sch.1-sec.6Health, counselling and support services

sch.1-sec.6 Health, counselling and support services

Employment is regulated employment if the usual functions of the employment include, or are likely to include, an employee providing 1 or more of the following— a health service to a child at a health facility— if services provided at the facility are provided only or mainly to children; or a children’s hospital, a child health clinic if the employee’s employment involves providing services only or mainly to children; a person whose employment involves only or mainly providing a health service in the paediatric section of a hospital a person whose employment involves only or mainly operating child health screening at a community health facility a health service to a child other than at a health facility— that, by its nature, requires physical contact with the child; or a person providing massage services to children if the employee is physically present with the child while no-one else is present; a counselling service to a child— if the employee is physically present with the child while no-one else is present; or if the employee is not physically present with the child; a counselling service that involves an internet or telephone help line service that provides help to children to resolve personal problems or difficulties a support service to a child— if the employee is physically present with the child while no-one else is present; or if the employee is not physically present with the child. a support service providing emotional support for child victims or witnesses in connection with court or other legal proceedings a person who is an Australian lawyer providing a support service to a child in connection with court or other legal proceedings However, employment mentioned in subsection (1) is not regulated employment if— the employee is an approved teacher and the employment is part of the employee’s duties for the school that employs the employee; or the employee is providing the service as part of the employee’s employment with a licensed care service. In this section— counselling service means a service that provides or purports to provide, on a professional basis, help or guidance to persons to resolve personal, social or emotional problems or difficulties. health service means any of the following— a service for maintaining, improving, restoring or caring for a person’s health or wellbeing, including, for example, the following— a service providing personal care to a person who is ill, injured or otherwise infirm; help with personal hygiene help with dressing services provided by an assistant in a ward of a hospital, including lifting and turning bedridden patients and moving patients from a place to another place a service providing respite care; a service provided by a practitioner of hypnosis, naturopathy, acupuncture or another form of natural or alternative health care; a massage service, including a massage service for relaxation; a service provided by a health student in the student’s capacity as a health student; a service prescribed under a regulation to be a health service. support service means a service that provides emotional support, legal support, mentoring or pastoral care. sch 1 s 6 (prev sch 1 s 5) sub 2004 No. 49 s 50 (3) amd 2006 No. 17 s 56 (2) sub 2007 No. 40 s 6 (1) amd 2010 No. 5 s 65 (5) – (14) renum 2010 No. 5 s 65 (28) amd 2016 No. 9 s 61 (1) – (3) ; 2019 No. 19 s 79 ; 2019 No. 18 s 68 ; 2020 No. 39 s 60 ; 2024 No. 50 s 127 (sch.1-sec.6-ssec.1) Employment is regulated employment if the usual functions of the employment include, or are likely to include, an employee providing 1 or more of the following— a health service to a child at a health facility— if services provided at the facility are provided only or mainly to children; or a children’s hospital, a child health clinic if the employee’s employment involves providing services only or mainly to children; a person whose employment involves only or mainly providing a health service in the paediatric section of a hospital a person whose employment involves only or mainly operating child health screening at a community health facility a health service to a child other than at a health facility— that, by its nature, requires physical contact with the child; or a person providing massage services to children if the employee is physically present with the child while no-one else is present; a counselling service to a child— if the employee is physically present with the child while no-one else is present; or if the employee is not physically present with the child; a counselling service that involves an internet or telephone help line service that provides help to children to resolve personal problems or difficulties a support service to a child— if the employee is physically present with the child while no-one else is present; or if the employee is not physically present with the child. a support service providing emotional support for child victims or witnesses in connection with court or other legal proceedings a person who is an Australian lawyer providing a support service to a child in connection with court or other legal proceedings (sch.1-sec.6-ssec.2) However, employment mentioned in subsection (1) is not regulated employment if— the employee is an approved teacher and the employment is part of the employee’s duties for the school that employs the employee; or the employee is providing the service as part of the employee’s employment with a licensed care service. (sch.1-sec.6-ssec.3) In this section— counselling service means a service that provides or purports to provide, on a professional basis, help or guidance to persons to resolve personal, social or emotional problems or difficulties. health service means any of the following— a service for maintaining, improving, restoring or caring for a person’s health or wellbeing, including, for example, the following— a service providing personal care to a person who is ill, injured or otherwise infirm; help with personal hygiene help with dressing services provided by an assistant in a ward of a hospital, including lifting and turning bedridden patients and moving patients from a place to another place a service providing respite care; a service provided by a practitioner of hypnosis, naturopathy, acupuncture or another form of natural or alternative health care; a massage service, including a massage service for relaxation; a service provided by a health student in the student’s capacity as a health student; a service prescribed under a regulation to be a health service. support service means a service that provides emotional support, legal support, mentoring or pastoral care.