Social and Associated Workers Act
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
STAATSKOERANT
VAN DIE.REPUBLIEK.VAN SUID-AFRIKA
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KAAPSTAD, 30 JUNIE i978 [No. 6102
DEPARTMENT OF.THE PRIME MINISTER . . ' i : c 1' : ' •
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No. 1359. 30 June ' i978. No. :t359. 30 Junie 1978.
It is hereby notified that th~ St~te' P~siderit' ha~ assent~d to '' Hierby wo;d bekend geinaak dat die Staatspresident sy the following Act which is hereby published for general goedkeuring geheg het aan die onderstaande Wet wat hierby information:- · ~· .. . ' · . . . ; . . .. .. . . , ·:· · , : . ter.algemene inligting gepubliseer word:-
, : . . . {.. ' . . - ' ' . . ' . . ' . ~ . .-. No. 110 of 1978:- Social and Associ~ted Worker~ ·Act, :1,9.78. . .. No.llO Vlln 1978: Wet op Maatskaplike en Geassosieerde
Werkers, 1978.
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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30 JUNE 1978 ·
SOCIAL AND A~SOCI-;\TED \YOR\(ERS ACT, 1978 . . ·. ' ·-~
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ACT . . To. provide for the establishment' of a· Council for 'Social and
. Associated Workers and to define its powers and functions; · · for the registration· of social and associated workers; for
control over the profession of"sodal work ·and associated · professions; and for incidental matters.· ·
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.. B~)T ENAcTED_:'by.'the. Stat~ Pr~sid~rit;.· the. S~nate a_nd the · ~ -.House of Assembly of the. Repubhc ofSouth ;\fnca, as follow's::._ · · · · ' · · · · ' · · · · · . . . . ~ :-,
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t; In' this. Act, Uiiles~ the coritex.t' otherWise indicates~ Definitions. ,5 • ·. (i) . "associated profession" means a profession declared as
. . . an associated profession by the' rules; (ii) : . . . . . (ii) :'!associated .. worker'.' .means. a person registered under ·.·· ·' section 18; (iii) . · •: · · · . · · · . · · • ·
'(iii) ' "committee"" means' 'a committee' ·:es'tabltshed under 10 section 9or 10; (v) . . ~ . · . _.. ._ .. ·. . . .
(iv) "council" means the council established by · section 2; . (xi) . .
(v) ·"financial year" ineans a year ending on 31 March; (i) (vi) " legal representative~· · means im advocate or im attor-
15 · riey; (xiv)' : .. · >' ' .. · . · . . · (vii)"magistrate!' iricludes'an additional 'rriagistrate; (vi)
(viii) "Minister" means the. Minister Of Social Welfare and ' · · Pensions; (ix) : !_ :: · · ·· '. · : . . · ··' · . · ,.,
. ' ' (ix) "prescribed", in relation to any matter referred to in 20 section 27, means prescribed by . rule.' made under that
section, and in · relation · to ' any matter referred to in section ~8, prescribed by regulation made . under the last-mentionedsection;' (xvii) ··· ' · .· ·. : · · · ·
(x) "registrar" means a registrar appointed under section 25 .. ' 11 ~ (xiii) ' · · · · · : ·
(xi) "r~gulation" means a regulation rnadb tinder section 28; (xv) · · · · · · .r · • · '
'(xii) "rule" means a rule made tinder section·27; (xii) ·. (xiii) "Secretary" means the· Secretary for Social Welfare and
30 · . ' - ·Pensions; (xvi) · . · · · · ~ · · . · · · · (xiv) '"social work" · m'eans any act, ~ · activity· or method · .. ·directed at diagnosing, eliminating, preventing or treat-
. . ; ing social malfunctioning or problematic functioning in man; or at promoting · social · stability in · rrian, . and ·
35 . includes an:fprocess which is cillculated to ·promote the ' . efficient .. perfonmmce or . application 'of such act,
· < · activity ' or method; (vii) .. . · · · . (xv) "social worker", except in· section' 15 (1), means a
person ·registered under section' 17; (viii) • · 40 (xvi) "this Act" includes the rules and regulations; (iv)
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SOCIAL AND ASSOCIATED WORKERS ACT, 1978. Act No. 110, 1978 : .·,I .,, '· '
(xvii) "unprofessional. or improper conduct" means· conduct contemplated in section 27 (1) (c). (x)
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. 5 2. There is hereby established a juristic person to b~ known_as Establi.shment of · the Council for Social and Associated Workers~ · · ·· · '· · Council fo~ Social~-
. · and Associated ',\ Workers. ,,
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3. The objeCts' of the council shall be__:.; · · · Objects of council.
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(ar to regulate 'the practising 'of the profession of social ·work or an associated profession,· and the registration of social and associated workers; · · · · ·
. (b) to determine the minimum s taildards : ·of· tuition and
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· training of social aitd associated workers; · ·· (c) to exercise effective control over' the professional ·; conduct of·social. and assoCiated-workers; · ' . (d) to determine the standards of professional conduct of
soCial and associated workers and to ensure that they are being maintained; · · ' ' . -" ' '
(e) to determine .the qualifications forregistnition as social and ·associated workers; · · · ·
(j) to encourage and promote_ efficiency in and responsibi· · lity with regard to the practice of the profession of social work and any associated professionj '·
(g) to protect-the interests of the profession of socialwork ' or any associated profession and to deal with any matter
relating _to such interests; · · . · ·· , · · · · . (h) ·to maintain and enhance the prestige; status and dignity
· of the · profession ·· Of· social · work or ·any·· associated profession . and · 'the · integrity of social and associated workers; · . ··' :' ·
30· (i) · to advise the Ministerin relation to any matter affecting · · ' the profession of. sodal work or an associated pr:ofes·
.) ·-· ~ sion; .· · ' · · · · (j) to encourage .the study of sodal work. -.. ~ .. . . . . . . ' ·. ~- . •·
.. . - • \ ' -... • • ~ 1 "'. • . ' • ' . '' 'A. The council may, in order to achieve its objecti- Powers and
35 ~ ·. (a) : acquire or hire movable or immovable property; . functi~ms of · (b) ·:develop, mortgage; ·let, sell or otherwise' dispose 'of'