25FIntegrated sector regulators

25F Integrated sector regulators

(1) In this Act, integrated sector regulator means—

(a) in relation to the following relevant entities, the VRQA—

(i) a relevant entity referred to in item 1, 4, 5 or 6 of Schedule 1;

(ii) a relevant entity referred to in item 3 of Schedule 1 that is a provider of school boarding services at a registered school boarding premises within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006;

(iii) a relevant entity referred to in item 7 or 8 of Schedule 1 that is an RTO within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or

(ab) in relation to a relevant entity referred to in item 9 or 10 of Schedule 1, the Regulatory Authority; or

S. 25F(1)(ac) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 37.

(ac) in relation to the following relevant entities, the Social Services Regulator—

(i) a relevant entity referred to in item 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 or 47 of Schedule 1;

(ii) a relevant entity referred to in item 3, 7 or 8 of Schedule 1, other than a relevant entity referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii);

(iii) a relevant entity that had a sector regulator or an integrated sector regulator and that sector regulator or integrated sector regulator no longer exists;

(iv) any relevant entity for which no sector regulator or integrated sector regulator is prescribed or otherwise specified in this Act; or

(b) in relation to any other relevant entity, the prescribed integrated sector regulator for that relevant entity.

(2) Regulations made for the purpose of subsection (1)(b) must not prescribe the VRQA or the Regulatory Authority to be the integrated sector regulator for a relevant entity.

S. 25G inserted by No. 23/2021 s. 16 (as amended by No. 43/2022 s. 12).