South Australian Numbered Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 2004 (NO 45 OF 2004)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Application of Act
   6.      Relationship of this Act to other laws
   7.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2--Limitation of liability

           Division 1--Making, amendment and revocation of schemes

   8.      Preparation and approval of schemes
   9.      Public notification of schemes
   10.     Making of comments and submissions concerning schemes
   11.     Consideration of comments, submissions and other matters
   12.     Public hearings
   13.     Submission of schemes to Minister
   14.     Gazettal, tabling and disallowance of schemes
   15.     Commencement of schemes
   16.     Challenges to schemes
   17.     Review of schemes
   18.     Amendment and revocation of schemes

           Division 2--Contents of schemes

   19.     Persons to whom scheme applies
   20.     Officers or partners of persons to whom a scheme applies
   21.     Employees of persons to whom a scheme applies
   22.     Other persons to whom a scheme applies
   23.     Limitation of liability by insurance arrangements
   24.     Limitation of liability by reference to amount of business assets
   25.     Limitation of liability by multiple of charges
   26.     Specification of different limits of liability
   27.     Combination of provisions under sections 23, 24 and 25
   28.     Amount below which liability cannot be limited
   29.     Insurance to be of requisite standard

           Division 3--Effect of schemes

   30.     Limit of occupational liability by schemes
   31.     Limitation of amount of damages
   32.     Effect of scheme on other parties to proceedings
   33.     Proceedings to which a scheme applies
   34.     Duration of scheme
   35.     Notification of limitation of liability

   PART 3--Compulsory insurance

   36.     Occupational association may compel its members to insure
   37.     Monitoring claims

   PART 4--Risk management

   38.     Risk management strategies
   39.     Reporting
   40.     Compliance audits

   PART 5--Complaints and disciplinary matters

   41.     Complaints and discipline code

   PART 6--The Professional Standards Council

           Division 1--Establishment of Council

   42.     Establishment of Council

           Division 2--Membership and procedure of Council

   43.     Membership of Council
   44.     Provisions relating to members of Council
   45.     Provisions relating to procedure of Council

           Division 3--Functions of Council

   46.     Functions of Council

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   47.     Requirement to provide information
   48.     Referral of complaints
   49.     Committees of Council
   50.     Engagement of consultants
   51.     Accountability of Council
   52.     Professional Standards Council Fund

   PART 7--Miscellaneous

   53.     Characterisation of Act
   54.     No contracting out of Act
   55.     No limitation on other insurance
   56.     Minister's power of delegation
   57.     Regulations
   58.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1--Model code
           SCHEDULE 2--Provisions relating to members of Council
           SCHEDULE 3--Provisions relating to the procedure of the Council
           Legislative history