Disability Services Act 2006
sec.38Approval for funding
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sec.38 Approval for funding
The Minister may approve funding to— a person with disability, to enable the person to obtain relevant disability services; or a relevant person for a person with disability, to enable the relevant person to obtain relevant disability services for the person with disability. If the Minister approves funding to a person mentioned in subsection (1) , the funding can not be provided to the person unless the person has entered into an individual funding agreement under section 39 in relation to the funding. s 38 prev s 38 om 2014 No. 12 s 54 pres s 38 ins 2012 No. 36 s 7 om 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 (sec.38-ssec.1) The Minister may approve funding to— a person with disability, to enable the person to obtain relevant disability services; or a relevant person for a person with disability, to enable the relevant person to obtain relevant disability services for the person with disability. (sec.38-ssec.2) If the Minister approves funding to a person mentioned in subsection (1) , the funding can not be provided to the person unless the person has entered into an individual funding agreement under section 39 in relation to the funding.
- (a) a person with disability, to enable the person to obtain relevant disability services; or
- (b) a relevant person for a person with disability, to enable the relevant person to obtain relevant disability services for the person with disability.