Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 20 OF 2002) - REG 22

    (1)     It is a condition of a rehabilitation provider's approval that the rehabilitation provider, or an employee of the provider, must not provide a rehabilitation service unless qualified to provide the service.

    (2)     For this regulation, a person is qualified to provide a rehabilitation service mentioned in column 2 of the following table only if the person has the qualification mentioned in column 3 of the table:

column 1 item	column 2 service	column 3 qualification
1	occupational therapy	eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists
2	physiotherapy	registration under the Physiotherapists Act 1977
3	rehabilitation counselling	eligibility for membership of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors
4	psychology services	registration under the Psychologists Act 1994
5	social work services	eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

    (3)     For this regulation, a nurse is qualified to provide rehabilitation services if—

        (a)     the nurse has at least 12 months experience providing rehabilitation services; or

        (b)     the nurse has a qualification in safety science, occupational health and safety or ergonomics.

Note     The Legislation Act 2001 , dict, defines nurse to mean a registered nurse under the Nurses Act 1988.

    (4)     However, a nurse who does not have at least 12 months experience providing rehabilitation services is taken to be qualified to provide rehabilitation nursing services if the nurse—

        (a)     has experience in providing nursing services; and

        (b)     is trained in vocational rehabilitation; and

        (c)     is supervised by someone who is qualified to provide rehabilitation services.

    (5)     Subregulation (3) (b) applies from 1 July 2003.

    (6)     Subregulations (4) and (5) and this subregulation expire on 1 July 2003.