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DISABILITY SERVICE SAFEGUARDS ACT 2018 (NO. 38 OF 2018) - SECT 258

Restriction on use of protected titles

    (1)     A person who is not a registered disability worker must not knowingly or recklessly take or use one of the following titles in a way that could reasonably be expected to induce a belief that the person is a registered disability worker

        (a)     registered disability worker;

        (b)     registered disability support worker;

        (c)     registered disability practitioner.

Penalty:     200 penalty units.

    (2)     A person who is not a registered disability worker must not knowingly or recklessly take or use a prescribed title in a way that could reasonably be expected to induce a belief that the person is a registered disability worker.

Penalty:     200 penalty units.

    (3)     A person must not knowingly or recklessly use one or more of the following titles in relation to another person who is not a registered disability worker in a way that could reasonably be expected to induce a belief that the other person is a registered disability worker

        (a)     registered disability worker;

        (b)     registered disability support worker;

        (c)     registered disability practitioner.

Penalty:     200 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

    400 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

    (4)     A person must not knowingly or recklessly use a prescribed title in relation to another person who is not a registered disability worker in a way that could reasonably be expected to induce a belief that the other person is a registered disability worker.

Penalty:     200 penalty units in the case of a natural person;

    400 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

    (5)     Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) apply whether or not the title is taken or used with or without any other words and whether in English or any other language.



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