Victorian Numbered Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING REGULATIONS 2023 (SR NO 89 OF 2023) - REG 17

    (1)     For the purposes of paragraph (f) in the definition of mental health and wellbeing professional in section 3(1) of the Act, a person is a social worker of a prescribed class if the person—

        (a)     is a social worker in Victoria; and

        (b)     has a qualification that makes the person eligible to be a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

    (2)     For the purposes of paragraph (g) in the definition of mental health and wellbeing professional in section 3(1) of the Act, a person is a counsellor of a prescribed class if the person is a counsellor who—

        (a)     has completed a university degree of Bachelor of Counselling or Master of Counselling; and

        (b)     is a member of—

              (i)     the Australian Counselling Association; or

              (ii)     the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.