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DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 91 Deciding application—exceptional circumstances for adult offender

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 91

Deciding application—exceptional circumstances for adult offender

91 Deciding application—exceptional circumstances for adult offender

(1) This section applies if the chief executive is aware—
(a) the person has a conviction for a serious offence and was an adult when the offence was committed; or
(b) the person—
(i) has been charged with a disqualifying offence or serious offence that has not been dealt with; and
(ii) was an adult when the offence is alleged to have been committed.
Note—
See section 95 for the requirement for the chief executive to give the person a show cause notice before deciding the person’s application if this section applies.
(2) The chief executive must issue the person an exclusion.
(3) However, the chief executive may issue the person a clearance if satisfied there are exceptional circumstances such that the person does not pose an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability.