Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002

A person proposing to conduct a residential service in premises may apply to the chief executive for registration of the service.

The application must—

be in the approved form; and

identify any associates of the applicant; and

include a signed consent by the applicant and by each associate to a criminal history check; and

be accompanied by—

a building compliance notice for the premises issued within the previous 12 months; and

the prescribed fire safety document for the premises; and

be accompanied by—

the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and

if, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 24A(1)—the amount of the costs required to be paid.

The applicant also must provide any other relevant information reasonably required by the chief executive to decide the application.

how the applicant has addressed the reasons for the cancellation of the registration (the reasons); and

why the proposed residential service should be registered despite the reasons.

The chief executive must decide the application by registering the service or refusing to register the service.

The chief executive must register the service if the application is made under this section and the chief executive is satisfied the applicant and each associate are suitable persons.

A requirement mentioned in subsection (2)(e)(ii) is sufficiently made of the applicant if it is made generally of applicants in the approved form or notified on the department’s website.