Social Services Regulation Act 2021
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213 Definitions
close associate, in relation to a provider, means—
(a) if the provider is an individual—
(i) the spouse, domestic partner, parent, child or sibling of the provider; or
(ii) the parent, child or sibling of the spouse or domestic partner of the provider; or
(iii) a body corporate of which the provider is a director or secretary; or
(b) if the provider is a body corporate—
(i) a director or secretary of the body corporate or of a related body corporate; or
(ii) the spouse, domestic partner, parent, child or sibling of a person referred to in subparagraph (i); or
(iii) the parent, child or sibling of the spouse or domestic partner of a person referred to in subparagraph (i); or
(iv) a related body corporate; or
(c) in either case referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), an agent or employee of the provider;
condition report means a report required under section 251;
designated public hospital has the same meaning as it has in the Health Services Act 1988;
establishment fee means a fee to cover the costs of assessing a resident's needs and preparing a support plan;
money of a resident does not include money paid to a social service provider on account of fees and expenses payable by the resident for accommodation or services provided by the provider;
nearest relative, in relation to a person, means—
(a) the spouse or domestic partner of that person; or
(b) if that person does not have a spouse or domestic partner, the relative of that person first listed in the following subparagraphs who has attained the age of 18 years, the elder or eldest of 2 or more relatives described in any subparagraph being preferred to either or any of those relatives regardless of sex—
(i) son or daughter;
(ii) father or mother;
(iii) brother or sister;
(iv) grandfather or grandmother;
(v) grandson or granddaughter;
(vi) uncle or aunt;
(vii) nephew or niece;
order to vacate means an order issued by VCAT under Division 8;
person nominated means the person nominated by the resident to receive information relating to the resident's accommodation and personal support received at the supported residential service;