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Osteopaths Act 2005 00-i0-06 Xml
This Act was repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 14(i) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6).
Part 2 — Osteopaths Registration Board and committees
Part 4 — Registration of osteopaths
30.Professional indemnity insurance20
31.Application21
32.Effect of registration21
33.Duration of registration22
34.Renewal of registration22
35.Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 78(1)(i)23
36.The register23
37.Inspection of register24
38.Certificate of registration24
39.Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration25
40.Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances25
41.Effect of removal of name from register26
42.Change of address26
43.Loss of qualifications26
44.Insolvency26
45.Civil or criminal proceedings27
46.Information about professional indemnity insurance27
47.Disciplinary matters29
48.Impairment matters29
49.Complaints assessment committee30
50.Impairment review committee31
51.Complaints31
52.Complaints assessment committee to determine action required32
53.Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints33
54.Interim orders by Board33
55.Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal35
56.Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee35
57.Investigation and recommendation36
58.Role of Board37
59.Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal37
60.Request by osteopath for imposition of condition39
61.Revocation of condition39
62.Investigation39
63.Osteopath to be notified about investigation39
64.Examination40
65.Report of examination40
66.Role of the impairment review committee41
67.Recommendation42
68.Role of Board42
69.Interpretation43
70.Investigator43
71.Report of investigator44
72.Powers of investigator44
73.Warrant to enter premises46
74.Issue of warrant47
75.Execution of warrant48
76.Conciliation process48
77.Action if conciliation fails49
78.Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter50
79.Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter51
80.Suspension52
81.Costs and recovery53
82.Persons who may practise osteopathy54
83.Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise osteopathy54
84.Exceptions to sections 82 and 8355
85.Use of title “osteopath” or pretending to be registered55
86.Failure to comply with disciplinary action55
87.False or misleading information56
88.Offences in relation to investigation56
89.Obstruction of investigator58
90.Assistance to execute warrant58
91.Surrender of certificate58
92.Incriminating information, questions, or documents59
93.Legal professional privilege59
94.Codes of practice60
95.Rules60
96.Regulations61
97.Forms62
98.Protection63
99.Notice of decision to be given63
100.Review64
101.Publication of proceedings etc.64
102.Legal proceedings65
103.Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences66
104.Review of Act67
105.Osteopaths Act 1997 repealed68
106.Osteopaths Rules 1999 repealed68
107.Transitional and savings provisions68
108.Consequential amendments68
1.Term of office69
2.Functions of deputy presiding member69
3.Deputy members69
4.Vacation of office by member70
5.General procedure concerning meetings71
6.Voting71
7.Holding meetings remotely71
8.Resolution without meeting71
9.Minutes71
10.Meaning of “member”72
11.Disclosure of interests72
12.Exclusion of interested member72
13.Board or committee may resolve that clause 12 inapplicable72
14.Quorum where clause 12 applies73
15.Minister may declare clauses 12 and 14 inapplicable73
1.Terms used in this Schedule74
2.Interpretation Act 1984 not affected74
3.The Osteopaths Registration Board continues74
4.Board members75
5.The registrar and other staff75
6.Persons registered under the repealed Act75
7.Register76
8.Certificates of registration issued under the repealed Act76
9.Restoration of certain names to the register76
10.Suspensions76
11.Undertakings under the repealed Act76
12.Matters being dealt with by the complaints assessment committee77
13.Matters being dealt with by the Board77
14.Investigations77
15.Disciplinary proceedings78
16.Failure to comply with an order made under the repealed Act78
17.Registered body corporate78
18.Annual report for part of a year78
19.Powers in relation to transitional provision79
1.Civil Liability Act 2002 amended80
2.Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended80
3.Health Professionals (Special Events Exemption) Act 2000 amended80
4.Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995 amended81
5.Juries Act 1957 amended82
6.State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 amended82
Provisions that have not come into operation83
•provide for the regulation of the practice of osteopathy and registration of persons as osteopaths;
•repeal the Osteopaths Act 1997;
This is the Osteopaths Act 2005.
Board means the Osteopaths Registration Board of Western Australia established by section 5;
certificate of registration means a certificate of registration issued under section 38;
complainant means a person who lodges a complaint under section 51(1) or (2);
(a)a complaint lodged under section 51(1) or (2);
(b)a complaint referred under section 51(3);
(c)a matter the complaints assessment committee has determined under section 51(4) to deal with as if it were a complaint; and
(d)a matter the Board has referred to the impairment review committee under section 60(3);
complaints assessment committee means the committee established under section 49;
Director means the Director of the Office of Health Review under the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995;
disciplinary matter means a matter referred to in section 47;
impairment matter means a matter referred to in section 48;
impairment review committee means any committee established under section 50;
investigator means a person appointed under section 70;
medical practitioner means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Practitioners Act 2008;
osteopath means a person who is registered;
osteopathy means the static and dynamic assessment of human bio‑mechanics, the diagnosis of somatic dysfunction, and the alleviation of somatic dysfunction by the application of manual treatments complemented by health education, but does not include the use of drugs or operative surgery;
register means the register referred to in section 36;
respondent means a person the subject of a complaint;
somatic dysfunction means impaired or altered function of related skeletal, arthrodial and myofascial structures of the somatic system (body framework), including associated vascular, lymphatic and neural elements.
[Section 3 amended by No. 21 of 2008 s. 688(2); No. 22 of 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 42.]
This Act does not apply to, or in respect of, or in any way affect the practice of a person’s profession as —
(b)a physiotherapist registered under the Physiotherapists Act 2005; or
(c)a chiropractor registered under the Chiropractors Act 2005.
(1)A body called the Osteopaths Registration Board of Western Australia is established.
(1)The Board consists of 6 members appointed by the Minister, of whom —
(a)4 are to be osteopaths;
(b)one is to be a person who has knowledge of and experience in representing the interests of consumers; and
(c)one is to be an Australian lawyer (within the meaning of that term in the Legal Profession Act 2008 section 3).
[Section 6 amended by No. 21 of 2008 s. 688(3).]
A member of the Board, or of a committee, is to be paid such remuneration and allowances (if any) as the Minister, on the recommendation of the Minister for Public Sector Management, determines from time to time.
(c)to support and promote public education and research in relation to the practice of osteopathy;
(d)to monitor education in osteopathy, and provide advice on that education to the Minister and to any other person or body involved in that education;
(i)the continuing education of osteopaths in the practice of osteopathy; and
(ii)increased levels of skill, knowledge and competence in the practice of osteopathy;
(c)penalties, costs and expenses received under section 59 or 81; and
(b)for the payment of examinations and reports in accordance with section 64(3);
(c)for the furtherance of education, including public education, and research in relation to the practice of osteopathy;
(d)by way of contribution to any professional body for osteopaths for the development by that body of professional standards; and
(a)is a fit and proper person to be registered as an osteopath;
(b)has not been convicted of an offence the nature of which renders the person unfit to practise as an osteopath;
(d)has sufficient physical capacity, mental capacity and skill to practise osteopathy;
(e)subject to subsection (3), has acquired such knowledge and has such practical experience in osteopathy as in the opinion of the Board is sufficient to enable that person to perform efficiently the duties of an osteopath; and
(f)holds a qualification prescribed by the rules as a qualification for registration as an osteopath or a qualification that in the opinion of the Board is equivalent to such a qualification.
(4)The Board may impose such conditions on registration under subsection (1) as the Board reasonably requires to ensure the competent and safe practice of osteopathy by the osteopath.
(3)The Board may impose such conditions on registration under subsection (1) as the Board reasonably requires to ensure the competent and safe practice of osteopathy by the osteopath.
(4)If the Board, before the period referred to in subsection (2) expires, has reason to believe that a person granted provisional registration is not entitled to be registered as an osteopath under section 27, the Board may, without prejudice to the person’s application to be registered, cancel the person’s provisional registration.
(1)The Board may grant a person conditional registration as an osteopath if —
(ii)the person, recognised by the Board as being a person of eminence within the field of osteopathy, desires registration for the purpose of enabling the person to teach and demonstrate methods and techniques of osteopathy; or
(iii)the person desires registration to enable the person to undertake particular duties of osteopathy of limited duration;
(2)Conditional registration in the first instance has effect until the day specified in the certificate of registration (unless registration is earlier cancelled by the Board) but that day is in no case to be later than 12 months after the issue of the certificate.
(3)During any period conditional registration has effect, the Board may, subject to this section, renew the conditional registration for a further period or periods of not more than 12 months in respect of each renewal.
(4)Conditional registration, and the practice of osteopathy by an osteopath registered under this section, may be made subject to such conditions as the Board imposes in any particular case.
(5)The Board may at any time cancel a conditional registration.
30.Professional indemnity insurance
(i)the osteopath must hold professional indemnity insurance;
(ii)the osteopathic care provided by the osteopath must be covered by professional indemnity insurance; or
(iii)the osteopath must be specified or referred to in professional indemnity insurance, whether by name or otherwise, as a person to whom the professional indemnity insurance extends even though the osteopath is not a party to the professional indemnity insurance;
(3)A condition imposed under this section may apply indefinitely or for a period of time specified by the Board in the written notice of the decision given under section 99.
31.Application
32.Effect of registration
Subject to this Act, registration confers on the person registered the right to carry on in the State the practice of osteopathy under the title of “osteopath”.
33.Duration of registration
34.Renewal of registration
(1)An osteopath must pay to the Board a fee prescribed by the regulations for the renewal of registration, and if the fee is not paid on or before the day on which it falls due under the regulations —
(4)The Board is to give written notice of the renewal fee to an osteopath, sent to that osteopath’s address as recorded in the register, at least 42 days before the fee falls due under the regulations.
35.Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 78(1)(i)
disqualified person means a person whose registration has been cancelled and name removed from the register under section 78(1)(i).
(4)Registration of, and the practice of osteopathy by, a disqualified person may be made subject to such conditions as the Board in any particular case imposes.
36.The register
The Board is required to keep an accurate and up to date register of all osteopaths in such manner and form as the Board determines and in respect of each osteopath is to record —
(a)the name of that osteopath;
(b)the business, or other, address of that osteopath;
(c)particulars of all of the osteopathic qualifications recognised by the Board and held by that osteopath;
(d)the provision of this Act under which the osteopath is registered;
(f)details of the exercise of any power under Part 5 in respect of that osteopath or any order made in respect of that osteopath in a proceeding before the State Administrative Tribunal under Part 5; and
37.Inspection of register
38.Certificate of registration
39.Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration
(1)An osteopath may, in writing, request the registrar to remove the name of that osteopath from the register and cancel the osteopath’s registration.
(2)Upon receipt of a request under subsection (1) the registrar is to refer the request to the Board and may, if the Board so approves, remove the name of the osteopath from the register and cancel the osteopath’s registration.
(3)This section does not apply to an osteopath who is the subject of proceedings under Part 5.
40.Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances
(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Board is to cancel the registration of and direct the registrar to remove from the register the name of an osteopath if the Board is satisfied that the osteopath —
(a)has not practised osteopathy in the preceding period of 5 years; and
(b)has not maintained current knowledge and skills in osteopathy at an approved level.
(2)If the Board proposes to give a direction under subsection (1), the Board is to give the osteopath written notice of the proposal and the reasons for the proposal.
(3)A notice given under subsection (2) must state that within 28 days after the notice is given, the osteopath to whom it is given may make written representations to the Board concerning the proposal, and the Board is not to give the direction without considering any representations received within that period.
41.Effect of removal of name from register
42.Change of address
(1)An osteopath must give the registrar written advice of any change to the address that is recorded in the register in relation to the person.
43.Loss of qualifications
(1)An osteopath must give the registrar written advice if a qualification that enabled the person to be registered is withdrawn or cancelled by the body that conferred the qualification.
(2)An osteopath must, within 7 days of becoming an insolvent, give the registrar written advice of the insolvency.
45.Civil or criminal proceedings
(1)An osteopath must give the registrar written advice of any the following matters within 14 days after —
(a)any civil proceedings claiming damages or other compensation arising out of the practice of osteopathy;
(b)any criminal proceedings for an offence arising out of the practice of osteopathy,
are commenced against that osteopath.
(2)An osteopath must give the registrar written advice of any the following matters within 14 days after —
(a)any proceedings of a kind referred to in subsection (1) commenced against that osteopath are withdrawn or settled;
46.Information about professional indemnity insurance
(1)If it is a condition of an osteopath’s registration that —
(a)the osteopath must hold professional indemnity insurance;
(b)osteopathic care provided by the osteopath must be covered by professional indemnity insurance; or
(c)the osteopath must be specified or referred to in professional indemnity insurance, whether by name or otherwise, as a person to whom the professional indemnity insurance extends even though the osteopath is not a party to the professional indemnity insurance,
the osteopath must give the registrar written advice —
47.Disciplinary matters
(a)that a person has contravened a condition applying to that person’s registration or the practice of osteopathy by that person;
(b)that a person in the course of his or her practise as an osteopath —
(c)that a person has been convicted of an offence the nature of which renders the person unfit to practise as an osteopath.
48.Impairment matters
(a)that a person is affected by his or her use of or dependence on alcohol or a drug to such an extent that the ability of the person to practise as an osteopath is or is likely to be affected;
(b)that a person suffers from an impairment to such an extent that the ability of the person to practise as an osteopath is or is likely to be affected.
49.Complaints assessment committee
(a)an osteopath (who may be a member of the Board);
(b)a person who is not an osteopath and is not qualified to be registered as an osteopath;
(c)such other person (including an osteopath or member of the Board) as the Board considers appropriate.
50.Impairment review committee
51.Complaints
(1)A person may lodge a complaint in relation to an impairment matter with the complaints assessment committee in relation to a person who is an osteopath.
(a)a person who is an osteopath; or
(b)a person who was an osteopath when the disciplinary matter allegedly occurred but who is no longer an osteopath.
(3)If the Director refers a complaint to the Board under the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995 section 31 or 43(3), the Board is to refer the complaint to the complaints assessment committee.
(a)in respect of a person who is an osteopath when the determination is made, there is cause to investigate whether an impairment matter or a disciplinary matter exists or has occurred; or
(b)in respect of a person who was an osteopath when the disciplinary matter allegedly occurred, there is cause to investigate whether a disciplinary matter occurred.
52.Complaints assessment committee to determine action required
(b)to reject the complaint under section 53;
(c)in the case of a complaint relating to a disciplinary matter, to deal with the complaint under subsection (3) or section 57; or
(3)If the complaint relates to a disciplinary matter referred to in section 47(b)(v), the complaints assessment committee may recommend to the Board that it make an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal based on the complaint that gave rise to the undertaking.
53.Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints
(a)refer a complaint to the impairment review committee under section 52(1)(d); or
(b)make a recommendation to the Board under section 52(3) or 57,
(2)Within 7 days of making a decision under subsection (1), the complaints assessment committee is to give written notice to the complainant, if any, that the complaint is rejected and in the notice is to give short particulars for the reasons for the decision.
54.Interim orders by Board
(1)If the Board is of the opinion that an activity of an osteopath involves or will involve a risk of imminent injury or harm to the physical or mental health of any person, the Board may, without further inquiry, do any or all of the following —
(a)give to the osteopath who is carrying on that activity an order prohibiting the carrying on of the activity for a period of not more than 30 days;
(b)give to the osteopath an order to comply, for a period of not more than 30 days, with such conditions as the Board thinks fit in relation to the practice of osteopathy by that osteopath;
(c)give to the osteopath an order suspending the person from the practice of osteopathy, either generally or in relation to any specified circumstances or service, for a period of not more than 30 days.
(a)state that the Board is of the opinion that the activity of the osteopath involves or will involve a risk of imminent injury or harm to the physical or mental health of any person;
(3)The Board may, by subsequent order given to the person to whom the order made under subsection (1) was given, revoke or vary the original order at any time before making an allegation about the matter to the State Administrative Tribunal under section 55.
(b)the same complaint, or a complaint including elements of the complaint before the Board, has been made under the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995 or is being treated as a complaint that was made under that Act.
55.Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal
(1)Within 14 days of making an order under section 54, if that order is not revoked under section 54(3), the Board is to —
(2)Upon an allegation made under subsection (1) the State Administrative Tribunal may, in addition to any other order it may make, affirm or revoke an order under section 54(1) or vary the order by extending the period for which it applies or in any other respect.
56.Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee
If the Board does not make an order under section 54 in respect of a complaint referred to it under section 52(1)(a) then the Board is to —
57.Investigation and recommendation
(1)If the complaints assessment committee has made a decision to deal with a complaint relating to a disciplinary matter under this section or has had a complaint referred back to it under section 56, the complaints assessment committee is to investigate the complaint.
(a)to make a summary order under Division 4 (unless the complaint was referred back to the committee under section 56);
(b)if the complaint comes within the Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995 section 25, not being a complaint referred to the Board under section 31 or 43(3) of that Act, to give a copy of the complaint to the Director;
58.Role of Board
(1)The Board is to consider the recommendation of the complaints assessment committee under section 57(2) and may either —
(b)take action of a kind referred to in section 57(2) other than that recommended by the complaints assessment committee.
(2)The Board is not to take action of a kind referred to in section 57(2)(c) unless it is satisfied that the matter can be dealt with satisfactorily by informal procedures.
(3)The Board may take action under both section 57(2)(d) and (e) in respect of a complaint.
59.Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal
the Board, instead of making an allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal under section 58(1), may —
(d)if the person is an osteopath, order that the particulars entered in the register in relation to that person be amended;
(f)if the person is an osteopath, require that person to give an undertaking to the Board, either with or without security, for such period as is specified —
(i)in relation to his or her future conduct as an osteopath; or
60.Request by osteopath for imposition of condition
(1)An osteopath who believes that his or her ability to practise osteopathy is affected because of an impairment matter may ask the Board to impose a condition with respect to his or her registration.
(2)If the Board and the osteopath agree upon the condition to be imposed, the Board is to impose that condition with respect to his or her registration.
(3)If the Board and the osteopath do not agree upon the condition to be imposed, the Board is to refer the matter to the impairment review committee for investigation under this Division.
61.Revocation of condition
The Board may revoke a condition imposed under section 60 if the osteopath satisfies the impairment review committee that his or her ability to practise osteopathy is no longer affected because of the impairment matter that gave rise to the imposition of the condition.
62.Investigation
63.Osteopath to be notified about investigation
(1)The impairment review committee is to give written notice of the investigation to the osteopath to whom the complaint relates.
(a)advise the osteopath of the nature of the impairment matter to be investigated;
(b)if the impairment review committee considers that an examination of the osteopath is necessary, ask the osteopath to advise the committee as to whether or not he or she will agree to undergo an examination relating to the impairment matter within a period specified by the committee in the notice; and
64.Examination
(1)If the osteopath agrees to undergo an examination within the period specified in the notice under section 63(2)(b), the osteopath is to be examined by a medical practitioner agreed upon by the impairment review committee and the osteopath.
(2)If the impairment review committee and the osteopath are unable to agree upon the person to conduct the examination, the Board is to appoint a medical practitioner to perform the examination.
(3)The Board is to pay for an examination conducted under this section and a report provided under section 65.
(4)If the osteopath does not agree to undergo an examination within the period specified in the notice under section 63(2)(b) or does not abide by an agreement to undergo such an examination, the impairment review committee is to recommend to the Board that the Board make an allegation about the complaint to the State Administrative Tribunal.
65.Report of examination
(1)A medical practitioner who conducts an examination under section 64 is to give a report of the examination to the impairment review committee and, not more than 7 days later, the committee is to give a copy of the report to the osteopath.
(2)Despite subsection (1), if it appears to the impairment review committee that the disclosure to the osteopath of information in the report might be prejudicial to the physical or mental health or wellbeing of the osteopath, the committee may decide not to give that report to the osteopath but to give it instead to a medical practitioner or another osteopath nominated by the osteopath.
(3)If the osteopath does not nominate a medical practitioner or another osteopath to the impairment review committee within 7 days of being requested to do so by the committee, the committee may give the report to a medical practitioner or osteopath selected by the committee.
(4)The osteopath may make written representations to the impairment review committee with respect to the report within 7 days after the report is given to him or her or the medical practitioner or osteopath nominated by him or her or selected by the committee.
66.Role of the impairment review committee
(1)On completion of the investigation of an osteopath and after considering —
(a)any report given to the committee under section 65(1); and
(b)any representations made by the osteopath under section 65(4),
(2)If the impairment review committee decides that further action should be taken, it is to request that the osteopath consent —
(b)to being suspended from the practice of osteopathy for a period, not exceeding 2 years, specified by the impairment review committee; or
(c)the osteopath.
67.Recommendation
(1)If the osteopath does not consent to a request made under section 66(2) within 10 days of the request being made, the impairment review committee is to recommend to the Board that the Board make an allegation about the complaint to the State Administrative Tribunal.
(2)If the osteopath does consent to a request made under section 66(2) within 10 days of the request being made, the impairment review committee is to recommend to the Board that the Board take any action to which the osteopath consented.
(3)A recommendation made under subsection (1) or (2) must be made in writing and contain details of the committee’s investigation of the osteopath.
68.Role of Board
(b)take any action to which the osteopath consented under section 66(2); or
(2)For the purpose of taking action to which the osteopath consented under section 66(2), the Board may —
(a)impose the conditions to which the osteopath consented;
(b)suspend the osteopath from the practice of osteopathy for the period specified by the impairment review committee; or
(c)obtain an undertaking from the osteopath to undergo the counselling specified by the impairment review committee,
(3)Within 7 days of making a decision under subsection (1) or (2), the Board is to give written notice to the osteopath and the complainant, if any, of the decision together with short particulars of the reasons for the decision.
70.Investigator
71.Report of investigator
72.Powers of investigator
(a)enter and inspect the premises named in a warrant issued under section 74(1), and exercise the powers authorised under section 74(2)(b) and (c);
73.Warrant to enter premises
74.Issue of warrant
(1)A magistrate to whom an application is made under section 73 may issue a warrant, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that entry and inspection of the premises are necessary for the purpose referred to in that section.
75.Execution of warrant
76.Conciliation process
(b)the order may include any action that might have been taken by the State Administrative Tribunal under section 78(1) or 79(1).
77.Action if conciliation fails
78.Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter
(1)If, in a proceeding commenced by an allegation under this Act against an osteopath, the State Administrative Tribunal is of the opinion that a disciplinary matter exists in relation to the person, the Tribunal may do one or more of the following —
(ii)to pay, wholly or in part, for further services to be provided to a patient by another osteopath; or
(g)require the person to seek and implement, within a period specified in the order, advice from a person or persons specified in the order in relation to the management and conduct of the person’s osteopathy practice, or the specific part or aspect of the practice specified in the order;
(j)order that the person be suspended from the practice of osteopathy, either generally or in relation to any specified circumstances or service, for a period, not exceeding 2 years, specified in the order.
(2)If, in a proceeding commenced by an allegation under this Act against a person who was an osteopath when the disciplinary matter allegedly occurred but who is no longer an osteopath, the State Administrative Tribunal is of the opinion that a disciplinary matter exists in relation to that person, the only powers that the Tribunal may exercise are the powers in subsection (1)(a), (c), (d)(ii) and (iii) and (h).
79.Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter
(1)If, in a proceeding commenced by an allegation under section 68(1)(c), the State Administrative Tribunal is of the opinion that an impairment matter exists in relation to a person, the Tribunal may do one or more of the following —
(d)order that the person be suspended from the practice of osteopathy, either generally or in relation to any specified circumstances or service, for the period of time, not exceeding 2 years, specified by the State Administrative Tribunal in the order.
(2)If, during the course of hearing an allegation in respect of an impairment matter, the State Administrative Tribunal determines that the allegation involves a disciplinary matter, the Tribunal may deal with it under section 78(1) or (2) instead of under this section.
80.Suspension
(1)If, under section 54(1)(c), 68(2)(b), 78(1)(j) or 79(1)(d), a person is suspended from the practice of osteopathy generally, the person is to be regarded as not being registered during the period of the suspension.
(2)If, under section 54(1)(c), 78(1)(j) or 79(1)(d), a person is suspended from the practice of osteopathy in relation to any specified circumstances or service, the person is to be regarded as not being registered during the period of the suspension in relation to the circumstances or the performance of the service specified in the order of suspension.
(4)The Board cannot revoke a suspension that was imposed by the State Administrative Tribunal under section 78(1)(j) or 79(1)(d) unless it has applied for, and obtained, the approval of the Tribunal to do so.
81.Costs and recovery
(1)The Board may, in addition to or instead of exercising a power under section 58(1) or 68(1), order the respondent to pay such costs and expenses of or arising from the investigation and exercise of that power as the Board thinks fit.
82.Persons who may practise osteopathy
A person must not practise osteopathy unless that person is a registered person.
83.Persons who may be employed or engaged to practise osteopathy
A person must not employ or engage a person to practise osteopathy unless the person employed or engaged is a registered person.
84.Exceptions to sections 82 and 83
(2)For the purposes of sections 82 and 83, a person is not practising osteopathy only because —
(b)the person employs or engages a person who practises osteopathy.
85.Use of title “osteopath” or pretending to be registered
(a)use the title “osteopath” unless the person is a registered person; or
(b)advertise, or otherwise hold out or imply, that the person is registered or entitled, either alone or with others, to practise osteopathy, unless that person is a registered person.
86.Failure to comply with disciplinary action
A person must not contravene or fail to comply with an order of the Board given to that person under section 54 or 59.
87.False or misleading information
(c)in relation to an attempt at conciliation under section 76.
88.Offences in relation to investigation
(1)Where under section 72 a person is required to give any information, answer any question, or produce any document or thing and that person, without reasonable excuse (proof of which lies on the person) —
(a)that, in the case of an alleged offence arising out of a requirement made orally under section 72, the investigator did not, when making the requirement, inform the accused that he or she was required under this Act to give the information or answer the question, as the case may be;
(b)that, in the case of an alleged offence arising out of a requirement made by notice in writing under section 72, the notice did not state that he or she was required under this Act to give the information, answer the question, or produce the document or thing, as the case may be;
89.Obstruction of investigator
A person must not prevent or attempt to prevent an investigator from entering premises or otherwise obstruct or impede an investigator in the exercise of his or her powers under section 72.
90.Assistance to execute warrant
An osteopath, and any person —
(a)who engages or employs the osteopath to practise osteopathy;
(b)who is engaged or employed by the osteopath in the osteopath’s practice; or
(c)with whom the osteopath practises osteopathy in partnership,
at the premises named in the warrant is to provide all reasonable assistance to an investigator executing the warrant issued under section 74.
91.Surrender of certificate
(b)a person is suspended from the practice of osteopathy,
(2)The Board may direct in writing that a person who is suspended from the practice of osteopathy under section 54 is not obliged to comply with subsection (1) and, in that case, the subsection does not apply to that person.
92.Incriminating information, questions, or documents
An individual is not excused from complying with a requirement under section 72 on the ground that the answer to a question or the production of a document or other thing might incriminate the individual or render the individual liable to a penalty, but neither —
is admissible in evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings against the individual other than proceedings for an offence against section 88(1)(b).
93.Legal professional privilege
94.Codes of practice
(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, issue codes of practice for the practice of osteopathy and the conduct of osteopaths.
(3)A breach of a code of practice does not of itself constitute a disciplinary matter for the purposes of section 47 but in any proceedings under Part 5 such a breach may be asserted and may be taken into account in determining any question that arises under that Part.
95.Rules
(a)prescribing the courses of study and training, including practical experience, to be undertaken, and the examinations to be passed, by persons desiring to be registered under this Act, and determining the qualifications to be held by persons wanting to study osteopathy;
(c)regulating the practice of osteopathy by osteopaths and the manner of carrying on that practice;
(d)prescribing what diplomas, degrees or certificates of schools of osteopathy or other evidence of qualification will be recognised and accepted by the Board as a substitute for the examinations of the Board, and whether immediately or after further training;
(e)regulating the manner in which osteopaths may advertise or display or publicise their practice of osteopathy.
96.Regulations
(g)regulating the conduct of conciliation conferences under section 76 and the appointment of persons to preside over those conferences;
97.Forms
98.Protection
99.Notice of decision to be given
(b)any decision to impose, or vary, a condition under section 27, 28, 29, 30 or 35(4), otherwise than by consent;
(c)any decision under section 29(5); or
(d)any decision to remove a name from the register under section 40.
100.Review
(a)an order under section 54 or 59; or
(b)a decision referred to in section 99(1),
101.Publication of proceedings etc.
(c)any board or authority outside the State charged with regulating the registration and supervision of osteopaths or any officer or agent of, or person engaged or employed by, the board or authority;
(2)Without limiting the operation of section 98, no action, claim or demand lies against a person to whom this subsection applies in respect of the communication or publication in good faith of any finding, reason or decision of the Board, the complaints assessment committee, the impairment review committee or the State Administrative Tribunal.
(d)any person who has engaged or employed the person to practise osteopathy or any person with whom the person practises osteopathy in partnership; and
102.Legal proceedings
(a)a certificate purporting to be issued on behalf of the Board and stating that a person was or was not registered by the Board, the conditions to which a registration was subject, or that a person was suspended from the practice of osteopathy, on any day or days or during a period mentioned in the certificate, is evidence of the matters so stated;
(5)A notice or appointment purporting to be signed by the chairperson or a person referred to in section 49(5)(b) or 50(4)(b) is to be presumed to be duly signed until the contrary is shown.
103.Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences
104.Review of Act
105.Osteopaths Act 1997 repealed
The Osteopaths Act 1997 is repealed.
106.Osteopaths Rules 1999 repealed
The Osteopaths Rules 1999 are repealed.
107.Transitional and savings provisions
108.Consequential amendments
(4)A member of the Board must be removed from office by the Minister if the member ceases to hold a position or qualification by virtue of which the member was appointed or if, in the case of a member who is an osteopath, the registration of the member under this Act is suspended.
(1)When the Board is dealing with a matter in relation to which a member of the Board is disqualified under clause 12, 3 members who are entitled to vote on any motion that may be moved in relation to the matter constitute a quorum.
the former Board means the Osteopaths Registration Board established under the repealed Act;
the new Board means Osteopaths Registration Board of Western Australia established under this Act;
the repealed Act means the Osteopaths Act 1997.
The provisions of this Schedule do not prejudice or affect the application of the Interpretation Act 1984 to and in relation to the repeals effected by sections 105 and 106.
3.The Osteopaths Registration Board continues
(2)Two of the members of the new Board as first constituted under this Act are to hold office for such term, not exceeding 18 months, as is specified in the member’s instrument of appointment.
(4)Except as otherwise agreed by a person mentioned in subclause (1) or (2), the remuneration, existing or accrued rights, rights under a superannuation scheme or continuity of service of the person are not affected, prejudiced or interrupted by the operation of subclause (1) or (2) or the repeal of the Osteopaths Act 1997.
(5)The rights under a superannuation scheme of a person who was a registrar or officer of the former Board are not affected, prejudiced or interrupted by the repeal of the Osteopaths Act 1997.
(1)A natural person who immediately before the commencement day was registered under the repealed Act is, on the commencement day, to be taken to be registered under this Act for the period that, and subject to the same conditions as, applied to that person’s registration under the repealed Act.
(2)If under subclause (1) a person is to be taken to be registered under this Act, the new Board may within 6 months of the commencement day, by notice in writing to the person, impose the conditions referred to in section 30(2) on the person’s registration under this Act.
The register of osteopaths kept under section 28 of the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day is to be taken to be the register required to be kept under section 36.
If a person’s name has been struck off the register under section 70(1)(k) of the repealed Act, section 35 applies to that person as if the person were a disqualified person as defined in section 35(1).
(1)Subject to subclause (2), if immediately before the commencement day a person was suspended under a provision of the repealed Act that person is to be taken to be suspended under this Act and section 80 applies to the suspension.
(2)If immediately before the commencement day a person was suspended under section 70(1)(l) of the repealed Act, section 80 applies to the suspension as if the person had been suspended under section 78(1)(j).
12.Matters being dealt with by the complaints assessment committee
(1)On the commencement day, the complaints assessment committee established under the repealed Act as in force immediately before the commencement day continues as if it had been established under section 49 and is to be taken to be the committee established under that section.
(2)If immediately before the commencement day the complaints assessment committee was dealing with a complaint under Part 5 Division 2 of the repealed Act, the committee is to continue dealing with the complaint as if the complaint were a complaint lodged with the committee under this Act.
(3)If immediately before the commencement day the complaints assessment committee was dealing with a complaint under Part 5 Division 5 of the repealed Act, the committee is to continue dealing with the complaint as if the complaint had been referred to it under section 76 of this Act for conciliation.
13.Matters being dealt with by the Board
(1)If immediately before the commencement day the former Board was considering a recommendation of the complaints assessment committee under section 52 of the repealed Act but had not decided how to deal with the recommendation, the new Board is to consider the recommendation as if section 58 applied to the recommendation.
(2)If immediately before the commencement day the former Board was dealing with a matter under Part 5 Division 3 of the repealed Act, the new Board is to deal with the matter as if Part 5 Division 4 of this Act applied to the matter.
14.Investigations
If immediately before the commencement day an investigator was investigating a complaint under the repealed Act Part 5 Division 4, the investigator is to continue investigating the matter as if he or she had been appointed under Part 5 Division 7 of this Act and the appointing body were —
(a)where he or she was appointed by the complaints assessment committee established under the repealed Act, that complaints assessment committee; or
(b)where he or she was appointed by the former Board, the new Board.
15.Disciplinary proceedings
If disciplinary proceedings under Part 5 Division 6 of the repealed Act have been commenced before the commencement day but not finally determined before that day, the proceedings may be dealt with and determined under section 78 or 79, as the case may require, as if an allegation had been made under this Act.
16.Failure to comply with an order made under the repealed Act
If immediately before the commencement day an order made by the former Board was in effect in relation to a person under the repealed Act, that order is not affected by the repeal of that Act and failure to comply with it before, on or after the commencement day may be dealt with under section 86 as if the order were an order made under section 54 or 59, as the case requires.
17.Registered body corporate
A body corporate registered under section 21 of the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day ceases to be so registered on the commencement day.
18.Annual report for part of a year
(1)The former Board is to make and submit an annual report as required by the repealed Act section 44, but limited to the period from 1 July preceding the commencement day to the commencement day, and that section applies as if that period were a year.
19.Powers in relation to transitional provision
(2)Section 5PA is amended in paragraph (h) of the definition of “health professional” by deleting “Osteopaths Act 1997” and inserting instead —
“ Osteopaths Act 2005 ”.
(2)Schedule V Part 3 is amended by deleting the item commencing “The Osteopaths Registration Board” and inserting instead —
The Osteopaths Registration Board of Western Australia established under the Osteopaths Act 2005.
(2)Section 3(1) is amended in the definition of “Health Registration Act” by deleting “Osteopaths Act 1997;” and inserting instead —
“ Osteopaths Act 2005; ”.
(2)Section 53(1) is amended as follows:
(a)by inserting after “If a registration board” —
or a committee established by a registration board
(b)by inserting after “the board” —
“ or the committee ”.
(3)Section 53(2) is amended by inserting after “under subsection (1)” —
or by a registration board under an Act mentioned in Schedule 1
(4)Section 53(3) is amended by inserting after “the board” —
(5)Schedule 1 item 6a is deleted and the following item is inserted instead —
5.Juries Act 1957 amended
(1)The amendments in this clause are to the Juries Act 1957*.
[*Reprinted as at 3 July 2000.
For subsequent amendments see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2004, Table 1, p. 232 and Act No. 1 of 2005.]
(2)The Second Schedule Part II item 2 is amended by deleting “Osteopaths Act 1997” and inserting instead —
(2)Schedule 1 is amended by deleting “Osteopaths Act 1997” and inserting instead —
1This is a compilation of the Osteopaths Act 2005 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a.
s. 1 and 2: 12 Dec 2005;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 30 May 2007 (see 2 and Gazette 29 May 2007 p. 2486)
Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 688
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 42
This Act was repealed by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 s. 14(i) (No. 35 of 2010) as at 18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6)
Health and Disability Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010 s. 64 2
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89 3
2On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Health and Disability Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010 s. 64 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:
64.Osteopaths Act 2005 amended
(1)This section amends the Osteopaths Act 2005.
(2)In section 3 delete the definition of Director and insert:
(3)In sections 51(3), 54(4)(b) and 57(2)(b) delete “Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995” and insert:
3On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:
appointing body69
disqualified person35(1)
insolvent44(1)
osteopath3
osteopathy3
professional indemnity insurance30(1)
somatic dysfunction3
specifiedSch. 2 cl. 19(5)
student84(1)