- Act 48 of 1997 - Royal Assent 11 December 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation 4. Act binds Crown PART 2 - Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board Division 1 - The Board 5. Continuation of Board 6. Membership of Board Division 2 - Functions, powers and objectives 7. Functions of Board 8. Powers of Board 9. Objectives of Board 10. Delegation Division 3 - Miscellaneous 11. Committees 12. Registrar and other employees 13. Use by Board of services of persons 14. Protection from liability Division 4 - Finance and reports 15. Funds of Board 16. Audit 17. Accounts 18. Annual report PART 3 - Registration Division 1 - Applying for registration 19. Who may apply for registration? 20. Application requirements Division 2 - Determination of entitlement 21. Entitlement to registration 22. Interim registration 23. Inquiry into entitlement 24. Recommendation of committee of inquiry Division 3 - Grant or refusal of registration 25. Determination of application 26. Special grounds for refusing to grant registration 27. Review of registration conditions 28. Certificates of registration 29. Offences in relation to certificates of registration Division 4 - Registers of practitioners 30. Registers 31. Correction of registers 32. Inspection of registers 33. Publication of registers, &c. 34. Protection of private information 35. Annual renewal of registration 36. Removal from register 37. Deregistered person must surrender certificate 38. Restoring name on register 39. Evidentiary provisions PART 4 - Discipline Division 1 - Complaints 40. Making complaints 41. Specific matters in respect of which complaints may be made 42. Complaints procedure Division 2 - Investigation of complaints 43. Investigations 44. Frivolous, vexatious and unsubstantial complaints to be dismissed 45. Procedure for less serious complaints 46. Recommendation of disciplinary committee Division 3 - Action following investigation 47. Actions that may be taken by Board 48. Costs and expenses of investigations 49. Notice of decision Division 4 - Suspension 50. Suspension of registration 51. Revocation of suspension Division 5 - Miscellaneous 52. Evidence of facts found in other proceedings 53. Inspections PART 5 - Appeals 54. Right of appeal 55. Hearing of appeals PART 6 - Offences Division 1 - Protection of the profession 56. Offence to practise chiropractic or osteopathy if unregistered 57. False claims 58. Unauthorised use of certain titles 59. Provision of chiropractic and osteopathic services by bodies corporate 60. Advertising offences Division 2 - General offences 61. Failure to notify Board of civil claims 62. Offences of dishonesty 63. Obstruction, &c. 64. Offences relating to inquiries and investigations, &c. 65. Failure to comply with orders PART 7 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Dual registration 66. Dual registration Division 2 - Obligations to provide information 67. Medical practitioners' notices relating to fitness to practise 68. Provision of information concerning bodies corporate Division 3 - Administrative and legal 69. Service of documents 70. Common seal of Board 71. Presumptions 72. Appropriation of fees, penalties and fines 73. No right of recovery by unregistered person, &c. 74. Punishment of conduct constituting an offence 75. Offences by bodies corporate 76. Regulations Division 4 - Consequential and transitional 77. Repeal 78. Consequential amendments 79. Savings and transitional provisions 80. Interim fees 81. Administration of Act SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]