New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1993 - SECT 16

16 Termination of financial assistance

(1) Subject to subsection (2), future instalments of financial assistance:

(a) may at any time be suspended by the Minister for a period of not more than 28 days, and

(b) may at any time be terminated by the Minister.

(2) Before future instalments of approved financial assistance are terminated:

(a) notice of the proposed termination, and the reasons for the proposed termination, are to be given to the person or eligible organisation receiving the assistance, and

(b) that person or organisation is to be given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Minister with respect to the proposed termination, and

(c) the Minister is to take any such submissions into consideration before deciding to terminate the future instalments of financial assistance.