(1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"central assessment unit" means the central assessment unit established under
the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 ;
"Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the administrative unit of the
Public Service that is responsible for assisting a Minister in the
administration of this Act;
"community visitor" means a community visitor appointed under Part 7;
"disability", in relation to a person, includes long-term physical,
psycho-social, intellectual, cognitive, neurological or sensory impairment, or
a combination of any of these impairments, which in interaction with various
barriers may hinder the person's full and effective participation in society
on an equal basis with others;
"disability access and inclusion plan", in relation to a State authority,
means the disability access and inclusion plan, as in force from time to time,
prepared by the State authority under section 16;
"National Disability Insurance Scheme" or "NDIS" means the
National Disability Insurance Scheme under the National Disability Insurance
Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the central assessment unit within the
meaning of the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 ;
"State authority" means—
(a) an
administrative unit (within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2009 );
or
(b) an
agency or instrumentality of the Crown, or agency or instrumentality of the
Crown of a class, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this
paragraph; or
(c) a
local council constituted under the Local Government Act 1999 ; or
(d) any
other person or body, or person or body of a class, declared by the
regulations to be included in the ambit of this paragraph for the purposes of
this Act,
but does not include a person or body, or person or body of a class, declared
by the regulations to be excluded from the ambit of this definition for the
purposes of this Act;
"State Disability Inclusion Plan" means the State Disability Inclusion Plan
prepared under section 13, as in force from time to time;
"Tribunal" means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal under
the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 .
(2) For the purposes
of this Act, a reference to "mainstream supports and services will be taken to
be a reference to supports and services (however described) that are not
NDIS-funded supports and services.