South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (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.