35Unlicensed residential care service

35 Unlicensed residential care service

A person must not provide a residential care service unless –

(a) he or she holds a licence authorising the residential care service; or

(b) residential care services are provided for funded residents only; or

(c) the Secretary has exempted under section 5(6) the residential care service from the requirement to be licensed.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.