Disability Services (Assessment of Relevant History) (Screening Authorisation) Variation Regulations 2017 (SA)

South Australia

Disability Services (Assessment of Relevant History) (Screening Authorisation) Variation Regulations 2017

under the Disability Services Act 1993

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Disability Services (Assessment of Relevant History) Regulations 2014

4            Variation of regulation 5—Screening units

5            Insertion of regulation 11A

11A         ASU authorised to undertake relevant history assessments of persons performing prescribed functions

6            Variation of regulation 12—Assessment of prescribed information

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Disability Services (Assessment of Relevant History) (Screening Authorisation) Variation Regulations 2017.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Disability Services (Assessment of Relevant History) Regulations 2014

4—Variation of regulation 5—Screening units

Regulation 5(1)—delete "section 5B and 5C of"

5—Insertion of regulation 11A

After regulation 11 insert:

11A—ASU authorised to undertake relevant history assessments of persons performing prescribed functions

(1)Pursuant to section 5B(4)(b) of the Act, an authorised screening unit is, by force of this regulation, authorised to undertake an assessment of the relevant history of any person who performs, or is to perform, a prescribed function (whether or not the service is being provided by a prescribed disability services provider).

(2)To avoid doubt, subregulation (1) is in addition to and does not affect a requirement for an assessment of a person's relevant history under section 5B or 5C of the Act.

6—Variation of regulation 12—Assessment of prescribed information

1. Regulation 12(1)(a)—delete "section 5B or 5C of"

2. Regulation 12(2) and (3)—delete subregulations (2) and (3)

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 7 June 2017

No 76 of 2017

DCSICS/17/006