214Meaning of *supported residential service*

214 Meaning of *supported residential service*

(1) A supported residential service means a premises where accommodation and personal support are privately provided or offered to residents for a fee or reward, whether or not it is registered under Part 3, but does not include the following—

(a) residential premises where accommodation and personal support or nursing care, or both, are provided to a person in respect of whom a residential care subsidy is payable under an Act of the Commonwealth;

(b) premises used for residential services within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006;

S. 214(1)(ba) inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 243.

(ba) accommodation approved for supervised treatment under section 187 of the Disability Act 2006;

S. 214(1)(c) amended by No. 58/2025 s. 449.

(c) premises that are SDA dwellings occupied by SDA residents within the meaning of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997;

(d) premises used for a designated mental health service within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 2014;

(e) premises used for secure welfare services or out of home care services within the meaning of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005;

(f) premises in which accommodation and personal support is provided to all residents under a funding and service agreement with the State or the Commonwealth or a public body where that agreement specifies requirements or standards for the provision of care;

(g) premises that are recorded in the register kept under section 38J of the Retirement Villages Act 1986 and that satisfy the requirements of section 38L of that Act.

(2) In Division 4 only, a supported residential service includes a designated public hospital.