Victorian Consolidated Legislation

HUMAN SERVICES (COMPLEX NEEDS) ACT 2009

No. 16 of 2009
Version as at 31 May 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Guiding principles

   PART 2-ELIGIBILITY AND CARE PLANS

           Division 1-General

   5.      Consultation with expert advisers
   6.      Delegation

           Division 2-Determination of eligibility

   7.      Who is an eligible person?
   8.      Secretary to determine eligibility of person
   9.      Notice to be given to persons before determination is made
   10.     Secretary to notify person of determination of eligibility

           Division 3-Care plans

   11.     Contract for assessment of eligible persons and development of care plans
   12.     Development and approval of care plan
   13.     What does development of a care plan involve?
   14.     Seeking and disclosing information for purposes of developing a care plan
   15.     Copy of care plan and notice to be given to eligible persons
   16.     Care plan co-ordinator
   17.     Service providers may share personal and health information to give effect to care plan
   18.     Variation and termination of care plan

   PART 3-GENERAL

   19.     Refusal by person to participate
   20.     Form of notifications
   21.     Notices also to be given to parents and guardians
   22.     Support for eligible person
   23.     Confidentiality provision
   24.     Relationship of this Act to certain other laws

   PART 4-REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   25.     Repeal
   26.     Transitional provisions
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details