Part 41 Preliminary—professional standards 225

Part 4.1 Preliminary—professional standards 225 4.1 Objects—sch 4 225 4.2 Definitions—sch 4 225 4.2A Amount payable under an insurance policy—sch 4 227 4.3 Application—sch 4 228 Part 4.2 Limitation of liability 229 4.4 Preparation and approval of schemes 229 4.5 Public notification of schemes 229 4.6 Making of comments and submissions about schemes 230 4.7 Consideration of comments, submissions etc 230 4.8 Public hearings 231 4.9 Submission of schemes to Minister 231 4.10 Schemes are subject to disallowance 231 4.11 Commencement of schemes 232 4.12 Challenges to schemes 232 4.13 Review of schemes 233 4.14 Amendment and revocation of schemes 234 4.14A Notification of revocation of schemes 235 4.14B Ending of operation of interstate schemes 235 4.15 People to whom scheme applies 236 Page contents 16 Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 4.16 Other people to whom scheme applies 236 4.17 Limitation of liability by insurance arrangements 237 4.18 Limitation of liability by reference to amount of business assets 238 4.19 Limitation of liability by multiple of charges 238 4.20 Statement of different limits of liability 240 4.21 Combination of provisions under s 4.17, s 4.18 and s 4.19 240 4.22 Amount below which liability may not be limited 240 4.22A Liability in damages not reduced to below relevant limit 241 4.23 Insurance to be of required standard 241 4.24 Limit of occupational liability by schemes 242 4.25 Limitation of amount of damages 242 4.26 Effect of scheme on other parties to proceedings 243 4.27 Proceedings to which a scheme applies 243 4.28 Duration of scheme 243 4.29 Notification of limitation of liability 244 Part 4.3 Compulsory insurance 246 4.30 Occupational association may require members to insure 246 4.31 Monitoring claims by occupational associations 246 Part 4.4 Risk management 248 4.32 Risk management strategies by occupational associations 248 4.33 Reporting by occupational associations 248 4.34 Compliance audits 249 Part 4.5 Complaints and disciplinary matters 250 4.35 Complaints and Discipline Code 250 Part 4.6 Professional standards council 251 Division 4.6.1 Establishment and functions of council 4.36 The council 251 4.37 Functions of council 251 4.37A Cooperation with authorities in other jurisdictions 253 4.38 Membership of council 253 Page contents 17 4.39 Chairperson and deputy chairperson of council 254 4.40 Deputies of members 254 4.41 Term of appointment 255 4.42 Allowances of members 255 4.43 Vacancy in office of member 255 4.44 Filling of vacancy in office of member 256 4.45 Personal liability of members etc 256 4.46 General procedure for council 256 4.47 Quorum at council meetings 257 4.48 Presiding member at council meetings 257 4.49 Voting at council meetings 257 4.50 Requirement to provide information 257 4.51 Referral of complaints 258 4.52 Council committees 258 4.53 Use of government staff or facilities 259 4.54 Engagement of consultants by council 259 4.55 Accountability of council to Minister 259 4.56 Annual report of council 259 Part 4.7 Miscellaneous—sch 4 260 4.57 Characterisation of sch 4 260 4.58 No contracting out of sch 4 260 4.59 No limitation on other insurance 260 4.59A Validation of schemes etc 260