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Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002
sec.19Who is an associate
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### sec.19 Who is an associate
A person is an associate of a service provider for a residential service if the person makes decisions, in the course of the service, that influence—
the operation of the service; or
the health, safety or other interests of residents in the service.
a person employed by the service provider to—
negotiate and enter into agreements with residents on the service provider’s behalf; or
make house rules for a registered premises; or
manage a personal care service provided to residents in the service; or
manage the medication of residents in the service; or
manage the finances, or financial transactions, of residents in the service
for a service provider that is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation who takes part in the management of the service
A person is not an associate of a service provider merely because the person does either or both of the following—
collects rent from residents in the service;
cleans or maintains the registered premises or facilities in the registered premises.
A person is an associate of a service provider who is an applicant if the person proposes, on the granting of the relevant application, to make decisions mentioned in subsection (1) .
s 19 sub 2017 No. 42 s 65
(sec.19-ssec.1) A person is an associate of a service provider for a residential service if the person makes decisions, in the course of the service, that influence— the operation of the service; or the health, safety or other interests of residents in the service. a person employed by the service provider to— negotiate and enter into agreements with residents on the service provider’s behalf; or make house rules for a registered premises; or manage a personal care service provided to residents in the service; or manage the medication of residents in the service; or manage the finances, or financial transactions, of residents in the service for a service provider that is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation who takes part in the management of the service
(sec.19-ssec.2) A person is not an associate of a service provider merely because the person does either or both of the following— collects rent from residents in the service; cleans or maintains the registered premises or facilities in the registered premises.
(sec.19-ssec.3) A person is an associate of a service provider who is an applicant if the person proposes, on the granting of the relevant application, to make decisions mentioned in subsection (1) .
- (a) the operation of the service; or
- (b) the health, safety or other interests of residents in the service.
- 1 a person employed by the service provider to— (a) negotiate and enter into agreements with residents on the service provider’s behalf; or (b) make house rules for a registered premises; or (c) manage a personal care service provided to residents in the service; or (d) manage the medication of residents in the service; or (e) manage the finances, or financial transactions, of residents in the service
- (a) negotiate and enter into agreements with residents on the service provider’s behalf; or
- (b) make house rules for a registered premises; or
- (c) manage a personal care service provided to residents in the service; or
- (d) manage the medication of residents in the service; or
- (e) manage the finances, or financial transactions, of residents in the service
- 2 for a service provider that is a corporation, an executive officer of the corporation who takes part in the management of the service
- (a) negotiate and enter into agreements with residents on the service provider’s behalf; or
- (b) make house rules for a registered premises; or
- (c) manage a personal care service provided to residents in the service; or
- (d) manage the medication of residents in the service; or
- (e) manage the finances, or financial transactions, of residents in the service
- (a) collects rent from residents in the service;
- (b) cleans or maintains the registered premises or facilities in the registered premises.