This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 -- Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Terms used in this Act 4. Application PART 2 -- Osteopaths Registration Board and committees Division 1 -- The Board 5. Board established 6. Membership of Board 7. Presiding member and deputy presiding member 8. Constitution and proceedings 9. Remuneration and allowances Division 2 -- Functions and powers 10. Functions 11. Powers 12. Delegation by Board Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister 13. Directions by Minister 14. Minister to have access to information Division 4 -- Committees 15. Committees 16. Provisions relating to committees Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff 17. Registrar 18. Other staff Division 6 -- General 19. Duty not to make improper use of information 20. Meetings and minutes of meetings 21. Execution of documents by Board PART 3 -- Finance and reports 22. Funds of the Board 23. Accounts 24. Audit 25. Annual report and other reports PART 4 -- Registration of osteopaths Division 1 -- Registration 26. Natural persons may be registered 27. Registration 28. Provisional registration 29. Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board 30. Professional indemnity insurance 31. Application 32. Effect of registration 33. Duration of registration 34. Renewal of registration 35. Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 78(1)(i) Division 2 -- The register 36. The register 37. Inspection of register 38. Certificate of registration 39. Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration 40. Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances 41. Effect of removal of name from register Division 3 -- Notifications to Board 42. Change of address 43. Loss of qualifications 44. Insolvency 45. Civil or criminal proceedings 46. Information about professional indemnity insurance PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters Division 1 -- Preliminary 47. Disciplinary matters 48. Impairment matters Division 2 -- Committees 49. Complaints assessment committee 50. Impairment review committee Division 3 -- Complaints 51. Complaints 52. Complaints assessment committee to determine action required 53. Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board 54. Interim orders by Board 55. Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal 56. Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters 57. Investigation and recommendation 58. Role of Board 59. Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal Division 6 -- Impairment matters 60. Request by osteopath for imposition of condition 61. Revocation of condition 62. Investigation 63. Osteopath to be notified about investigation 64. Examination 65. Report of examination 66. Role of the impairment review committee 67. Recommendation 68. Role of Board Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers 69. Interpretation 70. Investigator 71. Report of investigator 72. Powers of investigator 73. Warrant to enter premises 74. Issue of warrant 75. Execution of warrant Division 8 -- Conciliation 76. Conciliation process 77. Action if conciliation fails Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal 78. Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter 79. Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter Division 10 -- Miscellaneous 80. Suspension 81. Costs and recovery PART 6 -- Offences 82. Persons who may practise osteopathy 83. Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise osteopathy 84. Exceptions to sections 82 and 85. Use of title “osteopath” or pretending to be registered 86. Failure to comply with disciplinary action 87. False or misleading information 88. Offences in relation to investigation 89. Obstruction of investigator 90. Assistance to execute warrant 91. Surrender of certificate 92. Incriminating information, questions, or documents 93. Legal professional privilege PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations 94. Codes of practice 95. Rules 96. Regulations 97. Forms PART 8 -- Miscellaneous 98. Protection 99. Notice of decision to be given 100. Review 101. Publication of proceedings etc. 102. Legal proceedings 103. Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences 104. Review of Act 105. Osteopaths Act 1997 repealed 106. Osteopaths Rules 1999 repealed 107. Transitional and savings provisions 108. Consequential amendments SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments Compilation table