Podiatrists Act 1969

Queensland PODIATRISTS ACT 1969 Reprinted as in force on 1 May 2002 (includes amendments up to Act No. 14 of 2001) This is the reprint current on the repeal date Reprint No. 1D This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 1 May 2002. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.

Queensland PODIATRISTS ACT 1969 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—ADMINISTRATION 5 Constitution of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Members of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Tenure of office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Extraordinary vacancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Meetings of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 11 Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12 Entitlements of members of board and committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 13 Members of board etc. not affected by restrictive employment provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 14 Registrar and other officers employed under Public Service Act . . . . . . . . 7 15 Funds of board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 15A Board is statutory body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PART 3—REGISTRATION OF PODIATRISTS 16 The register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 17 Qualifications for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 18 Provisional registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 18A Registration of additional qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 19 Certificate of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 20 Annual licence fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 21 Removal of name from register by request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Podiatrists Act 1969 23 Correction of register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 24 Board to give notice of refusal of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 25 Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS 26 Certain actions implying registration or qualification prohibited . . . . . . . . 13 27 Penalty for fraudulent practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 28 General penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 29 Proceedings generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 30 Evidentiary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 31 By-laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 32 Approval of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 34 Transitional—references to chiropody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 8 List of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

s1 3 s5 Podiatrists Act 1969 PODIATRISTS ACT 1969 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 May 2002] An Act to provide for the constitution of a podiatrists board, the establishment of a register of podiatrists, and the regulation of the practice of podiatry † PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Podiatrists Act 1969 . † PART 2—ADMINISTRATION ˙ Constitution of board 5.(1) There is to be a board to be called the Podiatrists Board of Queensland which shall have and may exercise and discharge the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred and imposed upon it by or under this Act. (2) The board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and, subject to this Act, shall be capable in law of suing and being sued, of compounding or proving in any court of competent jurisdiction all debts or sums of money due to it, and of acquiring, holding, alienating and otherwise dealing with property and of doing and suffering all such acts and things as bodies corporate may in law do and suffer. (3) All courts and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the

s6 4 s7 Podiatrists Act 1969 common seal of the board and, until the contrary is proved, shall presume that it was duly affixed to any document on which it appears. ˙ Members of board 6.(1) The board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor in Council. (2) The members of the board shall consist of— (a) 4 persons of whom at least 2 are podiatrists; and (b) 3 podiatrists each of whom is a person eligible for appointment to the board nominated by 1 or more associations accepted by the Minister as representative of podiatrists; and (c) 1 person representing users of the services of podiatrists; and (d) a barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court. (3) However, in default of nomination of any 1 or more of the persons required by subsection (2) to be nominated within the time and in the manner prescribed the Governor in Council may appoint as a member of the board any person who is qualified as prescribed to be nominated. (4) A person may hold office as a member of the board in addition to any position the person holds in the public service. ˙ Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board 7.(1) In every appointment of the whole number of members of the board the Governor in Council shall appoint 1 member to be chairperson of the board. (1A) When a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson of the board the Governor in Council may appoint another member of the board to the vacant office. (1B) The members of the board shall elect one of their number to be deputy chairperson of the board at their meeting first held after the whole number of members assume office or, where a vacancy occurs in the office of deputy chairperson, after the appointment of a member in place of the member who was deputy chairperson.

s8 5 s8 Podiatrists Act 1969 (2) The chairperson shall preside at every meeting of the board at which the chairperson attends and in the chairperson’s absence the deputy chairperson shall so preside. (2A) If both the chairperson and deputy chairperson are absent from a meeting another member of the board chosen for the purpose by the majority of the members present and voting, shall preside. (3) Save where the by-laws under this Act disentitle him or her to vote on the matter in issue, the member presiding at a meeting of the board shall be entitled to a deliberative vote on any matter before the meeting and, in the event of an equal division of votes thereon, shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. ˙ Tenure of office 8.(1) The appointment of a member of the board (other than a member appointed to fill a casual vacancy) is to be for a term of 3 years. (2) The office of a member of the board shall become vacant if the member— (a) dies or is mentally ill; or (b) becomes bankrupt or compounds with his or her creditors, or otherwise takes advantage of the laws in force for the time being relating to bankruptcy; or (c) is absent without prior leave granted by the board from 3 consecutive ordinary meetings of the board of which due notice has been given to the member; or (d) resigns by signed notice delivered to the Minister; or (e) is convicted of an indictable offence or an offence against this Act; or (f) is removed from office by the Governor in Council by gazette notice on the grounds of mental or physical incapacity to perform duties as a member or of conduct which, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, shows the member to be unfit to be a member of the board. (3) Attendance of a member of the board at the time and place appointed

s 9 6 s 11 Podiatrists Act 1969 for an ordinary meeting of the board shall be deemed to constitute presence at a meeting notwithstanding that by reason that a quorum is not present no meeting is then and there actually held, and the registrar shall enter in the minute book the names of all members who so attend. (4) A resignation as member of the board shall be of no effect until notice in writing thereof is received by the Minister or until the operative date specified in the notice, whichever is the later. ˙ Extraordinary vacancies 9. When a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the board during the term of office of the members then constituting the board, the Governor in Council may, in accordance with section 6, appoint another person as a member, to hold office for the balance of his or her predecessor’s term of office as a member. ˙ Meetings of board 10.(1) The board shall meet as often as is necessary for the due administration of this Act, at such times and places as it thinks fit, and shall conduct its business in the manner prescribed or, in so far as not prescribed, as it determines from time to time. (2) A quorum at any meeting of the board shall be 5 members entitled to vote on the business before the meeting who, at a duly convened meeting, shall be competent to transact any business of the board and may exercise and perform all the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the board. (3) The decision of a majority of the members at a meeting of the board at which a quorum is present shall be the decision of the board. (4) If a member present at a meeting and entitled to vote abstains from voting the member shall be taken to have cast a vote for the negative. ˙ Committees 11.(1) The board may select persons to form an advisory committee to advise the board on any matter within the scope of the board’s functions referred to the committee by the board.

s 12 7 s 15 Podiatrists Act 1969 (2) A person may be a member of such a committee whether or not the person is a member of the board. ˙ Entitlements of members of board and committees 12. Members of the board and members of a committee formed pursuant to section 11 shall be entitled to such fees and allowances as are approved by the Governor in Council. ˙ Members of board etc. not affected by restrictive employment provisions 13. A provision of any enactment requiring the holder of an office to devote the whole of his or her time to the duties of the office or prohibiting the holder from engaging in employment outside the duties of the office shall not operate to hinder holding that office and also an appointment as member, chairperson or deputy chairperson of the board or of any advisory committee selected by the board, or the acceptance and retention of remuneration payable to a member of the board under this Act. ˙ Registrar and other officers employed under Public Service Act 14. The registrar and other officers of the board are to be employed under the Public Service Act 1996. ˙ Funds of board 15.(1) All moneys received by or on behalf of the board shall be paid into and form part of the funds of the board. (2) Expenses of and incidental to the administration of this Act shall be paid by the board from its funds. (3) Subsection (2) does not affect the liability, prescribed by any other Act, of the board to pay from its funds the salaries of the registrar and the officers appointed for the effectual administration of this Act.

s 15A 8 Podiatrists Act 1969 s 17 ˙ Board is statutory body 15A.(1) Under the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , the board is a statutory body. (2) The Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , part 2B sets out the way in which the board’s powers under this Act are affected by the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 . † PART 3—REGISTRATION OF PODIATRISTS ˙ The register 16.(1) The board shall cause the registrar to keep in such form as it thinks fit a register (the “register of podiatrists” ) of the names and other prescribed particulars of persons who are entitled to be and who remain registered under this Act as podiatrists. (2) The register shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection at the office of the registrar by any person on payment of the prescribed fee. (3) The board shall cause to be published in the gazette in every year— (a) a copy of the register, as at 1 May in the year in question, certified by the registrar; or (b) a supplementary list, indicating all alterations, additions, revisions, and removals made in and from the register during the 12 months last preceding 1 May in the year in question, certified by the registrar. ˙ Qualifications for registration 17.(1) Subject to this Act, a person who makes application to the board for that purpose in the approved form and pays the prescribed fee shall be entitled to be registered under this Act as a podiatrist if the person proves to the satisfaction of the board that— (a) the person is the holder of a recognised podiatry qualification; and (b) the person is of good fame and character; and

s 17 9 s 17 Podiatrists Act 1969 (c) the person has a sound understanding of the English language and possesses sufficient knowledge of and sufficient skill in the expression of that language, both written and oral; and (d) the person is medically fit to practise podiatry. (1A) A person is the holder of a recognised podiatry qualification if— (a) the person is the holder of a qualification in podiatry granted after due examination by an educational institution of Queensland recognised by the board as competent to confer the same; or (b) the person is the holder of a qualification in podiatry conferred after due examination by an educational institution in a State or Territory which institution is duly recognised in the State or Territory in which it is situated and by the board as competent to confer that qualification, and that the qualification is equivalent to one referred to in paragraph (a), and, where conferred outside Queensland, is recognised by the Podiatrists Board or other registration authority in the State or Territory in which it is conferred as entitling the person to practise podiatry in that State or Territory; or (c) the person— (i) has passed through a regular course of study in podiatry in a school or other teaching institution in any country other than Australia and has, after due examination from a university, college or other body in that country, received a degree, diploma or certificate in podiatry that is recognised in the country in which it was obtained and is acceptable to the board; and (ii) is the holder of a certificate from the committee on overseas professional qualifications of the Commonwealth or any other body recognised by the board as carrying out the provisions of that committee certifying that the person has successfully completed all stages of the examination set by that committee or other recognised body. (2) The board may, where it thinks fit, appoint a committee of assessors, composed of medical practitioners (whether or not they are members of the board), to determine the medical fitness to practise podiatry of an applicant

s 18 10 s 18 Podiatrists Act 1969 for registration or renewal of registration, and the board may require the applicant to appear before that committee. (3) On being so required the applicant shall report to the committee of assessors at the time and place stipulated in the requisition and shall submit to examination by the committee and to such other tests or examinations as the committee may require. (4) On completion of the examination and such other tests or examinations as are required the committee of assessors shall certify to the board as to whether or not the applicant is medically fit to practise podiatry. (5) If an applicant fails to report or submit as and when required pursuant to subsection (3), the board shall reject the applicant’s application for registration or renewal of registration. ˙ Provisional registration 18.(1) When a person has applied to the board in or to the effect of the approved form to be registered as a podiatrist and has paid the prescribed fee for registration, the chairperson, or (in the absence of the chairperson) a member of the board authorised generally in that behalf by the board, upon being satisfied that such person is entitled to be registered as a podiatrist, may grant to such person a certificate in the approved form of provisional registration as a podiatrist. (2) A person who has been granted a certificate of provisional registration as a podiatrist shall be deemed to be registered under this Act as a podiatrist and this Act shall apply to and with respect to that person accordingly— (a) until the date stated in such certificate; or (b) until such later date as may be fixed by the board; which stated date or later date (if any) fixed by the board shall not in any case be later than 6 months from the granting of such certificate. (2A) However, the board may at any time before the date so stated or fixed, cancel such certificate and such person shall thereupon cease to be deemed to be registered as a podiatrist under this Act, and such cancellation shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a refusal by the board of the application by that person to be registered as a podiatrist.

s 18A 11 Podiatrists Act 1969 s 20 (3) If a person to whom a certificate of provisional registration has been granted becomes registered as a podiatrist while that certificate is still in force the person’s registration shall, unless otherwise decided by the board, date from the granting of that certificate. ˙ Registration of additional qualifications 18A. A podiatrist who applies to the board and who satisfies the board that the podiatrist is the holder of a degree, diploma, status or qualification applicable to the practice of podiatry recognised by the board other than the qualification in respect of which the podiatrist is registered shall be entitled upon payment of the prescribed fee and with the approval of the board to have such degree, diploma, status or certificate recorded in the register of podiatrists. ˙ Certificate of registration 19.(1) Every podiatrist shall be entitled to obtain from the registrar a certificate of the podiatrist’s registration in the approved form. (2) On application made to the board at any time and on payment of the prescribed fee, the board may issue to any podiatrist a duplicate or certified copy of the podiatrist’s certificate of registration. ˙ Annual licence fee 20.(1) Every podiatrist shall pay to the board a prescribed annual licence fee. (1A) The annual licence fee shall be paid to the board by the podiatrist concerned within the period commencing on 1 January to and including 30 April of every year. (1B) A podiatrist shall at the time of the payment of the annual licence fee furnish the board with particulars of the podiatrist’s address for entry in the register. (2) If a podiatrist fails to pay such annual licence fee within such period as aforesaid, the registrar shall thereupon remove the podiatrist’s name from the register.

s 21 12 s 25 Podiatrists Act 1969 (3) If the name of any person has been removed from the register under this section the board shall, upon application restore the person’s name to the register upon payment of a restoration fee as prescribed. ˙ Removal of name from register by request 21. The board may remove from the register the name of a podiatrist who applies in writing to have his or her name removed therefrom. ˙ Correction of register 23.(1) The registrar shall from time to time strike from the register the names of all podiatrists who have died and make such alterations and amendments to the register as the board directs so that the register shall be an accurate record of the names, addresses and qualifications of podiatrists. (2) For the purposes of this section the registrar-general and every district registrar under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1962 , on receiving notice of the death of any person known to him or her to be registered under this Act, shall forthwith inform the registrar in writing of the death. ˙ Board to give notice of refusal of application 24.(1) If the board refuses an application by a person for registration as a podiatrist, the registrar must, within 14 days of the refusal happening, give written notice of the refusal to the person. (2) The notice must state— (a) the reasons for the board’s decision to refuse the application; and (b) that the person may appeal against the decision to the District Court; and (c) how to appeal. ˙ Appeals 25.(1) A person aggrieved by the board’s refusal of the person’s application for registration as a podiatrist may appeal therefrom to a judge

s 26 13 s 27 Podiatrists Act 1969 of the District Court at Brisbane who shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the same and whose decision thereon shall be final and be given effect to by the board. (2) An appeal shall be by way of rehearing, and shall be instituted within 30 days after notification of the refusal or order to the person aggrieved, and no later, by filing a notice of appeal in the registry of the District Court at Brisbane and by complying with any rules of court made with respect thereto. (3) Where upon an appeal a District Court orders a penalty to be paid by an appellant it shall order the penalty to be paid to the board and, for the purposes of its enforcement, the order shall be deemed to be an order made by the board. † PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS ˙ Certain actions implying registration or qualification prohibited 26.(1) A person who is not a podiatrist shall not— (a) take or use the name of or title of podiatrist or chiropodist; or (b) hold himself or herself out as being a podiatrist or chiropodist; or (c) assume, take or use any name, initials, word, title, addition, symbol or description which having regard to the circumstances in which it is assumed, taken or used, indicates or is capable of being understood to indicate, or is calculated to lead persons to infer that the person is a podiatrist, or is qualified to be registered under this Act as a podiatrist, or is competent or willing to practise podiatry. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a medical practitioner. ˙ Penalty for fraudulent practices 27.(1) A person shall not—

s 27 14 s 27 Podiatrists Act 1969 (a) make or cause to be made any falsification in the register or in any writing relating to the register or any false statement relating to the register; or (b) utter any false, forged, or counterfeit certificate or writing pertaining to the person’s qualification to practise podiatry; or (c) procure or attempt to procure himself, herself or any other person to be registered by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent statement, declaration, or representation, either verbal or in writing; or (d) falsely personate or represent himself or herself as being the person referred to in any certificate or writing presented to the board or in any certificate granted under this Act; or (e) fraudulently or by false representation obtain any certificate of registration under this Act; or (f) forge, alter, or counterfeit any certificate of registration under this Act; or (g) utter any forged or altered or counterfeit certificate of registration under this Act knowing the same to have been forged or altered or to be counterfeit; or (h) falsely advertise or hold himself or herself out as having obtained a certificate of registration under or as being registered under this Act, or permit any such advertisement or holding out. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. (2) The name of any person who procures himself or herself to be registered by any means which contravene this section shall, upon the person being convicted in respect of that contravention be removed from the register. (3) The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or in derogation of the provisions of the Criminal Code or any other Act. (4) However, a person shall not be liable to be convicted both under this Act and under the Criminal Code or any other Act in respect of the same act.

s 28 15 s 30 Podiatrists Act 1969 ˙ General penalty 28.(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act commits an offence against this Act and, save where a specific penalty is otherwise provided, is liable to a penalty of 20 penalty units. (2) All penalties recovered in respect of an offence against this Act shall be paid to the board. ˙ Proceedings generally 29.(1) An offence against this Act may be prosecuted in a summary way under the Justices Act 1886 upon the complaint of the registrar, or a person authorised by the board in that behalf. (2) A prosecution for an offence against this Act may be commenced within 1 year from the time when the matter of complaint arose or within 6 months after the matter of complaint comes to the knowledge of the complainant whichever is the period later to expire. (3) Without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the board with respect thereto all fees payable to the board under this Act and all penalties ordered by the board to be paid to it under this Act may be recovered in a summary way under the Justices Act 1886 , or as a debt due and owing to the board by action in any court of competent jurisdiction. ˙ Evidentiary provisions 30. In any proceeding for the purposes of this Act— (a) a certificate purporting to be signed by the registrar certifying the state of any part of the register at a date or during a period specified in the certificate or certifying that a person named therein was not, at a date or during a period specified therein, a podiatrist shall, upon its production, be admissible as evidence of the matters contained in the certificate; (aa) a certificate purporting to be signed by the registrar certifying that a person has previously been convicted of an offence or offences against any provision of this Act shall, upon its production, be admissible as evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the matters contained in the

s 31 16 s 31 Podiatrists Act 1969 certificate; (b) every part of the register, and an extract of any part of the register purporting to be certified as correct by the registrar shall, upon its production, be admissible as evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of the matters contained therein; (c) a statement in a complaint commencing that proceeding of the date on which the matter of complaint came to the knowledge of the complainant shall be evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, conclusive evidence of its content; (d) proof shall not be required of the authority of any person to prosecute an offence against this Act or to take any proceeding on behalf of the board unless evidence is given to the contrary; (e) proof shall not be required of the appointment of the registrar or of any other officer appointed for the effectual administration of this Act or of the signature of the registrar. ˙ By-laws 31.(1) The board may make by-laws under this Act. (2) By-laws may be made in respect of the following matters— (a) the powers, duties and functions of the registrar and officers appointed for the effectual administration of this Act; (b) the register and the manner of its keeping; (c) the making of applications to the board, and the effect of furnishing false particulars therein; (d) the conduct of meetings of the board, the entitlement of members of the board to vote upon business before a meeting, and the conduct of proceedings before the board; (e) the common seal of the board, and the attesting of documents by or on behalf of the board; (f) the manner and method in which a podiatrist may advertise himself or herself as qualified to practise podiatry and the place where that practice takes place;

s 32 17 s 34 Podiatrists Act 1969 (fa) the conditions of premises in which a podiatrist may practise podiatry; (g) the purposes for which fees are payable under this Act, the amounts of fees, the persons who are liable to pay fees, when fees are payable, the waiver of fees and the recovery of unpaid amounts of fees; (i) the penalties to be imposed for breaches of the by-laws but so that no such penalty shall exceed 20 penalty units. (3) By-laws do not have effect until they are approved by the Governor in Council. ˙ Approval of forms 32. The board may approve forms for use under this Act. ˙ Transitional—references to chiropody 34. A reference in an Act passed, or a document made, before 1 August 1987 to “chiropody”, “chiropodist” or their derivatives is a reference to “podiatry”, “podiatrist” or their derivatives.

18 Podiatrists Act 1969 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 8 List of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 May 2002.

19 Podiatrists Act 1969 3 ´ AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended amendment chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified order in council omitted original page paragraph preceding present prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previous previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered ´ 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. Amendments included Reprint date 1 to Act No. 57 of 1995 15 December 1995 1A to Act No. 54 of 1996 23 April 1997 1B to Act No. 54 of 1996 21 November 1997 1C to Act No. 58 of 1999 7 February 2000 ´ 5 Tables in earlier reprints Name of table TABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS Changed citations and remade laws Corrected minor errors Obsolete and redundant provisions Renumbered provisions Reprint No. 1 1 1 1

20 Podiatrists Act 1969 ´ 6 List of legislation Podiatrists Act 1969 No. 8 (prev Chiropodists Act 1969) date of assent 19 November 1969 commenced 1 January 1971 (proc pubd gaz 17 October 1970 p 614) rep 1 May 2002 (2001 No. 14 s 216) Note —ss 3, 26A are relocated to the Podiatrists Registration Act 2001 pt 10, div 3 and renumbered as ss 236–237 (2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3) amending legislation— Chiropodists Act Amendment Act 1975 No. 37 date of assent 1 October 1975 commenced on date of assent Nursing Studies Act and Other Acts Amendment Act 1984 No. 74 pt 3 date of assent 18 October 1984 commenced on date of assent Chiropodists Act Amendment Act 1987 No. 8 date of assent 15 April 1987 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent (see s 2(1)) remaining provisions commenced 1 August 1987 (proc pubd gaz 11 July 1987 p 2677) Medical and Paramedical (Amendment of Inspectorial and Audit Provisions) Act 1987 No. 10 pt 3 date of assent 15 April 1987 commenced on date of assent Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch date of assent 25 October 1989 commenced on date of assent (see s 2(1)) Health Legislation Amendment Act 1992 No. 66 pts 1, 14 date of assent 7 December 1992 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent ss 81–82, 86–87 and 88 (in so far as it inserts new s 33) commenced 18 December 1992 (1992 SL No. 450) remaining provisions commenced 1 February 1993 (1992 SL No. 450) Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1993 No. 76 ss 1–3 sch 1 date of assent 14 December 1993 commenced on date of assent (see s 2) Health Legislation Amendment Act 1993 No. 79 pts 1, 14 date of assent 17 December 1993 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 14 March 1994 (1994 SL No. 84)

21 Podiatrists Act 1969 Statute Law Revision Act 1995 No. 57 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below) date of assent 28 November 1995 commenced on date of assent amending legislation— Statute Law Revision Act 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1 (amends 1995 No. 57 above) date of assent 28 November 1995 commenced on date of assent (see s 2(1) sch 1) Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2 date of assent 22 October 1996 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361) Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Amendment Act 1996 No. 54 ss 1–2, 9 sch date of assent 20 November 1996 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 June 1997 (1997 SL No. 128) Health Practitioners (Professional Standards) Act 1999 No. 58 ss 1–2 pt 14 div 13 date of assent 18 November 1999 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 7 February 2000 (1999 SL No. 327) Podiatrists Registration Act 2001 No. 14 ss 1–2, 239 sch 3 date of assent 11 May 2001 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 May 2002 (2002 SL No. 76) ´ 7 List of annotations Title sub 1987 No. 8 s 6 Short title s 1 amd 1987 No. 8 s 3; R1 (see RA s 37) Arrangement of Act s 2 amd 1987 No. 8 s 7 om R1 (see RA s 36) Definitions prov hdg sub 1992 No. 66 s 82(1) s 3 amd 2002 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 reloc (as 2001 No. 14 s 236) 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “approved form” ins 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “board” amd 1987 No. 8 s 8(a) om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3

22 Podiatrists Act 1969 def “chiropodist” om 1987 No. 8 s 8(b) def “chiropody” om 1987 No. 8 s 8(b) def “fee” ins 1992 No. 66 s 82(2) om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “Minister” om 1992 No. 66 s 82(3) def “podiatrist” ins 1987 No. 8 s 8(c) om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “podiatry” ins 1987 No. 8 s 8(c) sub 1993 No. 79 s 93 def “qualification” ins 1987 No. 8 s 8(c) om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “register” amd 1987 No. 8 s 8(d) om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “registrar” amd 1987 No. 8 s 8(d) sub 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 def “utter” om 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 Administration of Act s 4 om 1993 No. 79 s 94 Constitution of board s 5 amd 1987 No. 8 s 9; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Members of board s 6 amd 1975 No. 37 s 2; 1987 No. 8 s 10; 1992 No. 66 s 83; 1993 No. 79 s 95; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Increase in number of members s 6A ins 1992 No. 66 s 84 om 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Chairperson and deputy chairperson of board s 7 amd 1987 No. 8 s 11; 1993 No. 79 s 96; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Tenure of office s 8 amd 1975 No. 37 s 3; 1993 No. 79 s 97; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Meetings of board s 10 amd 1992 No. 66 s 85; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Entitlements of members of board and committees s 12 sub 1975 No. 37 s 4; 1984 No. 74 s 7 amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Registrar and other officers employed under Public Service Act s 14 sub 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2 Funds of board s 15 amd 1987 No. 10 s 13 Board is statutory body s 15A ins 1996 No. 54 s 9 sch

23 Podiatrists Act 1969 PART 3—REGISTRATION OF PODIATRISTS pt hdg amd 1987 No. 8 s 12 The register s 16 amd 1987 No. 8 s 13 Qualifications for registration s 17 sub 1975 No. 37 s 5; 1987 No. 8 s 14 amd 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Provisional registration s 18 amd 1987 No. 8 s 15; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Registration of additional qualifications s 18A ins 1987 No. 8 s 16 Certificate of registration s 19 amd 1987 No. 8 s 17; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Annual licence fee s 20 amd 1987 No. 8 s 18; 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch Removal of name from register by request s 21 amd 1987 No. 8 s 19 Disciplinary action s 22 amd 1987 No. 8 s 20; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 om 1999 No. 58 s 528 Correction of register s 23 amd 1987 No. 8 s 21 Board to give notice of refusal of application s 24 amd 1987 No. 8 s 22 sub 1999 No. 58 s 529 Appeals s 25 amd 1987 No. 8 s 23; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1; 1999 No. 58 s 530 Certain actions implying registration or qualification prohibited s 26 sub 1987 No. 8 s 24 amd 1993 No. 79 s 98 Practice of podiatry s 26A ins 1987 No. 8 s 25 amd 1993 No. 79 s 99; 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 reloc (as 2001 No. 14 s 237) 2001 No. 14 s 239 sch 3 Penalty for fraudulent practices s 27 amd 1987 No. 8 s 26 General penalty s 28 amd 1987 No. 8 s 27 Evidentiary provisions s 30 amd 1987 No. 8 s 28; 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch; 1993 No. 79 s 100

24 Podiatrists Act 1969 By-laws prov hdg sub 1987 No. 8 s 29(a) s 31 amd 1987 No. 8 s 29(b)–(d); 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch; 1992 No. 66 s 86; 1993 No. 79 s 101; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Approval of forms s 32 prev s 32 sub 1987 No. 8 s 30 om 1992 No. 66 s 87 pres s 32 ins 1992 No. 66 s 88 sub 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 Approved forms s 33 ins 1992 No. 66 s 88 sub 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 (amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1) exp 28 May 1996 (see s 33(3)) Transitional—references to chiropody s 34 ins 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 ´ 8 List of forms Form C 04 Version November 1998—Application for Registration as a Podiatrist in Queensland pubd gaz 28 May 1999 p 396 Form C 04m Version November 1998—Application for Registration under Mutual Recognition as a Podiatrist in Queensland pubd gaz 28 May 1999 p 396 Form C 04MNZ Version March 1999—Application for Registration under Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition as a Podiatrist in Queensland pubd gaz 28 May 1999 p 396  © State of Queensland 2002