2011-2022: Psychologists Board Annual Reports

Over the years the Psychologists Board has made statements about its scopes of practice in its Annual Reports to the Minister of Health that are consistent with the

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2012: Submission to MOH on review of the Act

In 2012 the Ministry of Health sought submissions from responsible authorities on the operation of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. In its submission to the Ministry,

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2008: Board consultation paper on scopes

The original scopes of practice were the subject of a wide-ranging consultation in 2008-2009. When introducing the consultation paper, the Board observed that regulatory authorities had taken a

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2005-2021: Psychologists Board website

From at least April 2005, the Board's website made it clear to psychologists how the scopes of practice worked. Examples are set out below. April 2005 As at

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2004-2007: Psychologists Board newsletters

The Board explained in its newsletters how the Act and scopes of practice worked. In its August 2004 newsletter, it gave an overview of the Act as a

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2003-2004: Development of original scopes of practice

The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act ushered in the concept of 'scopes of practice'. Regulatory authorities like the Psychologists Board needed to put 1 or more scopes in

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