Facility operator must have policy
108 Facility operator must have policy
A facility operator must have a policy that—
sets out how the operator will comply with its obligations under division 7.2; and
complies with any requirements prescribed by regulation.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
The facility operator must publish its policy in a way that is likely to come to the attention of the following people:
a resident of the facility;
an individual who accesses the website for the facility;
an individual who tells the facility operator that the individual or a family member of the individual is interested in becoming a resident of the facility.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Examples—publishing information in way likely to come to individual’s attention
1 including the policy in a brochure about the facility operator
2 displaying the policy on signs at the facility
If a person asks the facility operator for its policy, the operator must make the policy available to the person within 2 business days after the day the person asks for it.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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