Version No. 013
Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2009
No. 16 of 2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 September 2023
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Definitions
4Guiding principles
Part 2—Eligibility and care plans
Division 1—General
5Consultation with expert advisers
6Delegation
Division 2—Determination of eligibility
7Who is an eligible person?
8Secretary to determine eligibility of person
9Notice to be given to persons before determination is made
10Secretary to notify person of determination of eligibility
Division 3—Care plans
11Contract for assessment of eligible persons and development of care plans
12Development and approval of care plan
13What does development of a care plan involve?
14Seeking and disclosing information for purposes of developing a care plan
15Copy of care plan and notice to be given to eligible persons
16Care plan co-ordinator
17Service providers may share personal and health information to give effect to care plan
18Variation and termination of care plan
Part 3—General
19Refusal by person to participate
20Form of notifications
21Notices also to be given to parents and guardians
22Support for eligible person
23Confidentiality provision
24Relationship of this Act to certain other laws
Part 4—Repeal and transitional provisions
25Repeal
26Transitional provisions
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Explanatory details
Version No. 013
Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2009
No. 16 of 2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 September 2023
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to facilitate the delivery of welfare services, health services, mental health services, disability services, drug and alcohol treatment services and housing and support services to certain persons with multiple and complex needs by providing for the assessment of such persons and the development and implementation of appropriate care plans.
2Commencement
(1)Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
(2)If this Act does not come into operation before 31 May 2009, it comes into operation on that day.
3Definitions
In this Act—
care plan means a care plan approved under section 12;
care plan co-ordinator means a person appointed under section 16;
Department means the Department of Human Services;
eligible person means a person referred to in section 7;
health information has the same meaning as in the Health Records Act 2001;
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offender services means services provided by—
(a)providers of correctional services within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1986; or
(b)Victoria Police in relation to persons suspected of, or charged with, criminal offences; or
(c)courts and tribunals in relation to persons charged with, or found guilty or convicted of, criminal offences;
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;
Public Advocate has the same meaning as in the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019;
Secretary means the person who is for the time being the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004) of the Department;
Tribunal means the Mental Health…