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DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 48

Certain persons or bodies deemed to be registered or may be registered as disability service providers

    (1)     A person or body receiving funds for the provision of a disability service under the Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act 1986 or the Disability Services Act 1991 immediately before the commencement of section 222 is deemed to be registered as a disability service provider under this Act.

S. 48(2) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 41(2).

    (2)     Unless revoked in accordance with section 43, a registration by virtue of subsection (1) continues in effect irrespective of whether or not the agreement under which the funds are provided ends or is terminated.

S. 48(3) substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 41(3).

    (3)     Despite anything to the contrary in section 41(1) and subject to subsection (4), the Secretary may register as a disability service provider

        (a)     a person or body; or

        (b)     a person or body belonging to a class of persons or bodies specified in the relevant notice referred to in subsection (6).

S. 48(4) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 41(3).

    (4)     The Secretary may impose a condition on a registration referred to in subsection (3) that the operation of the registration is limited to those provisions of this Act that are specified in the notice referred to in subsection (5) or (6), as the case requires.

S. 48(5) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 41(3).

    (5)     Before registering a person or body under subsection (3)(a), the Secretary must give written notice to the person or body of the Secretary's intention to register the person or body.

S. 48(6) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 41(3).

    (6)     Before registering a person or body under subsection (3)(b), the Secretary must publish in the Government Gazette notice of the Secretary's intention to register as disability service providers, persons or bodies belonging to a specified class of persons or bodies.

S. 48A inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 42.



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