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PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 1997


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Objects of this Act
            
   4.      Terms used
            
   5.      Matters to which Act does not apply
            
   6.      Relationship between this Act and other written laws
            
   7.      Crown bound

   PART 2 -- Professional Standards Council

           Division 1 -- Establishment of the Council  

   8.      Council established

           Division 2 -- Membership and procedure of the Council  

   9.      Membership of Council
            
   10.     Provisions relating to members of Council
            
   11.     Provisions relating to procedure of Council

           Division 3 -- Functions of the Council  

   12.     Functions of Council
            
   12A.    Cooperation with authorities in other jurisdictions
            
   13.     Requirement to supply information
            
   13A.    Referral of complaints
            
   14.     Committees of Council

           Division 4 -- Administrative provisions  

   15.     Use of outside staff and facilities
            
   16.     Funds
            
   17.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006
            
   18.     Minister to have access to information
            
   19.     Minister may give directions

   PART 3 -- Limitation of liability

           Division 1 -- Making, amending and revoking schemes  

   20.     Preparation and approval
            
   21.     Notifying the public
            
   22.     Public comments and submissions
            
   23.     Matters to be considered by Council before approval
            
   24.     Public hearings
            
   25.     Council may submit approved schemes to Minister
            
   26.     Minister may gazette schemes
            
   27.     Commencement of schemes
            
   28.     Challenges to schemes
            
   29.     Review of schemes
            
   29A.    Amendment and revocation of schemes
            
   30A.    Notification of revocation of schemes
            
   30B.    Termination of operation of interstate schemes in this jurisdiction

           Division 2 -- Contents of schemes  

   30.     Persons to whom scheme applies
            
   31.     Officers or partners of persons to whom scheme applies
            
   32.     Employees of persons to whom scheme applies
            
   33.     Other persons to whom scheme applies
            
   34A.    Extension of liability limitation to other persons to whom scheme applies
            
   34.     Limitation of liability by insurance arrangements
            
   35.     Limitation of liability by reference to amounts of business assets
            
   36.     Limitation of liability by multiple of charges
            
   37.     Specification of limits of liability and multiples
            
   38.     Combination of provisions under s. 34, 35 and
            
           39. Liability that cannot be limited by schemes
            
   40A.    Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit
            
   40.     Insurance to be of requisite standard

           Division 3 -- Effect of schemes  

   41.     Limit of occupational liability by schemes
            
   42.     Limitation of amount of damages
            
   43.     Effect of schemes on other parties to proceedings
            
   44.     Proceedings to which schemes apply
            
   44A.    Duration of schemes
            
   45.     Notification of limitation of liability

   PART 4 -- Compulsory insurance  

   46.     Occupational associations may compel their members to insure
            
   47.     Monitoring claims

   PART 5 -- Risk management  

   48.     Risk management strategies
            
   49.     Reporting

   PART 6 -- Complaints and disciplinary matters  

   50.     Occupational Associations (Complaints and Discipline) Code

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   51.     Characterisation of this Act
            
   52.     No contracting out of this Act
            
   53.     No limitation on other insurance
            
   54.     Offences to be dealt with by magistrate
            
   55.     Regulations
            
   56.     Rules of court
            
   57.     Review of Act
            
   58.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Provisions relating to members of the Council  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Provisions relating to procedure of the Council  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Model Code  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Savings, transitional and other provisions
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