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9   Mental health service
    A person is an allied health professional in relation to the provision of a mental health service if the person meets one of the following requirements:
     (a) the person meets the requirements specified for an allied health professional in relation to the provision of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service;
     (b) the person is a credentialed mental health nurse, as certified by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses;
     (c) the person is an occupational therapist who is registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia as a person who may provide that kind of service ;
     (d) the person holds general registration in the health profession of psychology with the Psychology Board of Australia;
     (e) the person is:
     (i) a Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW); and
     (ii) accredited by AASW as meeting the accreditation criteria set out in the document published by AASW titled 'AASW Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Application Criteria' as in force on 1 July 2022.