Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of this Act  
   4.      Terms used  
   5.      Matters to which Act does not apply  
   6.      Relationship between this Act and other written laws  
   7.      Crown bound

   PART 2 -- Professional Standards Council

           Division 1 -- Establishment of the Council  

   8.      Council established

           Division 2 -- Membership and procedure of the Council  

   9.      Membership of Council  
   10.     Provisions relating to members of Council  
   11.     Provisions relating to procedure of Council

           Division 3 -- Functions of the Council  

   12.     Functions of Council  
   12A.    Cooperation with authorities in other jurisdictions  
   13.     Requirement to supply information  
   13A.    Referral of complaints  
   14.     Committees of Council

           Division 4 -- Administrative provisions  

   15.     Use of outside staff and facilities  
   16.     Funds  
   17.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   18.     Minister to have access to information  
   19.     Minister may give directions

   PART 3 -- Limitation of liability

           Division 1 -- Making, amending and revoking schemes  

   20.     Preparation and approval  
   21.     Notifying the public  
   22.     Public comments and submissions  
   23.     Matters to be considered by Council before approval  
   24.     Public hearings  
   25.     Council may submit approved schemes to Minister  
   26.     Minister may gazette schemes  
   27.     Commencement of schemes  
   28.     Challenges to schemes  
   29.     Review of schemes  
   29A.    Amendment and revocation of schemes  
   30A.    Notification of revocation of schemes  
   30B.    Termination of operation of interstate schemes in this jurisdiction

           Division 2 -- Contents of schemes  

   30.     Persons to whom scheme applies  
   31.     Officers or partners of persons to whom scheme applies  
   32.     Employees of persons to whom scheme applies  
   33.     Other persons to whom scheme applies  
   34A.    Extension of liability limitation to other persons to whom scheme applies  
   34.     Limitation of liability by insurance arrangements  
   35.     Limitation of liability by reference to amounts of business assets  
   36.     Limitation of liability by multiple of charges  
   37.     Specification of limits of liability and multiples  
   38.     Combination of provisions under s. 34, 35 and 36  
   39.     Liability that cannot be limited by schemes  
   40A.    Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit  
   40.     Insurance to be of requisite standard

           Division 3 -- Effect of schemes  

   41.     Limit of occupational liability by schemes  
   42.     Limitation of amount of damages  
   43.     Effect of schemes on other parties to proceedings  
   44.     Proceedings to which schemes apply  
   44A.    Duration of schemes  
   45.     Notification of limitation of liability

   PART 4 -- Compulsory insurance  

   46.     Occupational associations may compel their members to insure  
   47.     Monitoring claims

   PART 5 -- Risk management  

   48.     Risk management strategies  
   49.     Reporting

   PART 6 -- Complaints and disciplinary matters  

   50.     Occupational Associations (Complaints and Discipline) Code

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   51.     Characterisation of this Act  
   52.     No contracting out of this Act  
   53.     No limitation on other insurance  
   54.     Offences to be dealt with by magistrate  
   55.     Regulations  
   56.     Rules of court  
   57.     Review of Act  
   58.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Provisions relating to members of the Council  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Provisions relating to procedure of the Council  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Model Code  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Savings, transitional and other provisions
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