Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Minister must determine standards to be met by disability service providers in the provision of disability services under this Act.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a determination made under subsection (1) may specify standards in respect of the provision of disability services including with respect to—
(a) service delivery;
(b) support plans;
(c) complaints management;
(d) information management and privacy and confidentiality.
S. 97(3) amended by No. 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 12.1).
(3) Standards specified for the purposes of subsection (2)(d) must not be lower than the standards that would apply if the Health Records Act 2001 and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 applied in respect of the provision of disability services by disability service providers.
(4) The Minister must ensure that a determination made under subsection (1) is published in the Government Gazette.
(5) A determination made under subsection (1)—
(a) has effect—
(i) on the day that is 30 days after the day that the determination is published in the Government Gazette; or
(ii) on any later day specified in the determination;
(b) may be amended or revoked by another determination made in accordance with this section.
(6) A disability service provider must comply with the relevant standards applicable to the disability service provider.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.