7Disability services

7 Disability services

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), disability service means—

(a) a forensic disability service, disability support service or residential service provided or funded by the Secretary specifically for persons with a disability; or

(b) any of the following services funded by the Transport Accident Commission specifically for persons with a disability—

(i) disability support services;

(ii) case management services;

(iii) training and skills development services that aim to increase or maintain the independence of persons with a disability;

(iv) residential services for persons with a disability; or

(c) any of the following services funded by the Victorian WorkCover Authority specifically for persons with a disability—

(i) disability support services;

(ii) case management services;

(iii) training and skills development services that aim to increase or maintain the independence of persons with a disability;

(iv) residential services for persons with a disability.

(2) In these Regulations, a disability service does not include—

(a) a regulated disability service within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006; or

(b) a service provided by a person or body as an NDIS provider to an NDIS participant; or

(c) a service provided by a person or body as an approved provider regulated under the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; or

(d) a disability employment service funded by or under an Act of the Commonwealth; or

(e) in the case of services funded by the Transport Accident Commission, a medical service as defined in the Transport Accident Act 1986; or

(f) in the case of services funded by the Victorian WorkCover Authority—

(i) a service provided by a registered health practitioner; or

(ii) a service funded specifically for the purpose of returning a person to employment, including a job placement service, a return to work assessment service or an occupational rehabilitation service.

(3) In this regulation—

disability support service means a service that provides support for persons with a disability, including—

(a) disability‑related supports or case management, or both, to assist the person to achieve the person's goals; or

(b) behaviour support services, including assessment, planning and implementation of behaviour support;