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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

Social Workers Registration Board and Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal - Social Workers Registration Board

105: Code of conduct

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"Rules for social workers to be honest and do their job well"

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The Social Workers Registration Board makes a code of conduct that social workers must follow. This code says what social workers must do to be honest and have good conduct. You can think of it like a set of rules that social workers should follow to do their job well. The Board talks to organisations and people who represent social workers and their employers before making or changing the code of conduct. The code of conduct is a type of law called secondary legislation, which has its own rules for publication, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 6Social Workers Registration Board and Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal
Social Workers Registration Board

105Code of conduct

  1. The Board must issue and maintain a code of conduct covering the minimum standards of integrity and conduct that—

  2. are to apply to social workers; and
    1. should apply generally in the social work profession.

      1. Before it issues or amends the code of conduct, the Board must consult—

      2. organisations and individuals that, in its opinion, represent social workers; and
        1. organisations and individuals that, in its opinion, represent employers of social workers.

          1. The code of conduct under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

          Notes
          • Section 105(1)(a): amended, on , by section 144(1) of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).
          • Section 105(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).