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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

Registration, authorisation to practise within scope of practice, and practising certificates - Practising certificates

26: Applications for practising certificates

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"How social workers can apply for a practising certificate"

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If you are a social worker, you can apply to the Registrar for a practising certificate. You need to fill out a form that the Board provides for this purpose. The form must be accompanied by a fee, if the Board has set one.

The application form may ask for other information that the Board thinks is necessary. This could include details about whether you are working as a social worker at the time of your application. You will need to provide this information to apply for a practising certificate.

You can find more information about the Social Workers Registration Act by visiting the New Zealand legislation website. The Board sets the rules for applying for a practising certificate. You must follow these rules to get a practising certificate.

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Part 2Registration, authorisation to practise within scope of practice, and practising certificates
Practising certificates

26Applications for practising certificates

  1. A social worker may apply to the Registrar for a practising certificate.

  2. An application for a practising certificate must—

  3. be made on a form provided by the Board for the purpose; and
    1. be accompanied by the fee (if any) set by the Board.

      1. The form may require any information the Board thinks appropriate, including a statement specifying whether the applicant is, at the date of the application, employed as a social worker.

      Notes
      • Section 26(1): amended, on , by section 144(1) of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).