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Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002
sec.36Requirement to be accredited at level 2
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### sec.36 Requirement to be accredited at level 2
The due day for applying for the level 2 accreditation of a residential service (the due day ) is—
the day that is 3 months after the service provider starts providing a food service in the course of the residential service; or
if an extension is granted under section 46 , the due day stated in the notice given under that section.
For subsection (1) (a) , a food service is taken to continue during any break in the service of less than 30 days.
A service provider starts providing a food service on 1 January, stops providing the food service on 15 January and resumes providing the food service on 1 February. The food service is taken to have continued since 1 January, so the due day is 1 July.
After the due day, a service provider must not provide a food service in the course of conducting a residential service unless the residential service is accredited at level 2.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
However, if an application for the level 2 accreditation of a residential service is current on the due day, subsection (3) does not apply to the service until—
if the application is withdrawn or lapses—the day of the withdrawal or lapse; or
if the chief executive decides the application by accrediting the service—the day the service is accredited; or
if the chief executive decides the application by refusing to accredit the service—the day stated in the notice given under section 47 (6) .
An offence against subsection (3) is a continuing offence and may be charged in 1 or more complaints for periods the offence continues.
Maximum penalty for each day the offence continues after a conviction against subsection (3) —5 penalty units.
s 36 amd 2017 No. 42 s 67
(sec.36-ssec.1) The due day for applying for the level 2 accreditation of a residential service (the due day ) is— the day that is 3 months after the service provider starts providing a food service in the course of the residential service; or if an extension is granted under section 46 , the due day stated in the notice given under that section.
(sec.36-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , a food service is taken to continue during any break in the service of less than 30 days. A service provider starts providing a food service on 1 January, stops providing the food service on 15 January and resumes providing the food service on 1 February. The food service is taken to have continued since 1 January, so the due day is 1 July.
(sec.36-ssec.3) After the due day, a service provider must not provide a food service in the course of conducting a residential service unless the residential service is accredited at level 2. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.36-ssec.4) However, if an application for the level 2 accreditation of a residential service is current on the due day, subsection (3) does not apply to the service until— if the application is withdrawn or lapses—the day of the withdrawal or lapse; or if the chief executive decides the application by accrediting the service—the day the service is accredited; or if the chief executive decides the application by refusing to accredit the service—the day stated in the notice given under section 47 (6) .
(sec.36-ssec.5) An offence against subsection (3) is a continuing offence and may be charged in 1 or more complaints for periods the offence continues. Maximum penalty for each day the offence continues after a conviction against subsection (3) —5 penalty units.
- (a) the day that is 3 months after the service provider starts providing a food service in the course of the residential service; or
- (b) if an extension is granted under section 46 , the due day stated in the notice given under that section.
- (a) if the application is withdrawn or lapses—the day of the withdrawal or lapse; or
- (b) if the chief executive decides the application by accrediting the service—the day the service is accredited; or
- (c) if the chief executive decides the application by refusing to accredit the service—the day stated in the notice given under section 47 (6) .