1Purposes

1 Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are—

(a) to establish the Social Services Regulator; and

(b) to specify the objects, functions and powers of the Social Services Regulator; and

(c) to provide for the registration of social service providers; and

(d) to require registered social service providers to comply with the Social Services Standards; and

(e) to establish the worker and carer exclusion scheme; and

(f) to regulate providers of supported residential services; and

(g) to enable the Regulator and authorised officers to ensure compliance with this Act; and

(h) to provide for the collection, use and disclosure of information for the purposes of this Act; and

(i) to make consequential amendments to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, the Disability Act 2006, the Supported Residential Services (Private Proprietors) Act 2010 and to other Acts.