Disability Services Act 2006
sec.93How chief executive conducts risk assessment
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sec.93 How chief executive conducts risk assessment
The chief executive conducts a risk assessment of a person by— considering the information about the person obtained by the chief executive under this part; and deciding whether the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability. In conducting the risk assessment, the chief executive— must consider information as required under this division; and may decide the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability— if satisfied there is a real and appreciable risk that the person might cause harm to people with disability; and without needing to be satisfied it is likely the person will cause the harm. s 93 amd 2010 No. 5 s 128 sub 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.93-ssec.1) The chief executive conducts a risk assessment of a person by— considering the information about the person obtained by the chief executive under this part; and deciding whether the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability. (sec.93-ssec.2) In conducting the risk assessment, the chief executive— must consider information as required under this division; and may decide the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability— if satisfied there is a real and appreciable risk that the person might cause harm to people with disability; and without needing to be satisfied it is likely the person will cause the harm.
- (a) considering the information about the person obtained by the chief executive under this part; and
- (b) deciding whether the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability.
- (a) must consider information as required under this division; and
- (b) may decide the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability— (i) if satisfied there is a real and appreciable risk that the person might cause harm to people with disability; and (ii) without needing to be satisfied it is likely the person will cause the harm.
- (i) if satisfied there is a real and appreciable risk that the person might cause harm to people with disability; and
- (ii) without needing to be satisfied it is likely the person will cause the harm.
- (i) if satisfied there is a real and appreciable risk that the person might cause harm to people with disability; and
- (ii) without needing to be satisfied it is likely the person will cause the harm.