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• A REQUIREMENT FOR THE BOARD, IF REQUESTED TO DO SO, TO FURNISH A CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY IN THE REGISTER TO ANOTHER REGISTRATION AUTHORITY WITHOUT PAYMENT;

• A REQUIREMENT FOR THE BOARD TO PUBLISH EACH YEAR ANOTICE IN THE GAZETTE CONTAINING THE NAMES OF AND PROFESSIONAL ADDRESSES OF ALL PSYCHOLOGISTS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT;

• PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF DIRECTORS, SERVANTS AND AGENTS IN PROCEEDINGS FOR AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ACT;

• PROVISIONS FOR THE MINISTER BY NOTICE IN WRITING TO DETERMINE FEES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT; AND,

• PROVISIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT.

PENALTIES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BILL. THEY RELATE TO THE FAILURE OF A PERSON TO RETURN A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO BY THE BOARD; FAILURE OF THE PERSON TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF A CHANGE OF ADDRESS; AND FOR OFFENCES RELATING TO PRACTISING PSYCHOLOGY BY EITHER A PERSON OR BODY CORPORATE. THESE PENALTIES ARE SET AT A LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH EQUIVALENT PENALTIES FOR SIMILAR OFFENCES IN OTHER A.C.T. LEGISLATION.

THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE BILL INCLUDE PROVISIONS WHICH RELATE TO PERSONS WHO HOLD QUALIFICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY WHICH DO NOT ENTITLE THEM TO REGISTRATION UNDER THIS ACT, BUT WHICH WOULD HAVE ENTITLED THE PERSON TO PRACTISE AS A PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE TIME THE QUALIFICATIONS WERE GAINED.

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