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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

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

115: Function of Tribunal

You could also call this:

"The Tribunal's job is to help keep social workers doing their jobs properly."

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The Tribunal has some jobs to do. You can think of the Tribunal like a group that helps make sure social workers are doing their jobs properly. The Tribunal's jobs include using the powers given to it by this Act to discipline social workers when necessary. The Tribunal also has to do any other jobs that this Act or other laws give it.

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Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal

115Function of Tribunal

  1. The Tribunal's functions are—

    1. to exercise the disciplinary powers over social workers conferred by this Act; and
      1. any other functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act or any other enactment.

        Notes
        • Section 115(a): repealed, on , by section 118 of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).
        • Section 115(b): amended, on , by section 144(1) of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).