(1) The Senior Practitioner, on application by a disability service provider or a registered NDIS provider, may approve in writing accommodation at which supervised treatment will be provided to a person under this Part.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must—
(a) be in the form approved by the Senior Practitioner; and
(b) include any information required by the Senior Practitioner.
(3) The Senior Practitioner must not approve accommodation under subsection (1) unless satisfied that—
(a) the accommodation is provided by, on behalf of, or by arrangement with, the applicant; and
(b) the Authorised Program Officer for the applicant has obtained, applied for or intends to apply for a supervised treatment order in respect of the person; and
(c) the applicant will provide the supervised treatment to the person; and
(d) the accommodation is suitable for persons to reside in for the purposes of receiving supervised treatment.
(4) The Senior Practitioner at any time in writing may—
(a) impose, vary or revoke a condition on the approval of accommodation; and
(b) revoke the approval of accommodation.
(5) The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 does not apply in respect of accommodation approved under subsection (1).
S. 188 amended by No. 19/2019 s. 96, substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 56.