sec.244Screening of persons engaged by funded non-government service providers at the commencement

sec.244 Screening of persons engaged by funded non-government service providers at the commencement

This section applies to a funded non-government service provider who is engaging a person at a service outlet of the service provider at the commencement. Section 65 does not apply to the continued engagement of the person until the earliest of the following— the end of the period after the commencement prescribed under a regulation; if an application for a prescribed notice about the person is made within that period and is not withdrawn—the day a prescribed notice is issued to the person; if an application for a prescribed notice about a person is made within that period and is withdrawn—the day of the withdrawal. For subsection (2)(a), a regulation must— name each funded non-government service provider; and assign a category to the service provider; and state the period after the commencement, not exceeding 6 months, that applies to the category. The category must relate to the type of disability services provided by the service provider and is for the purposes of this section only. A particular category may be assigned to a funded non-government service provider even though the service provider also falls within another category. (sec.244-ssec.1) This section applies to a funded non-government service provider who is engaging a person at a service outlet of the service provider at the commencement. (sec.244-ssec.2) Section 65 does not apply to the continued engagement of the person until the earliest of the following— the end of the period after the commencement prescribed under a regulation; if an application for a prescribed notice about the person is made within that period and is not withdrawn—the day a prescribed notice is issued to the person; if an application for a prescribed notice about a person is made within that period and is withdrawn—the day of the withdrawal. (sec.244-ssec.3) For subsection (2)(a), a regulation must— name each funded non-government service provider; and assign a category to the service provider; and state the period after the commencement, not exceeding 6 months, that applies to the category. (sec.244-ssec.4) The category must relate to the type of disability services provided by the service provider and is for the purposes of this section only. (sec.244-ssec.5) A particular category may be assigned to a funded non-government service provider even though the service provider also falls within another category.

• (a) the end of the period after the commencement prescribed under a regulation;
• (b) if an application for a prescribed notice about the person is made within that period and is not withdrawn—the day a prescribed notice is issued to the person;
• (c) if an application for a prescribed notice about a person is made within that period and is withdrawn—the day of the withdrawal.