Social Workers Registration Act 2021

Subject to this Act, a person is eligible for registration as a social worker if—

the person has—

qualifications—

prescribed by regulation; or

determined by the Board to be appropriate for registration;

or

sufficient practical experience in practising social work;

and

a working with children check has been conducted in relation to the person within the preceding 5 years; and

the person is a fit and proper person to be registered as a social worker; and

the person has met any other requirements for registration—

prescribed by regulation; or

determined by the Board to be necessary for registration.

A qualification may not be prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) unless it is endorsed or accredited by the Australian Association of Social Workers or another prescribed body.

A person has sufficient practical experience in practising social work for the purposes of subsection (1) if the person has experience in practising social work that satisfies requirements determined by the Board for the purposes of this subsection.

A determination of the Board under subsection (3)—

must be published in the Gazette and on the Board's website;

and

must specify—

the amount and type of experience in practising social work a person must have; and

the period within which the experience must have been obtained, in order to satisfy the requirements; and

may be varied, revoked or substituted by a subsequent determination.