Social Workers Registration Act 2003

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

109: Disciplinary levy

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"A fee social workers might have to pay to help cover the cost of dealing with discipline issues"

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The Social Workers Registration Board can impose a levy on every social worker from time to time. You will have to pay the amount the Board thinks is fair for investigating and dealing with discipline issues under this Act. The Board can decide to exempt some people from paying the levy, or waive or refund the levy.

The Board will give notice of the levy, and this notice is a type of secondary legislation, which has its own publication requirements, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

You should check the notice to see if you have to pay the levy, and if you are exempt or can get a refund.

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

109Disciplinary levy

The Board may from time to time, by notice, impose on every social worker a levy of any amount it thinks fit for the purpose of investigations and other proceedings concerning discipline under this Act.
The notice may exempt people of any kind or description from liability to pay the levy, and may provide for the waiver or refund of the levy.
A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 109(1): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
Section 109(1): amended, on 28 February 2019, by section 144(1) of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).
Section 109(3): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).