Name Suppressed
Registration Number :
RSW2/D2/SWDT/2015
Charge details
a. the social worker entered into a sexual relationship with a
vulnerable former client;
b. the social worker hid this relationship from their employer; and
c. the social worker accessed personal information on the client on a work database after the professional relationship had ceased.
Result/Orders/Penalties
a. The Tribunal censured the social worker and ordered they pay $2,500 towards the costs of the proceedings.
b. The Tribunal also ordered the social worker’s registration be cancelled and outlined conditions to be met before the social worker could reapply for registration, no earlier than 5 years from the time of deregistration
Last updated
18 August 2026