Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 (QLD)

Queensland PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGULATION 1965 Reprinted as in force on 7 December 2001 (includes amendments up to SL No. 212 of 2001) Reprint No. 1E This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 7 December 2001. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.

Queensland PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGULATION 1965 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—THE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS BOARD OF QUEENSLAND 4 Time and place of meetings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Adjournment of meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Notice of meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Order of business at ordinary meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Convening of special meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Rescission of resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Point of order or procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 3—REGISTRATIONS 11 Registration and restoration of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 4—FEES AND FUNDS 12 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 When annual licence fee must be paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14 Board’s funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14A Honorary treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PART 5—COMMON SEAL 15 Board’s common seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PART 6—PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATIONS 17 Prescribed qualifications for an interstate or territory applicant . . . . . . . . . . 8 20 Prescribed qualification for any other applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 FEES

2 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 Tables in earlier reprints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

s1 3 s6 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS REGULATION 1965 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 7 December 2001] PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 . PART 2—THE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS BOARD OF QUEENSLAND 4 Time and place of meetings The board shall meet at such times and places as it may from time to time determine. 5 Adjournment of meeting If at the expiration of half an hour after the time appointed for a meeting, a quorum is not present, the registrar shall postpone the meeting and shall name a time and a day not being more than 2 weeks from the time and day of the meeting so postponed as shall seem to the registrar most suitable. 6 Notice of meeting The registrar shall give due notice in writing to each member of the board, setting forth the place, date and time of each meeting and in the case of a special meeting the business thereof.

s7 4 s8 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 7 Order of business at ordinary meeting At all meetings of the board the general order of business shall be as follows— (a) the minutes of the meeting next preceding; (b) confirmation or otherwise of same; (c) business arising out of minutes of such meeting, including adjourned business; (d) outward correspondence and consideration of inward correspondence; (e) finance— (i) Treasurer’s financial statement; (ii) production of statements for accounts kept by the board with a financial institution; and (iii) accounts for payment; (iv) any other matters of finance; (f) consideration of applications for certificates of registration as physiotherapists; (g) notices of motion; (h) miscellaneous business; (i) date of next meeting. 8 Convening of special meeting (1) The chairperson may convene a special meeting of the board if 3 members request such meeting, in writing, setting out the business of such meeting. (2) The chairperson shall fix the time, date and place of such special meeting and notify the registrar accordingly. (3) No business shall be transacted at any special meeting except such as is stated in the notice.

s 9 5 s 11 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 9 Rescission of resolution A resolution passed at a meeting must not be rescinded at a subsequent meeting unless notice of such a motion is given at least 7 days before the meeting. 10 Point of order or procedure The chairperson shall decide any point of order or procedure and the chairperson’s decision shall be final. PART 3—REGISTRATIONS 11 Registration and restoration of registration (1) Applicants for registration as physiotherapists shall apply in the approved form and pay the prescribed fee. (1A) The applicant shall set out the applicant’s qualifications in detail. (2) A certificate of registration in the approved form must be issued to every person on registration as a physiotherapist. (3) A duplicate certificate of registration may be issued by the board on application by the holder of the original certificate supported by a statutory declaration to the effect that the original certificate was lost or destroyed, and upon payment of the prescribed fee. (4) Certificates shall be consecutively numbered and the number of every certificate issued by the board shall be recorded in the register with the name of the recipient. (5) Every physiotherapist shall advise the board of every change of address. (5A) If a communication from the board to a physiotherapist is not acknowledged by the physiotherapist within a period of 3 months from the posting thereof, or within that period the physiotherapist fails to notify the board of the physiotherapist’s change of address, the physiotherapist’s name may be removed from the register, but may be restored upon payment of the prescribed restoration fee.

s 12 6 s 13 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 (6) Where the name of a physiotherapist has been removed from the register for disciplinary reasons, any application for its restoration shall be made in writing to the registrar and shall be signed by the applicant. (7) Such application shall state the grounds on which the application is made, and shall include the names and addresses of at least 2 persons who are able and willing to identify the applicant and to give evidence of the applicant’s character and employment before and since the removal of the applicant’s name from the register. (8) Such persons shall be justices of the peace, ministers of religion, medical practitioners or physiotherapists. (9) The board may require an applicant to verify by statutory declaration any statement made in the applicant’s application, or to provide any additional information. (10) If the board decides not to restore an applicant’s name to the register, upon payment of the prescribed restoration fee, it shall give the applicant the opportunity, if the applicant so desires, to address the board and to produce further evidence in support of the applicant’s application. PART 4—FEES AND FUNDS 12 Fees The fees payable under the Act are in the schedule. 13 When annual licence fee must be paid (1) A person who is already registered as a physiotherapist at the beginning of a year, or becomes registered in January of a year, must pay the annual licence fee for the year on or before 31 January in the year. (2) A person who is not registered as a physiotherapist in January of a year, but applies to be registered in the year, must pay the annual licence fee for the year with the registration fee. (3) If a person is registered as a physiotherapist in December of a year, the annual licence fee for the following year is waived.

s 14 7 s 14A Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 14 Board’s funds (1) An amount payable to the board must be given to the registrar. (2) The registrar must— (a) deposit the amount in an account kept by the board in accordance with the StatutoryBodiesFinancialArrangementsAct1982 , section 31; 1 and (b) for each board meeting, prepare a statement of all amounts received, and payments made, by the board during the statement period. (3) A payment may be made from the account only— (a) by a cheque signed by the registrar and a board member authorised by the board to sign cheques; or (b) in another way authorised by the board. (4) In this section— “statement period” , for a statement for a board meeting, means the period— (a) starting on the first day of the month in which the previous board meeting was held; and (b) ending on the last day of the month immediately before the month in which the meeting is to be held. 14A Honorary treasurer (1) The board may appoint 1 of its members as the board’s honorary treasurer. (2) If an honorary treasurer is appointed, the honorary treasurer must— (a) at each board meeting, present the statement prepared by the registrar under section 14(2)(b); and (b) ensure all amounts received by the board are deposited in the board’s account; and 1 Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , section 31 (General banking powers for day-to-day operations)

s 15 8 s 17 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 (c) ensure any payment made from the board’s account is in accordance with section 14(3). PART 5—COMMON SEAL 15 Board’s common seal (1) The board shall have a common seal in the name of The Physiotherapists Board of Queensland in such design as it may determine. (2) The seal shall remain in the custody of the registrar and shall be affixed by the registrar to certificates of registration and to such other documents as the board may direct. PART 6—PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATIONS 17 Prescribed qualifications for an interstate or territory applicant For section 16(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed qualifications for an applicant whose qualifications were obtained in a State or Territory (other than Queensland) are— (a) the applicant holds a degree, diploma or certificate in physiotherapy conferred by a university, college or similar institution and recognised by the registration authority in the State or Territory; and (b) the applicant holds, or is eligible for, full registration (not subject to any limitations or conditions as to additional training or supervision), to practise physiotherapy in the State or Territory; and (c) the applicant has successfully completed the written and clinical examinations specified by the board, unless— (i) the degree, diploma or certificate was conferred during the 3 years immediately before the date of application; or

s 20 9 s 20 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 (ii) the applicant has completed 1 year of full-time practice in physiotherapy (or the equivalent part-time practice) during the 5 years immediately before the date of application. 20 Prescribed qualification for any other applicant For section 16(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed qualification for an applicant whose qualifications were not obtained in Australia is the final certificate of the Australian Examining Council for Overseas Physiotherapists.

10 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 SCHEDULE 1 FEES section 12 $ 1. Application fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 2. Annual licence fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.00 3. Restoration of name to register (s 11(5)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 4. Application for registration for a limited period . . . . . . . . 15.00 5. Duplicate or certified copy of certificate of registration . . 10.00 6. Inspection of register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 7. Preliminary examination fee (s 16(2)(a) of the Act) . . . . . 204.00 8. Practical and oral examination fee (s 16(2)(c) of the Act) 459.00

11 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 7 December 2001. Future amendments of the Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present Key prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previous = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 1992 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

12 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. 1 1A 1B 1C 1D Amendments included to SL No. 111 of 1997 to SL No. 368 of 1997 to SL No. 268 of 1999 to SL No. 60 of 2000 to SL No. 296 of 2000 Reprint date 5 September 1997 20 November 1997 10 November 1999 10 April 2000 8 December 2000 5 Tables in earlier reprints TABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS Name of table Renumbered provisions Reprint No. 1 6 List of legislation Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 (prev Physiotherapy Regulation 1965) made by the Physiotherapists Board of Queensland on 5 August 1965 pubd gaz 7 August 1965 pp 1775–8 commenced on date of publication exp 30 June 2002 (see SIA s 56A(2) and SIR s 13 sch 13) as amended by— regulations published gazette (pre SL series)— 12 January 1974 p 133 commenced on date of publication 19 April 1975 p 1740 commenced on date of publication 9 October 1976 p 558 commenced on date of publication 3 November 1979 p 965 commenced on date of publication 25 October 1980 p 965 commenced on date of publication 17 April 1982 pp 1749–50 commenced on date of publication

13 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 21 August 1982 p 2819 commenced on date of publication 18 September 1982 p 298 commenced on date of publication 3 September 1983 p 75 commenced on date of publication 20 October 1984 p 817 commenced on date of publication 14 December 1985 p 2100 commenced on date of publication 29 March 1986 p 1303 commenced on date of publication 25 July 1987 p 2947 commenced on date of publication 10 November 1990 p 1242 commenced on date of publication Physiotherapy Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1992 SL No. 99 pubd gaz 15 May 1992 pp 482–6 commenced on date of publication Physiotherapy Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1993 SL No. 510 notfd gaz 17 December 1993 pp 1812–21 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1994 (see s 2) Physiotherapy Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 SL No. 345 notfd gaz 8 December 1995 pp 1449–53 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 1996 (see s 2) Physiotherapy Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 SL No. 412 notfd gaz 20 December 1996 pp 1588–98 commenced on date of notification Physiotherapy Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1997 SL No. 111 notfd gaz 9 May 1997 pp 162–3 commenced on date of notification Physiotherapists Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 SL No. 326 notfd gaz 3 October 1997 pp 481–2 commenced on date of notification Physiotherapists Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1997 SL No. 368 notfd gaz 31 October 1997 pp 882–4 commenced on date of notification Physiotherapists Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 SL No. 268 notfd gaz 5 November 1999 pp 918–21 commenced on date of notification

14 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 Physiotherapists Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 SL No. 60 notfd gaz 7 April 2000 pp 1312–13 commenced on date of notification Physiotherapists Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2000 SL No. 296 notfd gaz 24 November 2000 pp 1188–9 commenced on date of notification Physiotherapists Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2001 SL No. 212 notfd gaz 23 November 2001 pp 1088-91 commenced on date of notification 7 List of annotations PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg sub 1995 SL No. 345 s 4 Short title s 1 sub 1997 SL No. 111 s 3 s 2 om R1 (see RA s 37) Forms s3 sub 1993 SL No. 510 s 4 om 1995 SL No. 345 s 5 Time and place of meetings s 4 prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch Adjournment of meeting s 5 prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch Notice of meeting s 6 prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch Order of business at ordinary meeting prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch s 7 amd 1997 SL No. 326 s 3 Convening of special meeting s 8 prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch Rescission of resolution s 9 sub 1995 SL No. 345 s 6 Point of order or procedure s 10 prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch Registration and restoration of registration prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch s 11 amd 1993 SL No. 510 s 5 PART 4—FEES AND FUNDS pt hdg sub 1995 SL No. 345 s 7

15 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 Fees s 12 sub reg pubd gaz 20 October 1984 p 817 amd reg pubd gaz 14 December 1985 p 2100 sub reg pubd gaz 10 November 1990 p 1242; 1993 SL No. 510 s 6; 1995 SL No. 345 s 8 When annual licence fee must be paid s 13 prev s 13 sub reg pubd gaz 12 January 1974 p 133; 19 April 1975 p 1740; 9 October 1976 p 558; 3 November 1979 p 965; 25 October 1980 p 965; 21 August 1982 p 2819; 20 October 1984 p 817 om reg pubd gaz 29 March 1986 p 1303 pres s 13 ins 1996 SL No. 412 s 3 FUNDS OF THE BOARD hdg prec s 14 om 1995 SL No. 345 s 9 Board’s funds prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch s 14 sub 1997 SL No. 326 s 4 Honorary treasurer s 14A ins 1997 SL No. 326 s 4 Board’s common seal s 15 prov hdg ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 10 sch PART 6—PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATIONS pt hdg ins reg pubd gaz 17 April 1982 pp 1749–50 sub reg pubd gaz 14 December 1985 p 2100; 1992 SL No. 99 s 4 Prescribed qualifications for applicants whose qualifications were obtained outside Queensland s 16 ins reg pubd gaz 17 April 1982 pp 1749–50 sub reg pubd gaz 14 December 1985 p 2100 amd reg pubd gaz 25 July 1987 p 2947 sub 1992 SL No. 99 s 4 amd 1997 SL No. 111 s 4; 2000 SL No. 60 s 3 om 2000 SL No. 296 s 3 Prescribed qualifications for an interstate or territory applicant prov hdg sub 2000 SL No. 296 s 4(1) s 17 ins 1992 SL No. 99 s 4 amd 2000 SL No 296 s 4(2) Qualifications from the United Kingdom s 18 ins 1992 SL No. 99 s 4 om 2000 SL No. 60 s 4 Qualifications from Hong Kong s 19 ins 1992 SL No. 99 s 4 om 2000 SL No. 60 s 4 Qualifications from Canada s 19A ins 1997 SL No. 111 s 5 om 2000 SL No. 296 s 5

16 Physiotherapists Regulation 1965 Qualifications from South Africa s 19B ins 1997 SL No. 111 s 5 om 2000 SL No. 296 s 5 Prescribed qualification for any other applicant s 20 ins 1992 SL No. 99 s 4 sub 2000 SL No. 296 s 6 Form 1—Application for registration—physiotherapist pubd gaz 7 August 1965 p 1778 om 1993 SL No. 510 s 7 Form 2—Certificate of registration pubd gaz 7 August 1965 p 1778 om 1993 SL No. 510 s 7 SCHEDULE 1—FEES ins 1995 SL No. 345 s 11 amd 1996 SL No. 412 s 4; 1997 SL No. 368 s 3; 1999 SL No. 268 s 3; 2000 SL No. 296 s 7; 2001 SL No. 212 s 3 SCHEDULE 2—EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FROM CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA ins 1997 No. 111 s 6 amd 1997 SL No. 326 s 5 om 2000 SL No. 296 s 8 FIRST SCHEDULE—QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION PHYSIOTHERAPIST ins reg pubd gaz 17 April 1982 pp 1749–50 amd reg pubd gaz 3 September 1983 p 75 om R1 (see RA s 5(d) and reg pubd gaz 14 December 1985 p 2100) AS A SECOND SCHEDULE—QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS A PHYSIOTHERAPIST ins reg pubd gaz 17 April 1982 pp 1749–50 amd reg pubd gaz 18 September 1982 p 298; 3 September 1983 p 75 om R1 (see RA s 5(d) and reg pubd gaz 14 December 1985 p 2100) © State of Queensland 2001