Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974
8Certificate of approval
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8 Certificate of approval
(1) Where the Minister approves premises as a nursing home, the Minister shall cause to be issued to the proprietor of the nursing home a certificate of approval in accordance with the authorized form, being a certificate that specifies the conditions applicable to the nursing home. (2) Where the Minister approves, under section 6, the application of this Act in relation to the provision of services at premises by the proprietor of a nursing home for a class of persons, the Minister shall cause to be issued to the proprietor a certificate of approval in relation to those premises or certificates of approval in relation to each of those premises, in accordance with the authorized form, being a certificate that specifies, or certificates that specify, the conditions applicable to the application of this Act in relation to the provision of the services. (3) The proprietor of an approved nursing home shall cause: (a) the certificate of approval in respect of the nursing home to be displayed in a prominent position in the nursing home; and (b) the certificate of approval relating to approved services provided at premises to be displayed in a prominent position in the premises.
Penalty: $40.
(4) Where the proprietor of an approved nursing home applies to the Minister for revocation of the approval of the home or of the approval relating to approved services, he or she shall forward the relevant certificate or certificates of approval with the application.
Penalty: $40.
(5) Where the approval of a nursing home, or the approval relating to approved services provided by the proprietor of a nursing home, is revoked or expires, the proprietor of the home shall forward the relevant certificate or certificates of approval to the Minister.
Penalty: $40.
(6) A certificate of approval shall specify the period in respect of which the approval is to be in force. (7) An offence under this section is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.