South Australia
Psychological Practices Act 1973
An Act to provide for the registration of psychologists, the protection of the public from unqualified persons and certain harmful practices and for other purposes.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
4Definitions
5Act not to apply to certain persons
6Exemption from application of the whole or part of Act
Part 2—The South Australian Psychological Board
Division 1—The Board and registrar
7South Australian Psychological Board
8Composition of Board
9Terms and conditions of office
10Quorum etc of the Board
10AConflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
11Validity of acts of Board
12Common Seal of the Board
13Registrar, officers and servants
14Powers and functions of Board
15Judicial notice of certificate of registration
16Funds, assets of the Board
17Annual report
18Accounts and audit
19Delegation by Board
Division 2—Registration
20Register of psychologists
21Certificate of registration
22Qualification for registration
23Refusal to register as psychologist etc
24Removal from the register
Division 3—Inquiries
25Registrar's powers of investigation
26Inquiries, disciplinary powers etc
27Procedure in relation to inquiry
28Powers of Board as a disciplinary tribunal
29Appeal
30Operation of order may be suspended
31Certificate of registration to be surrendered
Part 3—Practice of psychology
32Prescribed psychological practices
33Advertising by unregistered persons prohibited
34Unregistered persons not to practise psychology on behalf of registered psychologist
35Restriction on the use of unregistered title etc
36Restriction on the use of certain titles by a company or association
37Restriction on the use of certain titles by an unregistered person
38Use of psychological title by educational institution
Part 4—Hypnotism
39Practice of hypnosis
Part 5—Miscellaneous
40Summary proceedings for offences
41Regulations
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Psychological Practices Act 1973.
4—Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
hypnosis includes any activity or practice prescribed as being hypnosis for the purposes of this Act;
member, in relation to the Board, means a member of the Board, and includes the member who is, for the time being, chairman of the Board;
prescribed psychological practice means a psychological practice relating to—
(a)the administration or interpretation of individual tests of intelligence; or
(b)the interpretation of personality tests or inventories,
prescribed as being a psychological practice for the purposes of this Act;
registered psychologist means a person whose name is for the time being in the register;
school means a school as defined in the Education Act 1972;
the Board means the South Australian Psychological Board constituted under section 7 of this Act;
the register means the register established and maintained pursuant to section 20 of this Act;
the registrar means the registrar appointed and for the time being in office pursuant to section 13 of this Act.
5—Act not to apply to certain persons
This Act does not apply to any thing done or omitted to be done—
(a)by a legally qualified medical practitioner in the ordinary course of medical practice; or
(b)by a student or teacher, in the course of study or research being…