Section 18: Compliance With Law

Question 1

What two things must a registrant do in terms of legal compliance?
Hints:
Maintain …
Conduct…

Answer 1

1) maintain current working knowledge of the laws, applicable to the provision of psychological services, and of the professional standards and policies of the college, set out in this code or a student any other form made available to all registrants

2) conduct themselves so that the psychological services provided by the registrant, or their supervisees comply with the laws applicable to the provision of psychological services, and with the professional standards and policies of the college, set out in this code, or any other form or document made available to all registrants

Question 2

A registrant’s lack of awareness or misunderstanding of an applicable law, standard policy, advisory or guideline, does not constitute what?

Answer 2

Lack of awareness or misunderstanding, does not of itself constitute any adequate defence to a charge of professional misconduct

Question 3

A registrant must be aware of the occasionally competing demands, placed upon them by the standards of this code, and the requirements of the legal system, and must attempt to resolve these conflicts by doing what two things?

Answer 3

1) making known their obligations to comply with the code

2) taking step to resolve the conflict in a reasonable manner