Disability Services Amendment Regulations 2013 (WA)

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PART 1

PROCLAMATIONS

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DISABILITY SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2012

No. 40 of 2012

PROCLAMATION

Western Australia By His Excellency

Malcolm James McCusker,

Companion or the Order oP Australia,

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, [L.S.]

Queen's Counsel,

Governor o the State of Western Australa

M. J. MOCUSKER
Governor

I. the Governor, acting under the Disability Sertjices Amendment Act 2012 section 2(b) and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, fix the day after the day on which this proclamation is published in the Gotiernment Gazette as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than sections 1 and 2, come into opera tion.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the State on 14 May 2013.

By Command of the Governor,

H. MORTON, Minister for Disability Services.

DISABILITY SERVICES

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Disability Services Act 1 99 3

regulations are published in the Gazette [;azettal thty);

Disability Services Amendment

Regulations 2013

Made by the (iovernoi , in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Disahi/ity Services Amendment

Reguhitions 2013.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations I and 2 on the clay on hich these
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(b) regulations 7. 8. and 9 one year after gazettal day;
(c) the rest of the re^tulations. on the later of -

(i)      the day on v%hick the Disability Services Amendment Act 2012 section 4 comes into operation; and

(ii)      the day after gazettal day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Disability Services
Regn*i(ions 2004.

4.             Regulation 4A inserted After regulation 3 insert:

4A. Disability Service Standards (s. 12)

The follov in Disability Service Standards. endorsed by the Commission in 1993 and 2004 and published by the Commission in 2005. are prescribed for the purposes of section 12(1)(i) of the Act

(a) Service Access;
(b) Individual Needs;
(c) Decision Making and Choice;
(d) Privacy, Dignity and Confidentiality;
(e) Participation and Integratitm:
(f) Valued Status;
(g) Complaints and Disputes;
(h) Services Management:

(i)      Protection of Human Rights and Freedom 1'mm Abuse and Neglect.

5. Regulation 5 amended
In regulation 5(1) delete "23(4)" and insert:

23(1 a)

6. Regulation 10 amended
In regulation 10(1):

(a) delete "29E" and insert:

28(10)

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(b) in paragraph (a) delete "1995; or" and insert:

1995; and

7. Schedule 1 replaced
Delete Schedule I and insert:

Schedule 1 — Public authorities to which

Part 5 applies

[r. 6]

1.              A department estahi ishcd under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 sect ion 35.

2.              An entity specified in the Public Sector Management

Act 1994 Schedule 2 column 2.

3.              A local government.

4.               A regional local government, but only when performing a public scrs icc that is not the responsibi l ity of a particular participating local government.

5.              Curtin University of Technology established under the Cur tin University of Technology Act 1966,

6.              Edith Cowan University established under the Edith Cowan

University Act 1984,

7.               Electricity Generation Corporation established by the

Electricity C'orpor'urious Act 200.5.

8.               Electricity Networks Corporation established by the

Electricit}' Coiporutions Act 200.5.

9, Electricity Retail Corporation established by the Electricity
Corporations Act 200.5.
10, Products Act 2000.
Forest Products Commission established b\ the Forest
11, Fremantle Hospital established under the Hospitals and
Health Services Act 1927,

12.

Heritage Council of Western Australia established cinder the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990,

13.

Intormation Commissioner established under the Freedom of Infori,uuiion Act 1992,

14. King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women established
under the Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927,
15, Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia established
under the Legal Aid Cow1nission Act 1976,
16, Murdoch University established under the Murdoc/i
LJidv'rsity Act 1973.
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17. Parliamentary Commissioner for Adniinistrative
Investigations appointed under the Parliamentary

Commissioner Act 19. 1.

18.           Princess Margaret Hospital for Children established under the Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927.

19, Regional Power Corporation established bN the Electricity
Corporations Act 200.5.
20. Royal Perth Hospital established under the Hospitals and
Health Services Act 1927.
2l. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital established under the
Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927,
22, The University of Western Australia established under the
University of Western Australia Act 1111,
23. Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation [trading
under the name "Healthway "] established under the
Tobacco Products Control Act 2006.
24, Western Australian Mint preserved and continued by the
Gold Corporation Act 1987.
25. Water Corporation established by the Water Corporation
Act 1995.

8.              Schedule 2 :emended

After Schedule 2 item 6 insert:

7                A disability access and inclusion plan must provide a means

of reducing barriers to people with disabilit y obtaining and
maintaining employment.

9.              Schedule 3 amended

After Schedule 3 item 6 insert:

People with disability hrls e the same opportunities as other

people to obtain and maintain employment with a public
authority.

10.            References to "disabilities" amended

Amend the provisions listed in the Table as set out in the Table.

Table

Provision Delete Insert
F. 5(1) CIISuh illties clisubilit%
Sch. 2 it. I disabilities disabilit\
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Provision Delete Insert
Scl1. 2 it. 2 disabilities disability
c11. 2 it. 3 disabilities disability
.h. 2 It 4 rfis;ihilitieti rdisabilii\
.
Scl1. 2 it. 5 disabilities disability
Scl1. 2 it. 6 disabilities disability
tich. 31. l (3itinhili1ic diti 1bilii\
Scl1. 3 it. 2 disabilities disabilil\
Scl1. 3 it. 3 disabilities disabilil\
tich. 3 it. 4 cli ibiliiics rdi,,Ihilil\
Sch. 3 it. 5 disabilities disabilit\
Scl1. 3 it. 6 disabilities disabilil\

By Command of the Governor,

N. HAGLEY. Clerk of the Executive Council.

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