kind determined by the Board to be unprofessional conduct;
"working with children check" means a working with children check under the
Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 .
(2) For the purposes
of this Act—
(a)
"social work" is a practice-based profession and an academic
discipline—
(i)
that promotes social change and development, social
cohesion and the empowerment and liberation of people; and
(ii)
for which principles of social justice, human rights,
collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central; and
(iii)
that is underpinned by theories of social work, social
sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge; and
(iv)
that engages people and structures to address life
challenges and enhance wellbeing; and
(b)
"social work services" has the meaning determined by the Board under
section 19.
(3) A reference in
this Act—
(a) to
"unprofessional conduct" extends to—
(i)
unprofessional conduct committed before the commencement
of this Act; and
(ii)
unprofessional conduct committed within or outside South
Australia or the Commonwealth; and
(b) to
"engaging in conduct" includes a reference to failing or refusing to engage in
conduct.
(4) A determination of
the Board for the purposes of paragraph (d) of
the definition of "unprofessional conduct" in subsection (1)—
(a) must
be published in the Gazette; and
(b) may
be varied, revoked or substituted.