"There has been a flurry of activity with respect to Australian hypnosis legislation in the last two decades or so.
In short, it is legal for ANYONE to practice hypnosis or hypnotherapy in Australia. Stage hypnosis is also completely legal for ANYONE to practice.
"The practice of hypnosis is no longer overseen by any particular State or Federal Government body, and complaints against hypnotherapists are attended to by individual State Health Departments and Health Rights Commission offices.
The practice of hypnosis as hypnotherapy in Australia is now self regulated by various State and National hypnosis associations. However the associations have no legal rights outside of themselves or their particular constitution, and can only discipline their members within the boundaries of their constitutions. There is no hypnosis association in Australia that has any favour, or recognition with, or that is consulted by Government regarding the practice and uses of hypnosis as a therapy.
Until 2008 and 2005 respectively; the laws in relation to the practice of hypnosis in South Australia and Western Australia were governed by those States relevant psychologist's acts. For the most part, those now obsolete acts deemed that only the following practitioners could legally practise hypnosis:
- Psychologists
- Medical Doctors
- Dentists
- Other Persons As Approved By The States Psychologists Board
However, probably because of the ambiguity of the laws and the impossibility to prove exactly what a hypnotic trance is, or is not, there was never a successful recorded prosecution regarding "Non Approved" people practising hypnosis."
There are many vocal members of the hypnotherapy field who would like to make stage hypnosis illegal. An interesting case for hypnosis law in all countries, is that of the death of Sharron Tabarn." - Swoop
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