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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 498B Definitions

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 498B

Definitions

In this Part—

S. 498B def. of carer inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 150(1).

"carer" has the same meaning as in the Carers Recognition Act 2012 ;

"community visitor" has the same meaning as in the Disability Act 2006 ;

"CoS supported accommodation client" means an older person—

        (a)     who is receiving continuity of supports under the Commonwealth Continuity of Support Programme in respect of specialist disability services for older people; and

        (b)     who is not an NDIS participant;

"NDIA" means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency established under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;

"NDIS" means the National Disability Insurance Scheme within the meaning of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;

S. 498B def. of NDIS behaviour support plan inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 150(1).

"NDIS behaviour support plan" has the same meaning as in the Disability Act 2006 ;

"NDIS participant" means a person who is a participant in the NDIS;

"NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission "means the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission established under section 181A of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;

S. 498B def. of registered NDIS provider inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 150(1).

"registered NDIS provider" has the same meaning as in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;

"rent" means an amount paid to an SDA provider by an SDA resident to occupy an SDA enrolled dwelling and use facilities and services;

"SDA enrolled dwelling" has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1);

S. 498B def. of SDA provider amended by No. 19/2019 s. 150(2).

"SDA provider "means a person—

        (a)     who is a registered NDIS provider that provides specialist disability accommodation; and

        (b)     who is the owner or leaseholder of an SDA enrolled dwelling;

"SDA recipient" means an NDIS participant who is funded to reside in an SDA enrolled dwelling;

"SDA residency agreement" means an agreement entered into or established under section 498F between an SDA provider and an SDA resident in respect of an SDA enrolled dwelling;

"SDA resident" means—

        (a)     a person who is an SDA recipient; or

        (b)     a person who is a CoS supported accommodation client;

"SDA resident's administrator" means the SDA resident's attorney appointed under an enduring power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 to administer the SDA resident's property or a person appointed by a court or tribunal as the administrator of the SDA resident's property;

"SDA resident's guardian" means a resident's guardian within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006 ;

"Senior Practitioner" has the same meaning as in the Disability Act 2006 ;

S. 498B def. of standard form inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 150(1).

"standard form" means the form prescribed for the purposes of section 498I;

S. 498B def. of Supported Independent Living provider substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 150(3).

Supported Independent Living provider means a registered NDIS provider that provides supported independent living assistance;

"support plan" means an SDA resident's plan that is in effect under section 37 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth.

S. 498C inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 293.