Social Workers Registration Act 2021

The Board must maintain—

a register of social workers registered under this Part (the register); and

a record of persons who have been removed from the register referred to in paragraph (a) and who have not been reinstated to that register (the record of deregistered social workers).

The register must include the following in relation to each registered person:

the person's full name, personal address and business address (if any);

the qualifications for registration held by the person;

details of any condition of the person's registration;

details of the most recent working with children check conducted in relation to the person (if known);

the expiry date of the person's registration;

the person's registration number;

any other information prescribed by regulations, and may include other information as the Board thinks fit.

A registered social worker must, within 28 days after changing their name or nominated contact address, inform the Registrar in writing of the change. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $1 250. Expiation fee: $160.

A registered social worker must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after a working with children check is conducted in relation to the person (but in any event within 7 days), inform the Registrar in writing of that fact, and provide such details relating to the working with children check as the Registrar may require.

The record of deregistered social workers—

must not include any person who is deceased; and

must include, in relation to each person who has been removed from the register, a statement of—

the reason for removal of the person; and

the date of removal; and

if the removal was consequent on suspension—the duration of the suspension; and

if the person has been disqualified from being registered on the register—the duration of the disqualification; and

must have deleted from it all information relating to any person who is reinstated on the register.

The Registrar is responsible to the Board for the form and maintenance of the register and the record of deregistered social workers.

The Registrar must correct an entry in the register or the record of deregistered social workers that is not, or has ceased to be, correct.

The register and the record of deregistered social workers must be kept available for inspection by any person during ordinary office hours at the office of the Registrar and may be made available to the public by electronic means.

A person may, on payment of the prescribed fee, obtain a copy of any part of the register or the record of deregistered social workers.

Despite subsections (8) and (9), a nominated contact address is not to be disclosed except to a person who satisfies the Registrar that the person has an adequate reason for wanting the nominated contact address.

A certificate stating that a person was, or was not, listed on the register or the record of deregistered social workers under this Act at a particular date, or during a particular period, and purporting to be signed by the Registrar will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be accepted in legal proceedings as proof of the registration or deregistration, or of the fact that the person was never so registered, on the date, or during the period, stated in the certificate.