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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

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

8E: Board must inform applicant that it proposes to depart from indicated scope of practice or to decline application

You could also call this:

"The Board must tell you if they don't agree with your social worker application"

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When you apply to be a social worker, the Board checks if you are qualified and competent to do the job. The Board looks at what you said you want to do as a social worker and decides if you can do all or some of those things. If the Board thinks you should do something different, or not be a social worker at all, they must tell you in writing why they think that.

The Board must give you a copy of any written information they used to make their decision, and a summary of any other information they used. You also get a chance to tell the Board what you think, in writing, and you can have someone represent you. The Board must follow certain rules, like those in section 142, when they give you this information.

If the Board is going to make a decision that is different from what you wanted, they must inform you and give you a chance to respond, as stated in section 8 of the Social Workers Registration Act.

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

8EBoard must inform applicant that it proposes to depart from indicated scope of practice or to decline application

  1. In assessing an application under section 8, the Board must consider whether the applicant is qualified and competent to practise all or some of the social work services described in the applicant’s indicated scope of practice of the profession.

  2. If the Board proposes to authorise an applicant to practise in any way that differs from the indication given by the applicant, the Board must inform the applicant in writing of its reasons for proposing to do so.

  3. If the Board proposes to decline the application, the Board must inform the applicant in writing of its reasons for proposing to do so.

  4. When the Board informs an applicant that it proposes to authorise them to practise in any way that differs from the indication given by the applicant or to decline their application, it must also give them—

  5. a copy of any written information on which the Board is relying; and
    1. a written summary of any other information on which the Board is relying; and
      1. a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions and be heard, either personally or by their representative.

        1. Subsection (4)(a) and (b) is subject to section 142.

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