Western Australian Current Acts

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACT 1997 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Professional Standards Act 1997 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Professional Standards Act 1997	22 of 1997	18 Sep 1997	s. 1 and 2: 18 Sep 1997; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 18 Apr 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 Apr 1998 p. 2045)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 95 and 144(2)	74 of 2003	15 Dec 2003	15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)
Professional Standards Amendment Act 2004	25 of 2004	28 Sep 2004	s. 1 and 2: 28 Sep 2004; Act other than s. 1 and 2: 26 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Jan 2005 p. 339)
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141	59 of 2004	23 Nov 2004	1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)
Reprint 1: The Professional Standards Act 1997 as at 18 Mar 2005 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004)
Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 3 Div. 4	28 of 2006	26 Jun 2006	1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)
Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 134	77 of 2006	21 Dec 2006	1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)
Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 70	18 of 2009	16 Sep 2009	17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))
Professional Standards Amendment Act 2010	3 of 2010	7 Apr 2010	Pt. 1: 7 Apr 2010 (see s. 2(a)); Act other than Pt. 1: 8 Apr 2010 (see s. 2(b))
Reprint 2: The Professional Standards Act 1997 as at 11 Jun 2010 (includes amendments listed above)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89	39 of 2010	1 Oct 2010	1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)
Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2014 s. 32	17 of 2014	2 Jul 2014	6 Sep 2014 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Sep 2014 p. 3213)

² On 15 July 2001 the Corporations (Western Australia) Act 1990 was superseded by the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, see Part 2 of the Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001.

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)
amending Act Sch. 4 cl. 1, Sch. 4 cl. 7
another jurisdiction 4(1)
appropriate Council 4(1)
associate 34A(1)
business assets 4(1)
commencement Sch. 4 cl. 1
commencement day Sch. 4 cl. 7
corresponding law 4(1)
costs 4(1)
Council 4(1), Sch. 3 cl. 2
court 4(1)
damages 4(1)
document 18(4)
information 18(4)
interstate scheme 4(1)
judgment 4(1)
limitation amount 36(1)
limitation on liability 34A(5)
occupational association 4(1)
occupational group 4(1)
occupational liability 4(1)
officer 31(4), 34A(1), 42(4)
partner 4(1)
partner, officer, employee or associate of a member 34A(4)
principal cause of action 34A(2)
related cause of action 34A(3)
scheme 4(1), 28(1A)
this jurisdiction 4(1)