Disability Services Act 2006
sec.316Existing eligibility application
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sec.316 Existing eligibility application
This section applies if— before the commencement a person had made an eligibility application to the chief executive under section 99; and immediately before the commencement the person’s eligibility application had not been decided or withdrawn. At the commencement the chief executive must decide the application under the amended Act. The chief executive may issue an eligibility declaration if the person has been convicted of a disqualifying offence and is not a relevant disqualified person. See section 101(1). s 316 ins 2013 No. 14 s 31 (sec.316-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement a person had made an eligibility application to the chief executive under section 99; and immediately before the commencement the person’s eligibility application had not been decided or withdrawn. (sec.316-ssec.2) At the commencement the chief executive must decide the application under the amended Act. The chief executive may issue an eligibility declaration if the person has been convicted of a disqualifying offence and is not a relevant disqualified person. See section 101(1).
- (a) before the commencement a person had made an eligibility application to the chief executive under section 99; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement the person’s eligibility application had not been decided or withdrawn.