sec.7Independent evaluation for grant or renewal of licence

sec.7 Independent evaluation for grant or renewal of licence

The purpose of this section is to require the chief executive to obtain particular information about a care service to help the chief executive decide under section 126 (e) of the Act whether the chief executive is satisfied the standard of care provided by the care service complies, and will continue to comply, with the statement of standards. Before granting an application for a licence, or renewal of a licence, the chief executive must— obtain, from an independent person, a written evaluation of the care service provided by the applicant; and give a copy of the evaluation to the applicant; and give the applicant an invitation to give the chief executive a submission about anything contained in the evaluation. The invitation must— be in writing; and state a reasonable time, of at least 14 days after the day the invitation is given to the applicant, within which the applicant may make a submission about anything contained in the evaluation. The chief executive must have regard to any submission given by the applicant within the time stated in the notice. In this section— independent person means a person who is independent of the applicant and the department. (sec.7-ssec.1) The purpose of this section is to require the chief executive to obtain particular information about a care service to help the chief executive decide under section 126 (e) of the Act whether the chief executive is satisfied the standard of care provided by the care service complies, and will continue to comply, with the statement of standards. (sec.7-ssec.2) Before granting an application for a licence, or renewal of a licence, the chief executive must— obtain, from an independent person, a written evaluation of the care service provided by the applicant; and give a copy of the evaluation to the applicant; and give the applicant an invitation to give the chief executive a submission about anything contained in the evaluation. (sec.7-ssec.3) The invitation must— be in writing; and state a reasonable time, of at least 14 days after the day the invitation is given to the applicant, within which the applicant may make a submission about anything contained in the evaluation. (sec.7-ssec.4) The chief executive must have regard to any submission given by the applicant within the time stated in the notice. (sec.7-ssec.5) In this section— independent person means a person who is independent of the applicant and the department.

• (a) obtain, from an independent person, a written evaluation of the care service provided by the applicant; and
• (b) give a copy of the evaluation to the applicant; and
• (c) give the applicant an invitation to give the chief executive a submission about anything contained in the evaluation.
• (a) be in writing; and
• (b) state a reasonable time, of at least 14 days after the day the invitation is given to the applicant, within which the applicant may make a submission about anything contained in the evaluation.