Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations see section 90(2).
advertise includes--
(a) placing an entry in a directory; and
(b) displaying a sign; and
(c) using printed stationery.
application fee see section 42(1)(c)(ii).
approved form means a form approved by the board.
assessment report see section 48(1).
authorised person, for part 3, division 3, see section 65(1).
board means the Psychologists Board of Queensland.
business name, of a business, means a name or style under which the business is carried on.
certificate of general registration means a certificate of general registration issued under part 3.
certificate of provisional general registration means a certificate of provisional general registration issued under section 66(6).
certificate of provisional special purpose registration means a certificate of provisional special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 9.
certificate of registration means a certificate of general registration, certificate of provisional general registration, certificate of special purpose registration or certificate of provisional special purpose registration.
certificate of special purpose registration means a certificate of special purpose registration issued under part 3, division 9.
certified copy, of a certificate of registration, means a copy that is certified by the board as being a true copy of the certificate.
chairperson means the chairperson of the board appointed under section 19(1).
column 1 registration, for part 10, division 2, see section 235.
column 2 registration, for part 10, division 2, see section 235.
commencement, for part 10, division 2, see section 235.
committee means a committee of the board established under section 33(1).
convicted, of an offence, means being found guilty of the offence, on a plea of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
corresponding law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State, the Commonwealth or a foreign country that provides, or provided, for the same matter as--
(a) a health practitioner registration Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999; or
(b) a provision of a health practitioner registration Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.
criminal history, of a person, means all the following--
(a) every conviction of the person for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Act;
(b) every charge made against the person for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Act.
declaration period, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
declared event, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
deputy chairperson means the deputy chairperson of the board appointed under section 19(1).
document production requirement see section 183(5).
educational institution means a university, training institution or professional college engaged in the education of persons in the practice of the profession.
executive officer means the executive officer appointed under the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Act 1999.
executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
facsimile warrant see section 165(4).
foreign regulatory authority means--
(a) an interstate regulatory authority; or
(b) an entity established under a law applying in a foreign country, other than New Zealand, having functions similar to the board's functions under this Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.
former board, for part 10, division 2, see section 235.
former registrant means a person who was, but is not currently, registered under part 3.
general registrant means a person registered, under part 3, as a general registrant, but does not include a provisional general registrant.
general registration means registration of a person as a general registrant under part 3.
general registration period see section 56(1).
health assessment, in relation to a person, includes--
(a) a physical, medical, psychiatric or psychological examination or test of the person; and
(b) asking questions to assess the person's mental and physical health.
Health Insurance Commission means the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973 (Cwlth), section 4.
health practitioner registration Act means any of the following Acts--
• this Act
• Chiropractors Registration Act 2001
• Dental Practitioners Registration Act 2001
• Dental Technicians and Dental Prosthetists Registration Act 2001
• Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001
• Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Act 2001
• Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001
• Optometrists Registration Act 2001
• Osteopaths Registration Act 2001
• Pharmacists Registration Act 2001
• Physiotherapists Registration Act 2001
• Podiatrists Registration Act 2001
• Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001.
health records, for part 9, division 1, see section 214.
health service means a service for maintaining, improving or restoring people's health and wellbeing.
impose, a condition, includes change or confirm the condition.
information notice, for a decision of the board or an inspector, is a notice stating the following--
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision;
(c) that the person to whom the notice is given has a right to have the decision reviewed by QCAT;
(d) how, and the period within which, the person may apply for the review;
(da) the right the person has to have the operation of the decision stayed under the QCAT Act, section 22;
(e) if the decision is that a person be registered on conditions, other than probationary conditions or additional conditions imposed under section 98(3)--
(i) for a general registration--the review period applying to the conditions; and
(ii) for conditions imposed because of the person's mental and physical health, the details of which it has been decided under section 59(3) to record in the register--the details that must be recorded in the register for the period for which the conditions are in force;
(f) if the decision is that an applicant be registered on probationary conditions mentioned in section 57(2)(b)--
(i) the part of the supervised practice program to be completed; and
(ii) the period in which the partial program is to be completed;
(g) if the decision is that a general registration be renewed or restored on recency of practice conditions, the review period applying to the conditions;
(h) if the decision is that a registration be cancelled, a direction to the person to return the certificate of registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice;
(i) if the decision is that the conditions, other than probationary conditions or additional conditions imposed under section 98(3), imposed on a general registration be confirmed, the review period applying to the confirmed conditions;
(j) if the decision is that the conditions, other than probationary conditions or additional conditions imposed under section 98(3), imposed on a general registration be changed--
(i) the review period applying to the changed conditions; and
(ii) if the conditions were imposed because of the person's mental and physical health and it is decided under section 113(2) that details of the changed conditions must be recorded in the register, the details that must be recorded in the register for the period for which the changed conditions are in force; and
(iii) a direction to the person to return the certificate of registration to the board within 14 days after receiving the notice;
(k) if the decision is that probationary conditions imposed on a general registration be extended--the part of the supervised practice program to be undertaken and the period of the extension.
inspector means a person who is appointed as an inspector under section 157.
interstate law, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
interstate regulatory authority means an entity established under the law of another State or New Zealand having functions similar to the board's functions under this Act or the Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999.
item, for part 10, division 2, see section 235.
legislative scheme see section 4.
local practitioner, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
medical condition includes substance abuse or dependence.
member means a member of the board.
notice means written notice.
occupier, of a place, includes a person who reasonably appears to be an occupier, or in charge, of the place.
office means the Office of Health Practitioner Registration Boards under the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Act 1999.
original decision see section 192(1).
partial program see section 57(2)(b)(i).
participant, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
personal details requirement see section 181(5).
place includes premises, vacant land and a vehicle.
place of seizure see section 172.
possess, a health record, for part 9, division 1, see section 214.
premises includes--
(a) a building or other structure; and
(b) a part of a building or other structure; and
(c) land where a building or other structure is situated.
prepare, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
probationary conditions means conditions mentioned in section 57(2) and includes those conditions extended under section 98(1)(b)(ii).
probationary registrant means a person registered as a general registrant on probationary conditions.
profession means the psychology profession.
professional service means a psychology service.
provisional general registrant means a person registered, under section 66, as a provisional general registrant.
provisional general registration means registration of a person as a provisional general registrant under section 66.
provisional special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 9, as a provisional special purpose registrant.
provisional special purpose registration means registration of a person as a provisional special purpose registrant under part 3, division 9.
public members see section 15(2)(b).
public place means a place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public or is used by the public (whether or not on payment of money).
recency of practice conditions see section 80(2).
recency of practice requirements see section 74.
register means the register kept under section 209.
registrant means a person registered under part 3.
registrant members see section 15(2)(a).
registration means registration under part 3.
registration fee see section 42(1)(c)(iii).
relevant practical experience in the profession means experience mentioned in section 58(1).
renewable registration means a general registration or special purpose registration, other than a short-term registration.
repealed Act means the Psychologists Act 1977.
restoration fee see section 84(1)(b)(i).
restricted title means a title that consists of, or includes, the word 'psychologist'.
review period, applying to conditions imposed by the board or QCAT on a general registration, means the period, not more than 3 years after the decision to impose the conditions takes effect, within which the registrant may not apply for a review of the conditions under part 3, division 8.
service agreement means an agreement made under the Health Practitioner Registration Boards (Administration) Act 1999, between the executive officer and the board, for the provision of administrative and operational support by the office to the board.
short-term registration means a registration on an application mentioned in section 136A.
show cause notice see section 89(1).
show cause period see section 89(2)(d).
special activities see section 115.
special purpose registrant means a person registered, under part 3, division 9, as a special purpose registrant, but does not include a provisional special purpose registrant.
special purpose registration means registration of a person as a special purpose registrant under part 3, division 9.
supervised practice plan see section 62(4).
supervised practice program means a program mentioned in section 61(1).
supervised practice report, for a probationary registrant, means a report--
(a) providing an assessment of the registrant's competence to practise the profession as demonstrated while undertaking practice under the supervised practice program or the partial program; and
(b) in the approved form, or if a form is not approved, that includes the information prescribed under a regulation.
supervisor, for a probationary registrant, means the general registrant who--
(a) is eligible under a regulation to be a supervisor; and
(b) has primary responsibility for the probationary registrant's supervision while undertaking the supervised practice program, or the partial program.
user, of a registrant's services, includes a person who used the services.
visiting practitioner, for part 9, division 3, see section 222.
warrant form see section 165(5)(b).