Submissions Open on Social Workers Registration Legislation
Friday, 1 December 2017, 10:12 am
Press Release: Social Services and Community Committee
Submissions Are Open on the Social Workers
Registration Legislation Bill
The Social
Services and Community Committee is seeking submissions on
the Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill. The bill
aims to amend the Social Workers Registration Act 2003
to:
• apply the voluntary registration system to
all workers
• protect the use of the title
“social worker”
• ensure that social workers
are competent and fit to practise
• provide an
appropriate complaints and disciplinary process.
The bill
also seeks to amend existing provisions to improve the
effectiveness and transparency of the Act.
Tell the Social Services and Community
Committee what you think
Send your submission on the bill by
midnight on Wednesday 31 January 2018.
For
more details about the bill:
• Read the full content of the bill
•
Get more details on the bill
ENDS
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