221Regulations

221 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

(a) prescribing forms to be used for the purposes of this Act;

(b) prescribing fees for the purposes of this Act;

(c) prescribing the maximum amount that may be charged as a residential charge in respect of different kinds of residential services;

(d) matters to be included in a residential statement;

(e) prescribing charges, if any, for the accommodation or care of, or for services, including food and utilities, provided to, a resident in a residential service other than a community residential unit;

(f) prescribing the keeping and form of any records, registers or other documents as may be necessary for the administration of this Act;

S. 221(1)(fa) inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 31.

(fa) prescribing persons or classes of person who provide services to persons with a disability for the purposes of the definition of prescribed service provider;

S. 221(1)(fb) inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 31.

(fb) prescribing disability service providers or classes of disability service provider and regulated service providers or classes of regulated service provider as exempt service providers for the purposes of the definition of exempt service provider;

S. 221(1)(fc) inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 314, amended by No. 9/2023 s. 96.

(fc) prescribing the functions of a community visitor in respect of SDA dwellings;

S. 221(1)(fd) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 106.

(fd) prescribing persons and bodies to which protected information may be disclosed under section 202AB(4) or 202AC(1), including persons or bodies established, or performing functions or exercising powers, under the law of another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth;

S. 221(1)(fe) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 130.

(fe) prescribing a disability service provider to be a forensic disability service provider;

S. 221(1)(ff) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 130.

(ff) prescribing classes of persons who may apprehend a resident who is absent from a residential treatment facility without leave;

(g) any matter or thing authorised or required to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed for carrying this Act into effect.

(2) Regulations made under this Act—

(a) may be of general or of specially limited application;

(b) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance;

(c) may leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, dispensed with or regulated by any government department, municipal council or public authority or any officer thereof;