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SUPPORTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES (PRIVATE PROPRIETORS) ACT 2010

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 2--OBJECTIVE, PRINCIPLES AND RESIDENTS' RIGHTS

  • 6 Objective of Act  
  • 7 Principles  
  • 8 Reasonable restrictions  

PART 3--REGISTRATION OF SUPPORTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Division 1--Offences

Division 2--Registration of a supported residential service

Division 3--Variation of registration

Division 4--Alterations or extensions

Division 5--Cancellation of registration

Division 6--Changes in directors and officers

Division 8--Register

Division 9--General

  • 41 Secretary may require further information  
  • 42 Applications withdrawn in certain circumstances  
  • 43 New certificate of registration to be issued in certain circumstances  

PART 4--OPERATION OF SUPPORTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Division 1--Information for prospective residents and new resident contact information

Division 2--Residential and services agreements

Division 3--Support plans

Division 4--Health and support standards and offences

Division 5--Medication

Division 6--Staffing

  • 64 Minimum staff requirement  
  • 65 Offence to employ unsuitable persons  
  • 66 Requirement for criminal record checks of staff  
  • 67 Requirement to employ manager  
  • 68 Requirement to apply to Secretary for approval of manager  
  • 69 Further information  
  • 70 Decision on application for approval of manager  
  • 71 Notification of decision about approval of manager  
  • 72 Secretary may cancel approval of manager  
  • 73 Effect of approval or disapproval of manager  
  • 74 Acting manager  

Division 7--Complaints

Division 8--Reporting and records

  • 76 Requirement to keep prescribed records  
  • 77 Records and reporting of prescribed reportable incidents  
  • 78 Proprietor to keep records for 7 years  

PART 5--MONEY AND PROPERTY OF RESIDENTS

Division 1--Money of residents

Division 2--Prohibited transactions and reportable transactions

Division 3--Fees, charges and security deposits

PART 6--NOTICES TO VACATE

Division 1--General

  • 107 Contents of notice to vacate  
  • 108 Giving of notice to vacate  

Division 2--Notice to vacate given by proprietor

Division 3--Notice by resident

Division 4--Enforcement

PART 7--MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

Division 1--Authorised officers

Division 2--Powers of entry

  • 134 Power to enter—monitoring compliance  
  • 135 Power to enter unregistered premises with consent  
  • 136 Entry to unregistered premises—search warrant  
  • 137 Investigating an offence—search warrant  
  • 138 Search warrants—general  

Division 3--Procedure for entry

  • 139 Announcement before exercising power of entry  
  • 140 Notice required if power of entry exercised without proprietor or occupier being present  
  • 141 Announcement before entry on warrant  
  • 142 Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  

Division 4--Powers after entry

  • 143 General powers of authorised officers  
  • 144 Power to direct persons to produce documents, operate equipment or answer questions  
  • 145 Authorised officers to give receipts for seized things and samples taken  
  • 146 Copies of seized documents  
  • 147 Retention and return of seized documents or things  
  • 148 Magistrates' Court may extend 3 month period  
  • 149 Court may order destruction of seized documents or things  
  • 150 Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 151 Police assistance  

Division 5--Offences and complaints

Division 6--Infringements

  • 155 Infringement notice  

PART 8--FURTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

Division 1--Undertakings

Division 2--Compliance notices

Division 3--Censure, suspension and revocation

Division 4--Appointment of an administrator

  • 169 Displacement of other laws—appointment of administrator  
  • 170 Minister may appoint administrator of supported residential service  
  • 171 Period of appointment  
  • 172 Functions and powers of administrator  
  • 173 Financially unviable supported residential service  
  • 174 Proprietor to pay Secretary costs incurred by appointment of administrator  
  • 175 Additional matters—failure to appoint manager in accordance with Act  
  • 176 Offence to remove equipment or other property  
  • 177 Offence to hinder and obstruct administrator  
  • 178 Disposal of interests  
  • 179 Entering or exercising rights under contracts  
  • 180 Issuing notices to vacate to residents  
  • 181 Compensation  

PART 9--COMMUNITY VISITORS

PART 10--GENERAL

  • 197 Power to bring proceedings  
  • 198 Extension of time limit for proceedings for certain offences  
  • 199 False and misleading statements  
  • 200 Damaging or destroying documents etc.  
  • 201 Offences by corporations and partnerships etc.  
  • 202 Evidentiary matters  
  • 203 Service of notices and other documents  
  • 204 Delegation  
  • 205 Functions and duties of Secretary  
  • 206 Review of decisions  
  • 207 Regulations  

PART 11--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Division 1--Transitional provisions

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