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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

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

8B: Contents of authorisation of individual scope of practice

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"What a social worker is allowed to do"

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When you apply to be a social worker, you need an authorisation that says what you are allowed to do. This authorisation must identify the type of social work you can do and what services you can perform. You might have conditions on your authorisation, like who you have to work with or what tasks you can do.

The authorisation might change, and if it does, it must say what the change is. This could be about the type of social work you do, the services you can perform, or the conditions you have to follow. The conditions are there to make sure you can do your job competently.

The conditions might include things like working with a supervisor, only doing certain tasks, or working in a certain role. They might also say you have to get more qualifications or experience, or that you can only work for a certain amount of time. The Board puts these conditions in place to keep the public safe.

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

8BContents of authorisation of individual scope of practice

  1. An authorisation under section 8A(2) and (3) must identify the applicable scope of practice of the profession and specify the social work services within that scope of practice that the applicant is, subject to any condition included in the authorisation, permitted to perform or not permitted to perform.

  2. An authorisation under section 8A(4) must state the change involved by reference to 1 or more of the following matters:

  3. the applicable scope of practice of the profession:
    1. the social work service or services under that scope of practice that the applicant will now be permitted to perform or not permitted to perform:
      1. the cancellation or variation of an existing condition:
        1. the inclusion of a new condition.

          1. Any condition included in an authorisation must be of a kind that the Board considers is required to ensure the competent practice of the applicant and, without limitation, may include any of the following:

          2. a condition that the applicant practise subject to the supervision of 1 or more nominated social workers or social workers of a stated class:
            1. a condition that the applicant practise subject to the oversight of 1 or more nominated social workers or social workers of a stated class:
              1. a condition that the applicant not perform any task of a stated kind or that the applicant perform that task only in stated circumstances:
                1. a condition that the applicant practise only in a stated capacity, for example, as an employee of a nominated person or a person of a stated class:
                  1. a condition that the applicant practise in association with 1 or more nominated persons or persons of a stated class:
                    1. a condition that the applicant practise only for a specified period:
                      1. a condition that the applicant attain 1 or more further stated qualifications or attain further experience of a stated kind:
                        1. a condition that the Board believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary to protect the safety of the public.

                          Notes
                          • Section 8B: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).