Contact with a vulnerable person defined
6 Contact with a vulnerable person defined
In this Act –
contact, between a person and a vulnerable person as part of taking part in a regulated activity, means contact that – would reasonably be expected as a normal part of taking part in the regulated activity; and is more than incidental, within the meaning of section 6 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Practice Standards – Worker Screening) Rules 2018 of the Commonwealth, to taking part in the regulated activity; and is one or more of the following:physical contact, including taking part in the regulated activity at the same place as the vulnerable person; oral communication, whether face-to-face or by telephone; written communication, including electronic communication.
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