47TMeaning of approved occupant

47T Meaning of approved occupant (1) In this chapter: approved occupant, of affected residential premises, means— (a) an individual (a resident) who has occupied the premises continuously on and after the day it was added to the affected residential premises register; or (b) an individual (a support person) who, upon application, is approved by the Minister to occupy the premises to provide support to a resident.

(2) Before making a decision under subsection (1), definition of approved occupant, paragraph (b), the Minister must consider whether— (a) the support is reasonably necessary for the ongoing physical or emotional care of the resident; and (b) it is reasonably necessary for the support person to occupy the premises to provide the support. (3) The Minister must give a written copy of the approval or refusal of the support person’s occupancy of the premises to the applicant within 28 days after receiving the application. (4) If the Minister has not given a written copy of the approval or refusal to the applicant within 28 days after receiving the application, the Minister is taken to have refused the application.