Victorian Current Acts

DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 132

    (1)     A disability service provider providing a residential service must keep a record of visits by community visitors to the residential service.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

S. 132(2) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 58(2).

    (2)     If a dwelling or support provider is present when a community visitor visits an SDA enrolled dwelling or a short-term accommodation and assistance dwelling, the dwelling or support provider must keep a record of the visit.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

S. 132(2A) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 39.

    (2A)     If a disability service provider or registered NDIS provider is present when a community visitor visits a Minister approved premises, the disability service provider or registered NDIS provider must keep a record of the visit.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

S. 132(3) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 58(2).

    (3)     In this section—

"dwelling or support provider" means in respect of an NDIS resident living—

        (a)     in an SDA enrolled dwelling—

              (i)     an SDA provider; or

              (ii)     a Supported Independent Living provider; or

              (iii)     a disability service provider; and

        (b)     in a short-term accommodation and assistance dwelling, the relevant registered NDIS provider;

"NDIS resident" means—

        (a)     an SDA resident living in an SDA enrolled dwelling; or

        (b)     a person living in a short-term accommodation and assistance dwelling.

Pt 6 Div. 8 (Headings and ss 132A – 132ZC) inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 29.

Division 8—Conduct of investigations, investigatory powers and related matters

Subdivision 1—Preliminary

S. 132AA inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 59.