143Assessment contacts initiated after the SQF commencement time in relation to timetables for improvement notified before the SQF commencement time

#### 143 Assessment contacts initiated after the SQF commencement time in relation to timetables for improvement notified before the SQF commencement time (1) This section applies in relation to an assessment contact with the approved provider of an accredited service, or the home service provider of a home service, if: (a) a timetable for improvement in relation to the service was: (i) notified to the provider under section 30, 42, 68 or 79 before the SQF commencement time; or (ii) notified to the home service provider of a home service under section 68 before the SQF commencement time; or (iii) specified in a final report under section 57 given to the home service provider of a home service before the SQF commencement time; and (b) immediately before the SQF commencement time, the period set out in the timetable, or as extended under section 83, had not ended; and (c) the assessment contact is made in relation to the timetable for improvement after the SQF commencement time. Definition of assessment contact (2) Section 5, as amended by the amending instrument, applies in relation to the assessment contact as if: (a) in relation to the approved provider of an accredited service—paragraph 5(1)(a) included a reference to the Accreditation Standards or the Flexible Care Standards (as applicable); and (b) in relation to the home service provider of a home service—paragraph 5(2)(a) included a reference to the Home Care Standards or the Flexible Care Standards (as applicable). Action following assessment contact by regulatory official (3) For the purposes of preparing the written notice under paragraph 68(a) in relation to the service, the regulatory official may take into account the extent of the provider’s compliance before the SQF commencement time with the Accreditation Standards, the Home Care Standards or the Flexible Care Standards (as applicable).