This legislation has been repealed.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 -- Podiatrists 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 podiatrists Division 1 -- Registration 26. Natural persons may be registered 27. Registration 28. Provisional registration 29. Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board 30. Registration as specialists 31. Professional indemnity insurance 32. Application 33. Effect of registration 34. Duration of registration 35. Renewal of registration 36. Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 79(1)(i) Division 2 -- The register 37. The register 38. Inspection of register 39. Certificate of registration 40. Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration 41. Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances 42. Effect of removal of name from register Division 3 -- Notifications to Board 43. Change of address 44. Loss of qualifications 45. Insolvency 46. Civil or criminal proceedings 47. Information about professional indemnity insurance PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters Division 1 -- Preliminary 48. Disciplinary matters 49. Impairment matters Division 2 -- Committees 50. Complaints assessment committee 51. Impairment review committee Division 3 -- Complaints 52. Complaints 53. Complaints assessment committee to determine action required 54. Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board 55. Interim orders by Board 56. Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal 57. Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters 58. Investigation and recommendation 59. Role of Board 60. Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal Division 6 -- Impairment matters 61. Request by podiatrist for imposition of condition 62. Revocation of condition 63. Investigation 64. Podiatrist to be notified about investigation 65. Examination 66. Report of examination 67. Role of the impairment review committee 68. Recommendation 69. Role of Board Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers 70. Interpretation 71. Investigator 72. Report of investigator 73. Powers of investigator 74. Warrant to enter premises 75. Issue of warrant 76. Execution of warrant Division 8 -- Conciliation 77. Conciliation process 78. Action if conciliation fails Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal 79. Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter 80. Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter Division 10 -- Miscellaneous 81. Suspension 82. Costs and recovery PART 6 -- Offences 83. Persons who may practise podiatry or a specialty 84. Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise podiatry or a specialty 85. Exceptions to sections 83 and 86. Use of title “podiatrist” or “chiropodist” or a title of a specialist or pretending to be registered 87. Failure to comply with disciplinary action 88. False or misleading information 89. Offences in relation to investigation 90. Obstruction of investigator 91. Assistance to execute warrant 92. Surrender of certificate 93. Incriminating information, questions, or documents 94. Legal professional privilege PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations 95. Codes of practice 96. Rules 97. Regulations 98. Forms PART 8 -- Miscellaneous 99. Protection 100. Notice of decision to be given 101. Review 102. Publication of proceedings etc. 103. Legal proceedings 104. Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences 105. Review of Act 106. Podiatrists Registration Act 1984 repealed 107. Podiatrists Registration Rules 1985 repealed 108. Transitional and savings provisions 109. Consequential amendments SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional and savings SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments Compilation table