55Amendment of service approval by Regulatory Authority

55 Amendment of service approval by Regulatory Authority

55 Amendment of service approval by Regulatory Authority

(1) The Regulatory Authority may amend a service approval at any time without an application from the approved provider.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an amendment may vary a condition of the service approval or impose a new condition on the service approval.

(3) The Regulatory Authority must give written notice of the amendment to the approved provider.

(4) An amendment under this section has effect—

(a) 14 days after the Regulatory Authority gives notice of the amendment under subsection (3); or

(b) if another period is specified by the Regulatory Authority, at the end of that period.

(5) The Regulatory Authority must amend a service approval to the extent that it relates to an associated children’s service in accordance with any direction by the children’s services regulator if that direction is given in accordance with the children’s services law of this jurisdiction.