sec.49Period of accreditation

### sec.49 Period of accreditation The accreditation of a residential service has effect for the period, not longer than 3 years, stated in the accreditation certificate. When deciding the period for which to accredit a residential service at level 2 or 3, the chief executive may have regard to the due day for expiry of another level at which the service is accredited. A residential service is accredited at level 1. If the chief executive subsequently accredits the service at level 2, the chief executive may consider it most appropriate that the level 2 accreditation be given for a period ending on the same day as the level 1 accreditation is due to expire. Subsection (2) does not limit division 3 . (sec.49-ssec.1) The accreditation of a residential service has effect for the period, not longer than 3 years, stated in the accreditation certificate. (sec.49-ssec.2) When deciding the period for which to accredit a residential service at level 2 or 3, the chief executive may have regard to the due day for expiry of another level at which the service is accredited. A residential service is accredited at level 1. If the chief executive subsequently accredits the service at level 2, the chief executive may consider it most appropriate that the level 2 accreditation be given for a period ending on the same day as the level 1 accreditation is due to expire. (sec.49-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit division 3 .