Senior Practitioner Act 2018
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Senior Practitioner Act 2018
Senior Practitioner Act 2018
Number A2018-27
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R7 (current) 26 November 2025
R6 2 September 2024 - 25 November 2025
R5 9 June 2023 - 1 September 2024
R4 12 August 2021 - 8 June 2023
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R2 15 June 2019 - 30 June 2020
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Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services - Health and Community Services Directorate
Legislative instruments
Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws
Name
Status
Classifier
Type
Under
Effective
Year and No
Senior Practitioner Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 24
1 September 2018 - 31 January 2021
NI2018-597
Senior Practitioner (Functions) Delegation 2018 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Delegation
Notifiable instruments
s 25
26 October 2018 - 21 August 2025
NI2018-623
Senior Practitioner (Positive Behaviour Support Plan) Guideline 2019 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Disallowable instruments
s 12
16 May 2019 - 19 December 2019
DI2019-64
Senior Practitioner (Positive Behaviour Support Panel) Guideline 2019 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Disallowable instruments
s 21
16 May 2019 - 19 December 2019
DI2019-65
Senior Practitioner (Positive Behaviour Support Plan) Guideline 2019 (No 2)
None
Disallowable instruments
s 12
20 December 2019
DI2019-273
Senior Practitioner (Positive Behaviour Support Panel) Guideline 2019 (No 2)
None
Disallowable instruments
s 21
20 December 2019
DI2019-274
Senior Practitioner (Functions) Delegation 2020 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Delegation
Notifiable instruments
s 25
4 February 2020 - 21 August 2025
NI2020-79
Senior Practitioner Appointment 2021 (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 24
1 February 2021 - 16 April 2021
NI2021-51
Senior Practitioner Appointment 2021 (No 2) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 24
17 April 2021 - 28 May 2021
NI2021-230
Senior Practitioner Appointment 2021 (No 3) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 24
29 May 2021 - 6 June 2021
NI2021-316
Senior Practitioner Appointment 2021 (No 4) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 24
7 June 2021 - 6 June 2026
NI2021-317
Senior Practitioner (Disability Support Providers) Implementation Guideline 2022 (No 1)
None
Disallowable instruments
s 27
22 February 2022
DI2022-12
Senior Practitioner Regulation 2023
None
Subordinate laws
s 53
22 December 2023
SL2023-41
Senior Practitioner Delegation Revocation 2025 (Repealed)
Repealed
Delegation
Notifiable instruments
s 25
21 August 2025 - 23 August 2025
NI2025-478
Senior Practitioner Acting Appointment 2026 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 24
1 February 2026 - 27 February 2026
NI2026-42
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26 November 2025
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2 September 2024 - 25 November 2025
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2 September 2024
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9 June 2023 - 1 September 2024
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9 June 2023
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12 August 2021 - 8 June 2023
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12 August 2021
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1 July 2020 - 11 August 2021
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1 July 2020
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15 June 2019 - 30 June 2020
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15 June 2019
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1 September 2018 - 14 June 2019
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1 September 2018
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The commencement of this Act was amended by A2019-16 s 4
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15 August 2018
The commencement of this Act was amended by A2019-16 s 4
Bill and Explanatory statement
The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Senior Practitioner Bill 2018 .
Notification statement
The Senior Practitioner Act 2018 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
Notified: 15 August 2018 (Parliamentary Counsel)
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15 August 2018
1 September 2018
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The commencement of this Act was amended by A2019-16 s 4
Commencement
Provision
Commencement date
Commencement method
s 1, s 2
15 August 2018
LA s 75 (1)
pt 8
1 July 2020
s 2 (2) as am by A2019-16 s 4
remainder
1 September 2018
s 2 (1)
Expiries
Provision
Expiry date
Expiry method
s 54
1 September 2024 (midnight)
s 54 (2)
Amendments
For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.
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Amending law
Amending provision
Commencement date
A2019-16
Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2019
ss 4-8, s 12, s 13
15 June 2019
A2019-16
Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2019
ss 9-11
1 July 2020
A2021-17
Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2021
s 4, s 5
12 August 2021
A2022-22
Senior Practitioner Amendment Act 2022
s 4, s 5
9 June 2023
A2025-29
Statute Law Amendment Act 2025
sch 3 pt 3.85, sch 4 pt 4.164
26 November 2025
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