Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 498M(1) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(1) An SDA provider who provides an SDA dwelling must—
(a) take reasonable measures to ensure that SDA residents are treated with dignity and respect and with due regard to their entitlement to privacy; and
S. 498M(1)(b) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(b) ensure that the SDA dwelling in which the specialist disability accommodation is provided and any fixtures and fittings are maintained in good repair; and
S. 498M(1)(c) substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 163(1)(a).
(c) not unreasonably interfere with an SDA resident's right to privacy; and
S. 498M(1)(ca) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 163(1)(a), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(ca) install fixtures required by the SDA resident to assist their daily living or proper use and enjoyment of the SDA dwelling; and
S. 498M(1)(d) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(d) take reasonable measures to ensure the security of an SDA dwelling; and
(e) minimise any inconvenience or disruption to the SDA resident when undertaking repairs or renovations; and
S. 498M(1)(f) substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 163(1)(b).
(f) take reasonable steps to ensure that any repairs or renovations—
(i) are carried out by a suitably qualified person; and
(ii) are completed in a timely manner.
S. 498M(2) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 163(2), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(2) An SDA provider who provides an SDA dwelling must not unreasonably refuse to give consent to the SDA resident's request to keep a pet in the SDA dwelling.
S. 498M(3) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 163(2).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the grounds on which an SDA provider may reasonably refuse to give consent to an SDA resident's request to keep a pet are—
S. 498M(3)(a) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(a) that another SDA resident living in the same SDA dwelling under an SDA residency agreement—
S. 498M (3)(a)(i) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(i) has not consented to the keeping of the pet at the SDA dwelling; and
S. 498M (3)(a)(ii) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(ii) has reasonable grounds for not consenting to keeping the pet at the SDA dwelling; or
S. 498M(3)(b) amended by No. 9/2023 s. 172.
(b) that the pet would create a health and safety hazard were it kept at the SDA dwelling.
Note
See section 54 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 in relation to the provision of accommodation to a person with a disability who has an assistance dog.
S. 498N inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 293.