South Australian Current Acts

AGEING AND ADULT SAFEGUARDING ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Meaning of vulnerable adult
   4.      Meaning of abuse
   5.      Decision-making capacity
   6.      Interaction with Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012

   PART 2--Office for Ageing Well

   7.      Office for Ageing Well
   8.      Objectives of Office for Ageing Well
   9.      Functions of Office for Ageing Well
   10.     Delegation
   11.     Annual report

   PART 3--Adult Safeguarding Unit

           Division 1--Principles

   12.     Principles

           Division 2--Adult Safeguarding Unit

   13.     Separate Adult Safeguarding Unit to be established
   14.     Composition of Adult Safeguarding Unit
   15.     Functions of Adult Safeguarding Unit
   16.     Delegation
   17.     Annual report

           Division 3--Authorised officers

   18.     Authorised officers
   19.     Powers of authorised officers

   PART 4--Safeguarding vulnerable adults

           Division 1--Charter of the Rights and Freedoms of Vulnerable Adults

   20.     Charter of the Rights and Freedoms of Vulnerable Adults

           Division 2--Code of practice

   21.     Minister may publish codes of practice

           Division 3--Reporting suspected risk of abuse of vulnerable adults

   22.     Reporting suspected risk of abuse of vulnerable adults

           Division 4--Assessment and investigation of reports

   23.     Assessment
   24.     Consent of vulnerable adult should be obtained before certain action taken
   25.     Director may refer matter
   26.     Director may cause circumstances of vulnerable adult to be investigated

           Division 5--Further referral of matters

   27.     Director may report certain matters to appropriate professional body
   28.     Director may make complaints to Ombudsman
   29.     Director may make complaints to Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner
   30.     Referral of matters to inquiry agencies etc not affected

           Division 6--Court orders

   31.     Director may apply for Court orders
   32.     Parties to proceedings
   33.     Orders that may be made
   34.     Court not bound by rules of evidence
   35.     Views of vulnerable adult to be heard
   36.     Right of other interested persons to be heard
   37.     Contravention of Court order

   PART 5--Reviews of certain decisions

           Division 1--Internal review

   38.     Internal review
   39.     Delegation

           Division 2--External review by Ombudsman

   40.     External review by Ombudsman
   41.     Views of vulnerable adult to be heard

   PART 6--Information gathering

   42.     Authorised officer may require information
   43.     Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies
   44.     No obligation to maintain secrecy
   45.     Interaction with Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016

   PART 7--Miscellaneous

   46.     Obstruction of person reporting suspected abuse of vulnerable adults
   47.     Obstruction of Director etc
   48.     False or misleading statements
   49.     Confidentiality
   50.     Victimisation
   51.     Protections, privileges and immunities
   52.     Service
   53.     Review of Act
   54.     Regulations
           Legislative history
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