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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

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

31: Board to consider certain applications

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"The Board checks your social worker application to see if you can work as a social worker."

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When you apply for a practising certificate, the Registrar sends your application to the Board. The Board must then consider your application. They check if you are competent to work as a social worker under section 38, unless your application was sent because of section 30(1)(b)(iii) or (2A).

If your application was sent because of section 30(1)(b)(iii) or (2A), the Board checks if you are fit to work as a social worker under section 47. You can find out more about what the Board needs to do when considering your application in section 32 and section 33.

The Board makes a decision about your application, and you can find out about the terms of their decision in section 33.

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

31Board to consider certain applications

  1. Promptly after the Registrar refers an application for a practising certificate to the Board, the Board must consider,—

  2. unless the referral is made under section 30(1)(b)(iii) or (2A), whether the applicant is competent to practise as a social worker under section 38; or
    1. if the referral is made under section 30(1)(b)(iii) or (2A), whether the applicant is fit to practise as a social worker under section 47.

      1. See section 32 for procedural requirements and section 33 for the terms of the Board’s decision.

      Notes
      • Section 31: replaced, on , by section 44 of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).