Chiropractors Act 2005

Chiropractors Regulations 2007

These regulations were repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 15(2)(a) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6).

 

 

Chiropractors Regulations 2007

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Criminal record screening1

4.Prescribed qualifications for registration under section 27(2)(f) and (g)1

5.Prescribed period for registration and renewal of registration under section 342

6.Day on which fee falls due under section 35(1)3

7.Prescribed information under section 37(g)3

8.Amendment of particulars3

9.Change of name3

10.Complaints to the complaints assessment committee4

11.Appointment of a conciliator4

12.Advertising4

13.Fees5

14.Fees for registration under Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2001 or Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 20075

15.Reduction, waiver or refund of fees5

Schedule 1 — Fees

Schedule 2 — Fees for registration under Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2001 or Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007

Notes

Compilation table9

 

Chiropractors Act 2005

Chiropractors Regulations 2007

1.Citation

These regulations are the Chiropractors Regulations 2007 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Chiropractors Act 2005 comes into operation.

3.Criminal record screening

The Board may require a person who applies to the Board for registration under the Act section 27 or 30 to give the Board authority to obtain details of any record of criminal convictions of that person.

4.Prescribed qualifications for registration under section 27(2)(f) and (g)

(1)For the purposes of the Act section 27(2)(f), the period of supervised clinical practice is not less than 8 hours per week over not less than 2 years during the completion of a course of study for a qualification prescribed under subregulation (2).

(2)For the purposes of the Act section 27(2)(g), the qualifications specified in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation opposite the institutions specified in column 2 of that Table are prescribed as a qualification for registration as a chiropractor.

Table

Column 1
Qualification

Column 2
Institution

Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic) and

Bachelor of Chiropractic

Murdoch University

Bachelor of Chiropractic and

Master of Chiropractic

Macquarie University

Bachelor of Applied Science (Clinical Sciences) (conferred during or before 2006) and

Bachelor of Chiropractic Science (conferred during or before 2006)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Applied Science (Complementary Medicine‑Chiropractic) and

Master of Clinical Chiropractic

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Certificate of Attainment

Council of Chiropractic Education of Australasia Inc.

Bachelor of Chiropractic

New Zealand College of Chiropractic

Bachelor of Applied Science (Clinical Sciences)

and

Bachelor of Chiropractic Science

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology — Japan

[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette 31 Jul 2007 p. 3792-3; 8 Jan 2008 p. 35.]

5.Prescribed period for registration and renewal of registration under section 34

(1)For the purposes of the Act section 34(a), the prescribed period for which registration has effect is a period equal to the period commencing on the day on which registration is granted and ending on the next succeeding 30 June.

(2)For the purposes of the Act section 34(b), the prescribed period for which registration may be renewed is a period equal to the period commencing on the day on which the registration is renewed and ending on the next succeeding 30 June.

6.Day on which fee falls due under section 35(1)

For the purposes of the Act section 35(1), the day in each year on which the prescribed fee for the renewal of registration falls due is 30 June.

7.Prescribed information under section 37(g)

For the purposes of the Act section 37(g), the following information is prescribed —

(a)any offence under the Act for which the chiropractor has been convicted;

(b)the date on which the chiropractor was first registered as a chiropractor.

8.Amendment of particulars

A chiropractor may at any time apply to the Board for the amendment of the particulars recorded in the register relating to that chiropractor, and if the Board is satisfied that the amendment may properly be made, the Board, on payment of the prescribed fee, is to cause those particulars to be amended.

9.Change of name

(1)A chiropractor must give the registrar written advice of any change to his or her name that is recorded in the register.

Penalty: a fine of $1 000.

(2)The advice referred to in subregulation (1) must be given no later than 30 days after the change of name.

10.Complaints to the complaints assessment committee

(1)A complaint to the complaints assessment committee is to be in writing.

(2)A person who complains to the complaints assessment committee must give to the committee —

(a)his or her name; and

(b)such other information relating to the person’s identity as the Board or registrar may require.

11.Appointment of a conciliator

(1)After consulting a person with knowledge of and experience in the conciliation of complaints, the complaints assessment committee may appoint a person with knowledge of and experience in the conciliation of complaints to be a conciliator to preside over a conference under the Act section 77(2).

(2)The Board may pay a conciliator appointed under this regulation a fee for, and such reasonable expenses as may be incurred by the conciliator in, presiding over conferences under the Act section 77(2).

12.Advertising

A chiropractor who advertises, or causes to be advertised, any material relating to the chiropractor’s practice of chiropractic that —

(a)is false, misleading or deceptive; or

(b)creates an unjustified expectation of beneficial treatment; or

(c)promotes the unnecessary or inappropriate use of the chiropractor’s services,

commits an offence.

Penalty: a fine of $1 000.

13.Fees

The fees in Schedule 1 are the prescribed fees payable in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule and the persons liable for payment of the fees are the persons specified in that Schedule.

14.Fees for registration under Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2001 or Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007

The fees in Schedule 2 are prescribed as the fees payable in respect of the registration of a person entitled under —

(a)the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Commonwealth), as adopted by the Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2001; or

(b)the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Commonwealth), as adopted by the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007,

to be registered in this State as a chiropractor.

[Regulation 14 inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2009 p. 5257.]

15.Reduction, waiver or refund of fees

The Board may authorise the reduction, waiver or refund of any fee provided for in these regulations if the Board considers it appropriate to do so.

 

Schedule 1 — Fees

[r. 13]

 

Type of fee

Provision
of Act

Fee
$

1.

Fee payable by a person who applies for a copy of the minutes of the Board available for inspection under the Act section 20(4).





s. 20(5)

$5 plus $1 per page up to a maximum fee of $10

2.

Registration fee payable by a person if registration is effected in the months of July, August, September, October, November or December.





s. 27(1)(b)





450

3.

Registration fee payable by a person if registration is effected in the months of January, February, March, April, May or June.





s. 27(1)(b)





225

4.

Fee payable by a person who applies for registration under the Act section 27 or 30 for the conduct of criminal record screening.




s. 27, 30 and 97(2)(h)





50

5.

Registration fee payable by a person for provisional registration.



s. 28(1)(c)



450

6.

Registration fee payable by a person for conditional registration for supervised clinical practice.




s. 29(1)(b)




450

7.

Registration fee payable by a person for conditional registration.



s. 30(1)(c)



450

8.

Fee payable by the applicant to accompany an application for registration.



s. 32(1)(c)



150

9.

Fee payable by a chiropractor for renewal of registration of the chiropractor.



s. 35(1)



450

10.

Additional amount to be paid to the Board by an applicant to have name restored to the register.



s. 35(2)



75

11.

Fee payable by a person who applies for a certified copy of the register or an entry in the register for the copy.




s. 38(4)




20

12.

Fee payable by an applicant for amendment of particulars entered in the register.


r. 8 and s. 97(2)(h)



20

Schedule 2 — Fees for registration under Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2001 or Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2007

[r. 14]

[Heading inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2009 p. 5257.]

 

Type of fee

Fee

$

1.

Fee for lodgment of written notice seeking registration in accordance with mutual recognition principle or Trans‑Tasman mutual recognition principle




150

2.

Fee for grant of registration in accordance with mutual recognition principle or Trans‑Tasman mutual recognition principle if registration effected in January, February, March, April, May or June





225

3.

Fee for grant of registration in accordance with mutual recognition principle or Trans‑Tasman mutual recognition principle if registration effected in July, August, September, October, November or December





450

[Schedule 2 inserted in Gazette 22 Dec 2009 p. 5257‑8.]

 

Notes

1This is a compilation of the Chiropractors Regulations 2007 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.

Compilation table

Citation

Gazettal

Commencement

Chiropractors Regulations 2007

15 May 2007 p. 2111‑22

r. 1 and 2: 15 May 2007
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Aug 2007 (see r. 2 and Gazette 31 Jul 2007 p. 3789)

Chiropractors Amendment Regulations 2007

31 Jul 2007 p. 3792-3

r. 1 and 2: 31 Jul 2007 (see r. 2(a))
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Aug 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Chiropractors Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007

8 Jan 2008

r. 1 and 2: 8 Jan 2008 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Jan 2008 (see r. 2(b))

Chiropractors Amendment Regulations 2009

22 Dec 2009 p. 5256‑8

r. 1 and 2: 22 Dec 2009 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 23 Dec 2009 (see r. 2(b))

These regulations were repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 15(2)(a) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)