26Additional reportable incidents involving residents: section 83 of Act

26 Additional reportable incidents involving residents: section 83 of Act

26 Additional reportable incidents involving residents: section 83 of Act

(1) Each of the following incidents involving residents of an authorised boarding house is prescribed for the purposes of section 83 (1) (d) of the Act—

(a) an assault (other than a sexual assault) under Part 3 of the Crimes Act 1900 (or the making of an allegation of such an assault) of—

(i) a resident by a staff member, or

(ii) a staff member by a resident, or

(iii) a resident by another resident,

(b) a serious accident involving a resident on the premises of the boarding house (being an accident that requires the resident to receive medical, dental or hospital treatment),

(c) the making of a complaint about the treatment of a resident.

Note.

Section 83 of the Act requires the manager of an authorised boarding house to report to the Director-General certain incidents involving residents (including incidents prescribed by the regulations). A failure to do so is an offence.

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1) (c), a complaint about the treatment of a resident means a complaint that consists of—

(a) an allegation of a contravention of the Act or this Regulation by the authorised operator or a staff member in relation to the treatment of a resident, or

(b) an allegation that a staff member has committed an offence under Part 4AA (Fraud) of the Crimes Act 1900 against a resident, or

(c) an allegation that a resident has been neglected or ill-treated, or that the safety, health or wellbeing of a resident has otherwise been compromised, while residing in the authorised boarding house concerned.