Disability Services Act 2006
sec.95Action before making adverse decision
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sec.95 Action before making adverse decision
This section applies if— section 91 applies to the person; or the chief executive is proposing to decide that the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability. Before deciding the person’s application, the chief executive must— give the person a notice (a show cause notice ) that complies with section 96 ; and consider any submissions the person makes in response to the show cause notice. s 95 ins 2010 No. 5 s 130 amd 2014 No. 28 s 105 sch 1; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 sub 2020 No. 39 s 11 (sec.95-ssec.1) This section applies if— section 91 applies to the person; or the chief executive is proposing to decide that the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability. (sec.95-ssec.2) Before deciding the person’s application, the chief executive must— give the person a notice (a show cause notice ) that complies with section 96 ; and consider any submissions the person makes in response to the show cause notice.
- (a) section 91 applies to the person; or
- (b) the chief executive is proposing to decide that the person poses an unacceptable risk of harm to people with disability.
- (a) give the person a notice (a show cause notice ) that complies with section 96 ; and
- (b) consider any submissions the person makes in response to the show cause notice.