QueenslandChiropractors and
Osteopaths Act 1979CHIROPRACTORSANDOSTEOPATHSBY-LAW1990Reprinted as in force on 1 May
2002(includes amendments up to SL No. 228 of
2001)This is the reprint current on the repeal
dateReprint No. 2DThis reprint is
prepared bythe Office of the Queensland Parliamentary
CounselWarning—This reprint is not an authorised
copy
Information about this reprintThis
by-law is reprinted as at 1 May 2002. The reprint shows the law as
amended by allamendments 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 listof legislation and list of annotations in
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s13s7Chiropractors and Osteopaths By-law
1990CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHSBY-LAW 1990[as amended by
all amendments that commenced on or before 1 May 2002]PART
1—PRELIMINARY1Short titleThisby-lawmaybecitedastheChiropractorsandOsteopathsBy-law
1990.2DefinitionIn
this by-law—“approved examination”means an
examination approved by the board inrelation to a
subject mentioned in section 17(1)(e) whether written,oral
or practical or a combination of these.4FeesThe fees set out
in the schedule are fees payable for the matters to whichthey
relate.PART 2—ADMINISTRATION7Notice of meetings of boardThe
registrar shall give notice in writing to each member of the board
notless than 7 days before an ordinary meeting
and not less than 3 days beforea special meeting
setting forth the place, date and time of the meeting andthe
business thereof.
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84s 10Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 19908QuorumIfattheexpirationofhalfanhourafterthetimeappointedforanymeeting a quorum
is not present, the meeting shall lapse.9Order
of business of board meetingsThe order of
business at an ordinary meeting of the board shall be asfollows—(a)readingoftheminutesofthelastmeetingandunconfirmedminutes of
special meetings;(b)confirmation or otherwise of the
minutes;(c)business arising out of those
minutes;(d)outwardcorrespondenceandconsiderationofinwardcorrespondence;(e)finance—(i)financial statement; and(ii)productionofstatementsforaccountskeptbytheboardwith
a financial institution; and(iii)accounts for payment; and(iv)other matters of
finance;(f)restorations;(g)registrations;(h)additional qualifications;(i)motions of which notice has been
given;(j)general business;(k)date
of next meeting.10Special meetings of board(1)A special meeting of the board shall
be convened by the registrar atthedirectionofthechairpersonorontherequisitioninwritingby3
members.(2)Ataspecialmeetingonlythebusinessstatedinthedirectionorrequisition shall be
transacted.
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115s 13Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 199011Rescission etc.
of resolutionA resolution passed or any act, matter or
thing done or authorised by orat any meeting
shall not be rescinded, amended, cancelled or revoked at asubsequentmeetingunlesspriornoticeoftheintendedrescission,amendment,
cancellation or revocation was given in the notice conveningthe
meeting.12Board’s funds(1)An
amount payable to the board must be given to the registrar.(2)TheregistrarmustdeposittheamountinanaccountkeptbytheboardinaccordancewiththeStatutoryBodiesFinancialArrangementsAct 1982,
section 31.1(3)A payment may be
made from the account only—(a)byachequesignedbytheregistrarandaboardmemberauthorised by the board to sign cheques;
or(b)in another way decided by the
board.13Common seal(1)ThecommonsealoftheboardshallbeinthenameoftheChiropractors and
Osteopaths Board of Queensland in such design as theboard
may determine.(2)Thesealshallremaininthecustodyoftheregistrarandshallbeaffixedundertheregistrar’ssignaturetocertificatesofregistrationandsuch
other documents as the board may direct.1Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act
1982, section 31 (General bankingpowers for day-to-day
operations)
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146s 17Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990PART 3—REGISTRATION14The register(1)Theregistershallcontainthefollowingparticularsofeachchiropractor and
osteopath recorded therein—(a)registration number;(b)full
name;(c)address of principal place of practice
or home address;(d)date of registration;(e)type of registration;(f)initial qualification;(g)additional qualifications relating to
chiropractic and osteopathy.(2)The
register shall be kept in alphabetical order of the names of
thepersons registered.15Records to be retained by registrarThe
registrar shall retain a record of the prescribed particulars
previouslyenteredintheregisterrelatingtoanychiropractorandosteopathwhosename
has been removed from the register pursuant to the Act and the
recordshall be suitably endorsed with particulars
of that removal.16Registration(1)An
application for registration as a chiropractor and osteopath
shallbe made to the board in the approved form,
and shall be accompanied bythe prescribed
application for registration fee.(2)Uponapprovaloftheapplicationandpaymentoftheprescribedregistration fee
and the annual licence fee the applicant shall be registeredas a
chiropractor and osteopath.17Qualifications for
registration(1)Forthepurposesofsection18(1)(e)oftheAct,aprescribedqualification
is—
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187s 18Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990(a)Bachelor of
Applied Science (Chiropractic) of—(i)the
Phillip Institute of Technology, Melbourne; or(ii)the
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; or(b)Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy)
of—(i)the Phillip Institute of Technology,
Melbourne; or(ii)the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology; or(c)GraduateDiplomainChiropracticoftheSydneyCollegeofChiropractic; or(d)Master of Chiropractic of the Macquarie
University, Sydney; or(e)registrationtopractisechiropracticandosteopathyinanotherStateoraTerritoryand,subjecttosubsection(2),successfulcompletion of
approved examinations in the following subjects—(i)basicsciencesincludinganatomy,pathology,physiologyand
biochemistry;(ii)clinical
sciences including differential diagnosis, neurology,orthopaedics and radiology.(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(e),
the board may exempt a personfrom undertaking
an approved examination if the board is satisfied that theperson has sufficient knowledge of the
subject because of experience andcompetence in the
practice of chiropractic and osteopathy.(3)Apersonmustpaytheprescribedfeebeforeundertakinganapproved examination.18Additional qualificationsAnapplicationbyapersonwhoisregisteredasachiropractorandosteopath for an additional qualification to
be registered shall be made totheboardinwriting,signedbythechiropractorandosteopath,andaccompanied by—(a)documentaryevidence(oracertifiedcopythereof)thatthechiropractorandosteopathistheholderoftheadditionalqualification;
and(b)the prescribed registration
fee.
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198s 20Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990PART 4—PRACTICEDivision
1—Preliminary19DefinitionsIn this
part—“advertise”means advertise
a practice, or advertise a person as being achiropractor and
osteopath, by—(a)giving a newsletter to a person;
or(b)placing an advertisement in a
newspaper; or(c)placing an entry in a directory;
or(d)displaying a sign; or(e)using printed stationery; or(f)doing any other thing.“advertise on screen”means advertise
by—(a)making an entry in a video directory;
or(b)advertising on television; or(c)otherwise displaying an advertisement
on a screen.“approved logo”forapracticemeansalogoapprovedforthepracticeunder section 20 (Approved logos).“approvedprofessionalassociation”meansaprofessionalassociationapproved under
section 21 (Approved professional associations).“permissible advertising matter”means a matter mentioned in section
22(Permissible advertising matters).“practice”means a
chiropractic and osteopathy practice.“registered
charity”means an association registered as a charity
under theCollections Act 1966.20Approved logosThe board may
approve a logo for a practice if it is satisfied that thelogo—
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219s 22Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990(a)is not
offensive; and(b)is not misleading as to the nature of
the practice; and(c)does not imply superiority for the
practice over other practices.21Approved professional associationsThe
board may approve a professional association for the purposes
ofthis part if it is satisfied the
association—(a)has an acceptable code of ethics;
and(b)providesforthecontinuingprofessionaleducationofitsmembers.22Permissible advertising matters(1)Thefollowingare“permissibleadvertisingmatters”forapractice—(a)the name of the practice;(b)the following particulars for each
chiropractor and osteopath whoworks in the
practice—(i)name;(ii)registered qualifications;(iii)the name
(written out in full) of any approved professionalassociationofwhichthechiropractorandosteopathisamember;(iv)anyothercompetencyheldbythechiropractorandosteopath approved under subsection
(2);(c)the business address of the
practice;(d)the places where the practice is
carried on;(e)the telephone numbers of the practice
(including any after hoursnumber);(f)the
fact that it is a chiropractic and osteopathy practice or
thateachpersonmentionedinparagraph(b)isachiropractorandosteopath;(g)the
days and hours the practice is attended;
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2310s 24Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990(h)an approved logo
for the practice;(i)a matter required to be included in an
advertisement by anotherlaw (for example, information required
by the Corporations Lawto appear on the practice’s
stationery).(2)Theboardmayapprove,asapermissibleadvertisingmatterforapractice, a
specified competency held by a chiropractor and osteopath
whoworks in the practice.Examples—•qualifications other than registered
qualifications•training successfully completed•an area of specialty.(3)The board must ensure that its
criteria for approving a competency ofa particular
description (for example, that a person is a specialist in an
area)are consistently applied.Division
2—Advertising23Advertising(1)A
chiropractor and osteopath must not advertise if the
advertisementcontains anything other than a permissible
advertising matter.Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.(2)Subsection(1)doesnotapplytoachiropractorandosteopathwhile—(a)actingasaspokespersonforanapprovedprofessionalassociation;
or(b)acting for a registered
charity.(3)Subsection (1) is subject to section
24 (Advertising by newsletter).24Advertising by newsletter(1)A chiropractor and osteopath must not
give a newsletter to a personother
than—(a)a patient of the practice; or(b)a chiropractor and osteopath;
or
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2511s 26Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990(c)a medical
practitioner; or(d)a physiotherapist; or(e)a person who has requested the
newsletter.Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.(2)A chiropractor and osteopath must not
give to a person a newsletterthat—(a)is false, misleading or deceptive;
or(b)is vulgar or sensational in a way that
is likely to adversely affectthe standing of
the chiropractic and osteopathy professions; or(c)claims or implies superiority for the
chiropractor and osteopathorthepracticeoverotherchiropractorsandosteopathsorpractices; or(d)denigrates other professions; or(e)containsanendorsementortestimonialaboutthechiropractorand osteopath or
the practice.Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.(3)Section23(1)(Advertising)doesnotapplytoachiropractorandosteopathwhogivesanewslettertoapersonincompliancewiththissection.25Advertising on screenAchiropractorandosteopathmustnotadvertiseonscreenunlesstheadvertisement consists only of a single
screen image.Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.Example—This section
would allow permissible advertising matters for a practice to be
displayedby a single image on a television screen, but
not by a moving picture.26Practice
names(1)A chiropractor and osteopath must not
practise under a name otherthan—(a)the name of the chiropractor and
osteopath; or
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2712s 28Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990(b)ifthechiropractorandosteopathpractisesasamemberofapartnership and
the name of the partnership consists only of thenamesofitsmembersorformermembers—thenameofthepartnership;
or(c)a name approved by the board.Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.(2)The board may approve a name for a
practice if it is satisfied that thename—(a)is not offensive; and(b)is not misleading as to the persons
working in the practice or thenature of the
practice; and(c)does not imply superiority for the
practice over other practices.27Canvassing or soliciting(1)A
chiropractor and osteopath must not—(a)canvass or solicit business as a
chiropractor and osteopath; or(b)allowapersontocanvassorsolicitbusinessonbehalfofthechiropractor and osteopath.Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.(2)In subsection (1)—“solicit”includes offer an inducement to use a
particular chiropractor andosteopath.28Obligation on members of associations(1)Each member of an association of
persons engaged in the practice ofchiropractic and
osteopathy must ensure that appropriate procedures are inplace
to ensure this by-law is complied with.Maximum
penalty—25 penalty units.(2)In this
section—“member”has the meaning
given by section 25A of the Act.
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2913s 29Chiropractors and
Osteopaths By-law 1990PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS29When annual licence fee must be
paid(1)A person who is already registered as
a chiropractor and osteopath atthe beginning of
a year, or becomes registered in January of a year, mustpay
the annual licence fee for the year on or before 31 January in the
year.(2)ApersonwhoisnotregisteredasachiropractorandosteopathinJanuary of a year, but applies to be
registered in the year, must pay theannual licence
fee for the year with the registration fee.(3)If a
person is registered as a chiropractor and osteopath in
Decemberof a year, the annual licence fee for the
following year is waived.
16Chiropractors and Osteopaths By-law
19904Table of earlier reprintsTABLE
OF EARLIER REPRINTS[If a reprint number includes a roman
letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised,electronic form only.]Reprint
No.11A1B22A2B2CAmendments includedto SL
No. 411 of 1996to SL No. 345 of 1997to SL No. 290 of
1998to SL No. 290 of 1998to SL No. 259 of
1999to SL No. 302 of 2000to SL No. 228 of
2001Reprint date3 February
199718 November 19972 November
19983 March 19999 November
199915 December 20007 December
20015Tables in earlier reprintsTABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTSName
of tableCorrected minor errorsRenumbered
provisionsReprint No.216List of
legislationChiropractors and Osteopaths By-law 1990
(prev Chiropractors and OsteopathsBy-laws
1990)made by Chiropractors and Osteopaths Board
of Queensland on 29 March 1990pubd gaz 31 March
1990 pp 1607–27commenced on date of publicationrep 1
May 2002 (2001 No. 3 s 216)amending legislation—Chiropractors and Osteopaths (Amendment)
By-law 1991pubd gaz 25 May 1991 p 454commenced on date of publicationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
1992 SL No. 11pubd gaz 1 February 1992 pp 438–41commenced on date of publicationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 1994 SL No. 134notfd gaz 15 April 1994 pp
1491–2commenced on date of
notification
17Chiropractors and Osteopaths By-law
1990Chiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 2) 1994 SL No. 464notfd gaz 16 December 1994 pp
1792–7commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 1996 SL No. 297notfd gaz 25 October 1996 pp
764–7commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 2) 1996 SL No. 411notfd gaz 20 December 1996 pp
1588–98commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 1997 SL No. 324notfd gaz 3 October 1997 pp
481–2commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 2) 1997 SL No. 345notfd gaz 24 October 1997 pp
786–8commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 1998 SL No. 290notfd gaz 30 October 1998 pp
815–16commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 1999 SL No. 259notfd gaz 5 November 1999 pp
918–21commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 2000 SL No. 302notfd gaz 1 December 2000 pp
1289–90commenced on date of notificationChiropractors and Osteopaths Amendment By-law
(No. 1) 2001 SL No. 228notfd gaz 30 November 2001 pp
1179–82commenced on date of notification7List of annotationsPART
1—PRELIMINARYpt hdgsub 1992 SL No.
11 s 3Short titles 1sub
1992 SL No. 11 s 3Definitionprov hdgsub
1996 No. 297 s 3(1)s 2sub 1992 SL No. 11 s 3def“prescribed form”om 1996 SL No.
297 s 3(2)Approval of formss 3sub
1992 SL No. 11 s 3om 1996 SL No. 297 s 4
18Chiropractors and Osteopaths By-law
1990Feess 4sub 1992 SL No.
11 s 3amd 1996 SL No. 297 s 5Feess
5om 1992 SL No. 11 s 3Formss6om 1992 SL No. 11 s 3Order
of business of board meetingss 9amd
1997 SL No. 324 s 3Board’s fundss 12sub
1997 SL No. 324 s 4The registers 14amd
2000 SL No. 302 s 3Registrations 16amd
1996 SL No. 297 s 6Qualifications for registrations
17sub 1992 SL No. 11 s 4amd 1994 SL No.
134 s 3; 1998 SL No. 290 s 3PART
4—PRACTICEpt hdgsub 1994 No. 134
s 4Division 1—Preliminarydiv hdgins
1994 No. 134 s 4Definitionss 19sub
1994 No. 134 s 4Approved logoss 20sub
1994 No. 134 s 4Approved professional associationss
21sub 1994 No. 134 s 4Permissible
advertising matterss 22sub 1994 No. 134 s 4Division 2—Advertisingdiv hdgins
1994 No. 134 s 4Advertisings 23sub
1994 No. 134 s 4Advertising by newsletters 24sub
1994 No. 134 s 4Advertising on screens 25sub
1994 No. 134 s 4Practice namess 26sub
1994 No. 134 s 4
