DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 201A Purpose and application of Division

DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 201A

S. 201A(1) substituted by Nos 19/2019 s. 111(1), 9/2023 s. 68(1).

    (1)     This Division applies in respect of persons with a disability and NDIS participants for whom a disability service provider, or the Authorised Program Officer for a disability service provider or a registered NDIS provider, has prepared, or is required to prepare, a treatment plan under this Part.

S. 201A(2) amended by Nos 19/2019 s. 111(2), 9/2023 s. 68(2).

    (2)     The purpose of this Division is to protect the rights of persons in respect of whom this Division applies by ensuring that restrictive practices are—

        (a)     included in treatment plans for those persons only in accordance with this Division; and

        (b)     used on those persons only if the requirements imposed by this Division are complied with.

Note to s. 201A(2) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 111(3), substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 68(3).

Note

Part 7 contains corresponding protective provisions in relation to other persons with a disability and other NDIS participants.

S. 201A(3) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 111(4), substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 68(4).

    (3)     Each disability service provider and registered NDIS provider using restrictive practices on a person in respect of whom this Part applies must comply with this Division.

S. 201A(3A) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 68(4).

    (3A)     Despite subsections (1) and (3), if one of the requirements in subsection (3B) is satisfied, a registered NDIS provider is authorised to use regulated restrictive practices on, and is not required to comply with this Division in relation to, an NDIS participant who is subject to a treatment plan—

        (a)     prepared by or on behalf of the Authorised Program Officer for a disability service provider; and

        (b)     that is not in accordance with the requirements of the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules.

Note

Sections 134, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146 and 149 apply to the use of regulated restrictive practices on an NDIS participant described in this subsection.

S. 201A(3B) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 68(4).

    (3B)     The requirements referred to in subsection (3A) are—

        (a)     the use of the regulated restrictive practice is in accordance with section 135 and is authorised under section 136; or

        (b)     the use of the regulated restrictive practice is authorised under     section 145.

S. 201A(4) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 111(4), substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 68(5).

    (4)     Subject to subsection (3A), a provider that is both a disability service provider and a registered NDIS provider for a person is required to comply with this Division in relation to that person—

        (a)     subject to paragraph (b), either in the provider's capacity as a disability service provider or a registered NDIS provider, but not both; or

        (b)     if the provider uses restrictive practices when providing NDIS services to the person, in the provider's capacity as a registered NDIS provider.

S. 201A(5) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 68(5).

    (5)     A disability service provider is not required to comply with sections 201B to 201E in applying a security condition if the Secretary has approved the security condition under section 159A.

S. 201B (Heading) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 112(1).

S. 201B inserted by No. 22/2012 s. 82, amended by No. 19/2019 s. 112(2)(3) (ILA s. 39B(1)).