SUPPORTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES (PRIVATE PROPRIETORS) REGULATIONS 2012 (SR NO 61 OF 2012)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Objectives  
• 2 Authorising provision  
• 3 Commencement  
• 4 Definitions  

PART 2--ADMINISTRATION AND REGISTRATION

• 5 Applicant's undertaking  
• 6 Authority to the Secretary  
• 7 Charges and convictions statement  
• 8 Manager's statement  
• 9 Professional standards statement  
• 10 Application for registration of premises  
• 11 Prescribed fee for application for registration of premises  
• 12 Application for variation of registration to increase the number of beds  
• 13 Application for variation of any condition of registration  
• 14 Prescribed fee for application for variation of registration  
• 15 Application for approval of alterations or extensions  
• 16 Prescribed fee for application for approval of alterations or extensions  
• 17 Application for approval of a new director or officer of a proprietor that is a body corporate  
• 18 Prescribed fee for application for approval of a new director or officer of a proprietor that is a body corporate  
• 19 Application for approval of legal personal representative, executor, guardian or administrator to carry on the SRS  
• 20 Prescribed fee for application for approval of legal personal representative to carry on a SRS  
• 21 Application for approval of manager  
• 22 Prescribed fee for application for approval of manager  
• 23 Registration statements  
• 24 Cancellation of registration  
• 25 Provision of prescribed documents  

PART 3--INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTIAL AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

• 26 Act and Regulations to be available  
• 27 Information for prospective residents  
• 28 Residential and services agreement  

PART 4--ACCOMMODATION AND PERSONAL SUPPORT STANDARDS

• 29 Accommodation and personal support standards  

PART 5--MEDICATION

• 30 Storage of medication  
• 31 Medication distribution and administration  
• 32 Medication records  

PART 6--STAFFING

• 33 Personal support coordinator  
• 34 Minimum staff requirement  
• 35 Resignation, termination of employment or absence of personal support coordinator  
• 36 Qualifications  
• 37 Qualifications of ancillary staff  
• 38 Staff to have first aid training  
• 39 Criminal record check of prospective employees  

PART 7--COMPLAINTS

• 40 Principles  
• 41 Complaints officer  
• 42 Procedures for complaints  
• 43 Written record of complaints  

PART 8--REPORTING AND RECORDS

• 44 Prescribed incident  
• 45 Prescribed particulars of prescribed incidents  
• 46 Prescribed resident information  
• 47 Prescribed particulars of staff information  
• 48 Record of staff roster  
• 49 Records  
• 50 Prescribed reportable incidents  
• 51 Prescribed particulars of prescribed reportable incidents  
• 52 Prescribed time for notification of a prescribed reportable incident  
• 53 Record of visits by community visitors  
• 54 Record of transfer of residents  

PART 9--FEES AND MONEY AND PROPERTY OF RESIDENTS

• 55 Prescribed amount of reportable transactions and prohibited transactions  
• 56 Prescribed maximum amount of resident's money that may be managed or controlled by proprietor  
• 57 Prescribed information in statement acknowledging receipt of a security deposit or fees  
• 58 Required records for money held in trust account  

PART 10--NOTICES TO VACATE

• 59 Prescribed time for notification to Secretary  

PART 11--MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

• 60 Prescribed form of receipt for seized things and samples taken  
• 61 Infringement offences  

PART 12--ELECTION TO THE COMMUNITY (RESIDENTIAL SERVICES) VISITORS BOARD

Division 1--Election of community visitors to the board

• 62 When elections must be held  
• 63 Appointment and functions of the returning officer  
• 64 Notice of an election  
• 65 Information in notice  
• 66 Nomination and polling days  
• 67 Method of nominating  
• 68 Form of nomination paper  
• 69 Withdrawal of nomination  

Division 2--Conduct of election

• 70 Contested election  
• 71 Order of names on ballot paper  
• 72 Distribution of ballot papers  
• 73 Candidate's personal statement  
• 74 Method of voting  
• 75 Manner of lodging vote  
• 76 Receipt of reply paid return envelopes  
• 77 Invalid votes  
• 78 Method of counting votes and declaration of result  
• 79 Recounts  
• 80 Disputes  
• 81 Notification of the election results  
• 82 Custody of election papers  

Division 3--Casual vacancies

• 83 Method for filling casual vacancies  

Division 4--Transitional provision

• 84 Transitional provision for staggering community visitor board members terms  
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