316Regulations

316 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to the following—

(a) the classes of service providers subject to the worker and carer exclusion scheme;

(b) the classes of workers subject to the worker and carer exclusion scheme;

(c) prescribing exclusions to the worker and carer exclusion scheme;

(d) prescribing conduct that may lead to exclusion;

(e) prescribing decisions made under other Acts to be exclusion decisions for the purposes of Part 5;

(f) the exemption of persons or a class of persons from section 135;

(g) prescribing social services, or classes of social service, for the benefit and support of service users;

(h) prescribing requirements to be met by social service providers for the purpose of registration, including with respect to the following—

(i) the competence and skills of providers;

(ii) matters relating to the suitability of providers;

S. 316(1)(h)(iii) substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 245.

(iii) the qualifications, skills and suitability of persons employed or engaged by providers including, but not limited to, persons engaged as volunteers or approved as foster carers;

(iv) the suitability of premises used to provide social services;

(i) prescribing exemptions for persons or classes of persons from the requirement of registration;

(j) prescribing circumstances in respect of which social services providers may be granted provisional registration;

S. 316(1)(ja) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 17.

(ja) the appointment of the Convener, Deputy Conveners or panel candidates under Division 3A of Part 10;

S. 316(1)(jb) inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 17.

(jb) independent expert advisory panels under Division 3A of Part 10;

(k) without limiting any power to make regulations conferred by any other paragraph, the fees payable in respect of—

(i) an application for registration as a registered social service provider; and

(ii) an application for the variation or revocation of a condition of registration of a registered social service provider; and

(iii) annual registration fees for registered social service providers;

(l) prescribing service requirements of the Social Services Standards, including in relation to classes of registered social service providers—

(i) additional social service delivery requirements; and

(ii) other requirements related to or connected with the delivery of a social service;