Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act 1986 - SECT 18

Admission to residential institutions

18. Admission to residential institutions



(1) A person may be admitted to a residential institution if the Secretary is
satisfied that the person is an eligible person who requires services which
can be provided by admission to a residential institution and that-

   (a)  admission to a residential institution provides the best possible
        choice of services for enhancing the person's independence and
        self-sufficiency and is least likely to produce regression, loss of
        skills or other harm to that person; or



   (b)  admission to a residential institution is the alternative which in the
        circumstances is the least restrictive of the person's freedom of
        decision and action; or

   (c)  unless the person is admitted to a residential institution the person
        or any person with whom he or she resides will suffer serious physical
        or emotional harm.

(2) An admission to a residential institution is to be for such period not
exceeding 12 months as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3) Sub-section (2) does not prevent the re-admission of an eligible person to
a residential institution as often as is necessary.

(4) Sub-section (2) does not apply to persons who are resident in
residential institutions at the commencement of this section.

Division 2-Residential and Non-Residential Programs