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Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002
sec.10Application for registration
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### sec.10 Application for registration
A person proposing to conduct a residential service in premises may apply to the chief executive for registration of the service.
The application must—
be in the approved form; and
identify any associates of the applicant; and
include a signed consent by the applicant and by each associate to a criminal history check; and
be accompanied by—
a building compliance notice for the premises issued within the previous 12 months; and
the prescribed fire safety document for the premises; and
be accompanied by—
the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and
if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 24A (1) —the amount of the costs required to be paid.
The applicant also must provide any other relevant information reasonably required by the chief executive to decide the application.
If the applicant was previously a service provider whose registration was cancelled—
how the applicant has addressed the reasons for the cancellation of the registration (the reasons ); and
why the proposed residential service should be registered despite the reasons.
The chief executive must decide the application by registering the service or refusing to register the service.
The chief executive must register the service if the application is made under this section and the chief executive is satisfied the applicant and each associate are suitable persons.
A requirement mentioned in subsection (2) (e) (ii) is sufficiently made of the applicant if it is made generally of applicants in the approved form or notified on the department’s website.
s 10 amd 2008 No. 69 s 67 ; 2017 No. 42 s 63
(sec.10-ssec.1) A person proposing to conduct a residential service in premises may apply to the chief executive for registration of the service.
(sec.10-ssec.2) The application must— be in the approved form; and identify any associates of the applicant; and include a signed consent by the applicant and by each associate to a criminal history check; and be accompanied by— a building compliance notice for the premises issued within the previous 12 months; and the prescribed fire safety document for the premises; and be accompanied by— the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 24A (1) —the amount of the costs required to be paid.
(sec.10-ssec.3) The applicant also must provide any other relevant information reasonably required by the chief executive to decide the application. If the applicant was previously a service provider whose registration was cancelled— how the applicant has addressed the reasons for the cancellation of the registration (the reasons ); and why the proposed residential service should be registered despite the reasons.
(sec.10-ssec.4) The chief executive must decide the application by registering the service or refusing to register the service.
(sec.10-ssec.5) The chief executive must register the service if the application is made under this section and the chief executive is satisfied the applicant and each associate are suitable persons.
(sec.10-ssec.6) A requirement mentioned in subsection (2) (e) (ii) is sufficiently made of the applicant if it is made generally of applicants in the approved form or notified on the department’s website.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) identify any associates of the applicant; and
- (c) include a signed consent by the applicant and by each associate to a criminal history check; and
- (d) be accompanied by— (i) a building compliance notice for the premises issued within the previous 12 months; and (ii) the prescribed fire safety document for the premises; and
- (i) a building compliance notice for the premises issued within the previous 12 months; and
- (ii) the prescribed fire safety document for the premises; and
- (e) be accompanied by— (i) the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and (ii) if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 24A (1) —the amount of the costs required to be paid.
- (i) the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and
- (ii) if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 24A (1) —the amount of the costs required to be paid.
- (i) a building compliance notice for the premises issued within the previous 12 months; and
- (ii) the prescribed fire safety document for the premises; and
- (i) the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and
- (ii) if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 24A (1) —the amount of the costs required to be paid.
- (a) how the applicant has addressed the reasons for the cancellation of the registration (the reasons ); and
- (b) why the proposed residential service should be registered despite the reasons.