❓ Hon Helen Morton raises concerns regarding the scope of practice for chiropractors under the proposed Chiropractors Bill 2005, particularly regarding diagnosis, treatment, and the definition of 'system'. The answer clarifies that the Bill aims to regulate who can practice chiropractic, not limit the services chiropractors can provide, which depends on their qualifications and the Board's recognition.
AnsweredQoN 2945Legislative Council
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(1) Under the proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
to register chiropractors, and apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, what interferences to normal joint function will all chiropractors be legally qualified to diagnose?
(2) Under that proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
and apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, what interferences to normal joint function will all chiropractors be considered not legally qualified to diagnose?
(3) Under that proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
, apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, what interferences to normal joint function will all chiropractors be not legally required to diagnose?
(4) Under the proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
how will health care consumers identify what disorders all chiropractors will then be, or not be, competent to diagnose and treat?
(5) Apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, under the proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
having diagnosed interferences to normal joint function what range of other diagnosed disorders will all chiropractors then be legally permitted to treat?
(6) After defining what a chiropractor is to do, the proposed definition concludes with ‘or any other similar system prescribed by the rules’. In this instance, what does the term ‘system’ actually refer to?
(7) Regarding other similar ‘systems’ likely to be prescribed under the rules; once the ‘systems’ are prescribed under the rules, what extra role(s) will such a new system permit all chiropractors to fulfil?
Chiropractors Bill 2005
to register chiropractors, and apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, what interferences to normal joint function will all chiropractors be legally qualified to diagnose?
(2) Under that proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
and apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, what interferences to normal joint function will all chiropractors be considered not legally qualified to diagnose?
(3) Under that proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
, apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, what interferences to normal joint function will all chiropractors be not legally required to diagnose?
(4) Under the proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
how will health care consumers identify what disorders all chiropractors will then be, or not be, competent to diagnose and treat?
(5) Apart from a chiropractor’s traditional role of locating and adjusting subluxations, under the proposed
Chiropractors Bill 2005
having diagnosed interferences to normal joint function what range of other diagnosed disorders will all chiropractors then be legally permitted to treat?
(6) After defining what a chiropractor is to do, the proposed definition concludes with ‘or any other similar system prescribed by the rules’. In this instance, what does the term ‘system’ actually refer to?
(7) Regarding other similar ‘systems’ likely to be prescribed under the rules; once the ‘systems’ are prescribed under the rules, what extra role(s) will such a new system permit all chiropractors to fulfil?
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Answered
29 November 2005
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
14 days
It is not the intent of the Bill to change what disorders chiropractors are competent to diagnose and treat. The purpose and effect of the Chiropractors Act 1964 and the Bill is not to constrain chiropractors in the range of services which they can lawfully provide but to define those activities which may be undertaken only by persons registered as chiropractors under the legislation. The range of services a chiropractor can provide is dependent on their qualifications and level of training and the recognition of these by the Chiropractors Registration Board of Western Australia (the Board) in accordance with the legislation. In relation to the provision of information to consumers, the Bill requires that the Board will have the new functions of supporting and promoting public education in the practice of chiropractic and issuing codes of practice for the practice of chiropractic and the conduct of chiropractors. (6) "Or any other similar system prescribed by the rules" reflects the current provision that provides for the Board to gazette a proclaimed method under section 22 of the Chiropractors Act 1950. "System" in this phrase is to be read in the same way that "system" in the first line of the definition is to be read, that is, in conjunction with the wording in the definition. "System" can be taken to be the ordinary and natural meaning of the word as defined in a dictionary. (7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
In relation to the provision of information to consumers, the Bill requires that the Board will have the new functions of supporting and promoting public education in the practice of chiropractic and issuing codes of practice for the practice of chiropractic and the conduct of chiropractors. (6) "Or any other similar system prescribed by the rules" reflects the current provision that provides for the Board to gazette a proclaimed method under section 22 of the Chiropractors Act 1950. "System" in this phrase is to be read in the same way that "system" in the first line of the definition is to be read, that is, in conjunction with the wording in the definition. "System" can be taken to be the ordinary and natural meaning of the word as defined in a dictionary. (7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
(6) "Or any other similar system prescribed by the rules" reflects the current provision that provides for the Board to gazette a proclaimed method under section 22 of the Chiropractors Act 1950. "System" in this phrase is to be read in the same way that "system" in the first line of the definition is to be read, that is, in conjunction with the wording in the definition. "System" can be taken to be the ordinary and natural meaning of the word as defined in a dictionary. (7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
(7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
In relation to the provision of information to consumers, the Bill requires that the Board will have the new functions of supporting and promoting public education in the practice of chiropractic and issuing codes of practice for the practice of chiropractic and the conduct of chiropractors. (6) "Or any other similar system prescribed by the rules" reflects the current provision that provides for the Board to gazette a proclaimed method under section 22 of the Chiropractors Act 1950. "System" in this phrase is to be read in the same way that "system" in the first line of the definition is to be read, that is, in conjunction with the wording in the definition. "System" can be taken to be the ordinary and natural meaning of the word as defined in a dictionary. (7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
(6) "Or any other similar system prescribed by the rules" reflects the current provision that provides for the Board to gazette a proclaimed method under section 22 of the Chiropractors Act 1950. "System" in this phrase is to be read in the same way that "system" in the first line of the definition is to be read, that is, in conjunction with the wording in the definition. "System" can be taken to be the ordinary and natural meaning of the word as defined in a dictionary. (7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
(7) The rule making power vests with the Board, on the confirmation of the Governor and the content of new rules under the Bill will require an extensive consultation process. The prescribing of these "systems" in the rules will be dependant on this process.
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