sec.55Amendment of service approval by Regulatory Authority

sec.55 Amendment of service approval by Regulatory Authority

The Regulatory Authority may amend a service approval at any time without an application from the approved provider. Without limiting subsection (1) , an amendment may vary a condition of the service approval or impose a new condition on the service approval. Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) , the Regulatory Authority may amend an approved provider’s service approval, vary a condition on an approved provider’s service approval or impose a new condition on an approved provider’s service approval if the Regulatory Authority is satisfied that— there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider or a related provider of the approved provider; and the amendment of the service approval, the variation of the condition on the service approval or the imposition of the new condition on the service approval is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk. The Regulatory Authority must give written notice of the amendment to the approved provider. An amendment under this section has effect— 14 days after the Regulatory Authority gives notice of the amendment under subsection (3) ; or if another period is specified by the Regulatory Authority, at the end of that period. The Regulatory Authority must amend a service approval to the extent that it relates to an associated children’s service in accordance with any direction by the children’s services regulator if that direction is given in accordance with the children’s services law of this jurisdiction. s 55 amd 2025 No. 53 (Vic) s 73 (sec.55-ssec.1) The Regulatory Authority may amend a service approval at any time without an application from the approved provider. (sec.55-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , an amendment may vary a condition of the service approval or impose a new condition on the service approval. (sec.55-ssec.2A) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) , the Regulatory Authority may amend an approved provider’s service approval, vary a condition on an approved provider’s service approval or impose a new condition on an approved provider’s service approval if the Regulatory Authority is satisfied that— there is a systemic risk in relation to the approved provider or a related provider of the approved provider; and the amendment of the service approval, the variation of the condition on the service approval or the imposition of the new condition on the service approval is reasonably necessary to address the systemic risk. (sec.55-ssec.3) The Regulatory Authority must give written notice of the amendment to the approved provider. (sec.55-ssec.4) An amendment under this section has effect— 14 days after the Regulatory Authority gives notice of the amendment under subsection (3) ; or if another period is specified by the Regulatory Authority, at the end of that period. (sec.55-ssec.5) The Regulatory Authority must amend a service approval to the extent that it relates to an associated children’s service in accordance with any direction by the children’s services regulator if that direction is given in accordance with the children’s services law of this jurisdiction.