Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION REGULATION 2024 - REG 10

10 Types of persons—Act, s 37, definition developmentally informed practitioner

(1) For section 37 of the Act , definition
"developmentally informed practitioner" , the following types of persons are prescribed—

(a) a medical practitioner;

(b) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession, other than as a student;

(c) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the occupational therapy profession, other than as a student;

(d) a person who is a member of the Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited ACN 008 393 440 and who is—

(i) a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist; or

(ii) a Provisional Certified Practising Speech Pathologist;

(e) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law —

(i) to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student; and

(ii) in the registered nurses division of that profession;

(f) a person who is an ordinary member of the Australian Association of Social Workers Limited ACN 008 576 010, other than a retired ordinary member;

(g) a person who is employed by a school as a school guidance officer;

(h) a person who is registered on the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists Pty Ltd ACN 110 047 197;

(i) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the midwifery profession as a midwife, other than as a student.

(2) In this section—

"school guidance officer" means a person who—

(a) holds full registration under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 ; and

(b) has—

(i) completed a masters course at a tertiary education institution that includes studies in guidance, counselling, mental health or psychoeducational assessment; or

(ii) general or provisional registration in the Register of Psychologists kept by the Psychology Board of Australia; or

(iii) completed 4 years of a psychology program accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.