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’What is a Registered Psychologist?’ Brochure

This brochure is the result of a project between the APS and the NSW Psychologist Registration board.

Download the brochure [131kb]

For additional copies of the brochure, please contact:

NSW Psychologists Registration Board
Phone: (02) 9219 0211
www.psychreg.health.nsw.gov.au/

Discussion Papers

Links

View links related to:

• NSW Government Departments
• Psychology Board of Australia Guidelines - Continuing Professional Development
• Employment
• Other sites
• NSW Legislation of importance to psychologists in NSW

NSW Government Departments

(www.nsw.gov.au)

NSW Health	www.health.nsw.gov.au Information on health issues, access to departmental information including Centre for Mental Health and Area Health Services and associated hospitals)
NSW Health - Information Bulletins	www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/ib/index.asp
Department of Community Services (DoCS)	www.community.nsw.gov.au
Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care	www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Department for Women	www.women.nsw.gov.au
Youth NSW	www.youth.nsw.gov.au
Department of Aboriginal Affairs	www.daa.nsw.gov.au
Department of Juvenile Justice	www.djj.nsw.gov.au
Department of Corrective services	www.correctiveservices.justice.nsw.gov.au
Department of Education and Training	www.det.nsw.edu.au
Motor Accident Authority	www.maa.nsw.gov.au
WorkCover	www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
Victims Compensation Board	www.agd.nsw.gov.au  (includes accreditation of counsellors and the Approved Counselling Scheme)
NSW Anti-Discrimination Board	www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb
Privacy NSW	www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/ privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/pages/PNSW_index

Employment

NSW Public Service Association	PSA can advise on NSW government employment conditions for psychologists www.psa.labor.net.au
NSW Job vacancies	NSW job vacancies are advertised every Thursday in the Public Service Gazette  https://jobs.nsw.gov.au/Start.asp
Commonwealth job vacancies	Commonwealth job vacancies appear every Thursday in  the Gazette www.psgazetteonline.gov.au/index2.html

Other sites

Australian Institute of Management NSW and ACT	www.aim.com.au
Australian Human Resource Institute	www.ahri.com.au

NSW Legislation of importance to psychologists in NSW

Background to legislation is generally accessible through the NSW Parliament website with reference to Hansard transcripts of readings and debates. Explanatory memoranda to Bills also provide useful information on the background to the Bill. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au

The principal source site for NSW legislation has been developed by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office and contains NSW legislation in force, constantly consolidated and kept up-to-date and provides advanced searching and browsing facilities. www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

The following Acts cover areas of practice and interest to psychologists in NSW:

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1977	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ aa1977204/
DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1993	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ dsa1993213/
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ caypapa1998442/
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ foia1989222/
GUARDIANSHIP ACT 1987	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ ga1987136/
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ACT 1982	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ haa1982221/
HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS ACT 1993	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ hcca1993204/
HEALTH CARE LIABILITY ACT 2001	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ hcla2001182/
HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ hraipa2002370/
HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ hsa1997161/
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ mha1990128/
PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT 1998	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ papipa1998464/
PSYCHOLOGISTS ACT 2001	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ pa2001195/
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT ACT 2002	www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ pseama2002379/
VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996	classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/repealed_act/vsara1996372
VICTIMS RIGHTS ACT 1996	www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/nsw/repealed_act/vra1996184/

Other legal and legislative databases can be accessed through:

• www.lawfoundation.net.au