Disability Act 2006

S. 3(1) def. of accountability investigation inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

accountability investigation means—

S. 3(1) def. of Australian Industrial Relations Commission inserted by No. 74/2009 s. 10(1).

Australian Industrial Relations Commission means the body established by section 61 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 of the Commonwealth, as in force before its repeal;

S. 3(1) def. of authorised officer substituted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(3).

authorised officer—

S. 3(1) def. of Authorised Program Officer substituted by No. 22/2012 s. 4(1), amended by No. 19/2019 s. 19(2)(a), substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(a).

Authorised Program Officer means a person appointed as an Authorised Program Officer by a disability service provider or a registered NDIS provider and whose appointment is approved by the Senior Practitioner;

S. 3(1) def. of behaviour management plan substituted as behaviour support plan by No. 22/2012 s. 4(2).

behaviour support plan means a plan developed for a person with a disability which specifies a range of strategies to be used in supporting the person's behaviour including proactive strategies to build on the person's strengths and increase their life skills;

benefit to the person means maximising a person's quality of life and increasing their opportunity for social participation;

S. 3(1) def. of carer inserted by No. 10/2012 s. 14(1).

carer has the same meaning as in the Carers Recognition Act 2012;

S. 3(1) def. of chemical restraint repealed by No. 19/2019 s. 19(3)(a).

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S. 3(1) def. of Commis- sioner for Privacy and Data Protection inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection has the same meaning as Commissioner has in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;

S. 3(1) def. of Commission for Children and Young People inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

Commission for Children and Young People has the same meaning as Commission has in the Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012;

common area means any area in which facilities are provided for the use of residents otherwise than as part of the room which the resident occupies;

S. 3(1) def. of community residential unit repealed by No. 22/2012 s. 4(3).

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community visitor means a person appointed under section 28;

Community Visitors Board means the Board established under section 32;

complaint, in Division 5 of Part 6, means a complaint within the meaning of section 109;

S. 3(1) def. of compulsory treatment amended by No. 19/2019 s. 126(a).

compulsory treatment means treatment of a person who is—

S. 3(1) def. of contracted service provider inserted by No. 22/2012 s. 4(5).

contracted service provider means a person who has entered into a contract with the Secretary under section 10 to provide services to a person with a disability;

S. 3(1) def. of CoS supported accom-modation client inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311, repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 4(4)(d).

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S. 3(1) def. of Department amended by Nos 19/2019 s. 4(1), 9/2023 s. 4(1)(b).

Department means the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing;

S. 3(1) def. of detain amended by No. 19/2019 s. 19(2)(b).

detain, in Part 8, means a form of restrictive practice used on a person for the purpose of reducing the risk of violence or the significant risk of serious harm the person presents to another person and includes—

developmental delay means a delay in the development of a child under the age of 6 years which—

disability in relation to a person means—

disability service means a service specifically for the support of persons with a disability which is provided by a disability service provider;

S. 3(1) def. of disability service provider amended by No. 37/2021 s. 353(2).

disability service provider means—

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S. 3(1) def. of disability service provider providing residential services inserted by No. 22/2012 s. 4(5).

disability service provider providing residential services includes a disability service provider taken to be providing residential services under section 3A;

Disability Services Commissioner means the Disability Services Commissioner appointed under section 14 and includes the Acting Disability Services Commissioner appointed under section 15;

S. 3(1) def. of Disability Services Board repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(c).

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S. 3(1) def. of Disability Worker Registration Board inserted by No. 34/2020 s. 193(a).

Disability Worker Registration Board means the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria established under section 8 of the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018;

S. 3(1) def. of DSOA client inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(4)(c).

DSOA client means an older person—

S. 3(1) def. of DSOA client's guardian inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(4)(c).

DSOA client's guardian means—

S. 3(1) def. of exempt service provider inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

exempt service provider means a disability service provider or a regulated service provider—

facilities means—

provided for the use of a resident otherwise than as a part of the room;

S. 3(1) def. of Fair Work Australia inserted by No. 74/2009 s. 10(1), repealed by No. 13/2022 s. 72(1)(a).

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S. 3(1) def. of Fair Work Commission inserted by No. 13/2022 s. 72(1)(b).

Fair Work Commission has the same meaning as in the Fair Work Act 2009 of the Commonwealth;

S. 3(1) def. of follow up investigation inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

follow up investigation means an investigation under section 128R(1);

S. 3(1) def. of forensic disability service provider inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 108.

forensic disability service provider means a disability service provider that is prescribed to operate a residential treatment facility;

forensic resident has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997;

S. 3(1) def. of former disability service provider inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

former disability service provider means a person or body whose registration as a disability service provider has lapsed or has been revoked;

S. 3(1) def. of former regulated service provider inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

former regulated service provider means a person or body that has ceased to be a regulated service provider;

S. 3(1) def. of funded service provider inserted by No. 22/2012 s. 4(5).

funded service provider means a person who—

S. 3(1) def. of group home inserted by No. 22/2012 s. 4(5), repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of Health Complaints Commis- sioner inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

Health Complaints Commissioner has the same meaning as Commissioner has in the Health Complaints Act 2016;

S. 3(1) def. of health information inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(2).

health information has the same meaning as in the Health Records Act 2001;

S. 3(1) def. of IBAC inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

IBAC has the same meaning as in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

S. 3(1) def. of individual initiated investigation inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

individual initiated investigation means an initiated investigation under section 128B(1)(b);

S. 3(1) def. of initiated investigation inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

initiated investigation means an investigation under section 128B(1);

intellectual disability, in relation to a person over the age of 5 years, means the concurrent existence of—

each of which became manifest before the age of 18 years;

S. 3(1) def. of leave of absence amended by No. 19/2019 s. 126(b).

leave of absence means temporary leave from a residential treatment facility under section 156 given to a resident in accordance with the resident's treatment plan;

S. 3(1) def. of mechanical restraint substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(2)(c).

mechanical restraint has the same meaning as in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules;

S. 3(1) def. of Mental Health Complaints Commis--sioner inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1), substituted as Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission by No. 39/2022 s. 821(1) (as amended by No. 20/2023 s. 49(7)).

Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission means the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission established by section 411 of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022;

S. 3(1) def. of Minister repealed by No. 33/2017 s. 4(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of Minister approved premises inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(2).

Minister approved premises means a premises specified by the Minister under section 129AA;

S. 3(1) def. of Minister approved premises resident inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(2).

Minister approved premises resident means—

S. 3(1) def. of NDIA inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1), amended by No. 19/2019 s. 19(2)(d).

NDIA has the same meaning as Agency has in the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311, amended by No. 19/2019 s. 145(3)(a).

NDIS means the National Disability Insurance Scheme within the meaning of the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS Act inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

NDIS Act means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS behaviour support plan inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(d).

NDIS behaviour support plan means a plan developed by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner for an NDIS participant or a DSOA client;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS behaviour support practitioner inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

NDIS behaviour support practitioner means a person whom the NDIS Commissioner considers is suitable to undertake behaviour support assessments and to develop NDIS behaviour support plans that may contain the use of restrictive practices;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS Commis-sioner inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

NDIS Commissioner means the Commissioner of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission referred to in section 181C of the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS dwelling inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of NDIS participant inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311.

NDIS participant means a person who is a participant in the NDIS;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS participant's guardian inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), amended by No. 19/2019 s. 145(4)(a).

NDIS participant's guardian means—

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS plan inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(d).

NDIS plan means a plan (other than an NDIS behaviour support plan) for an NDIS participant or a DSOA client that is in effect under section 37 of the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS provider inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

NDIS provider has the same meaning as in the NDIS Act and includes registered NDIS providers;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission means the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission established under section 181A of the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules means the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018 (however titled) of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time, under the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of NDIS worker screening check inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), repealed by No. 34/2020 s. 193(c).

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S. 3(1) def. of NDIS worker screening legislation inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), repealed by No. 34/2020 s. 193(c).

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S. 3(1) def. of NDIS worker screening unit inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), repealed by No. 34/2020 s. 193(c).

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S. 3(1) def. of notice of intention to vacate repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of notice of temporary relocation repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of notice to take action inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

notice to take action means a notice given by the Disability Services Commissioner under—

S. 3(1) def. of notice to vacate repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of Ombudsman inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

Ombudsman means the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act 1973;

person includes a body or association (corporate or unincorporate) and a partnership;

S. 3(1) def. of personal information inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(2).

personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;

S. 3(1) def. of physical restraint inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

physical restraint has the same meaning as in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules;

S. 3(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 45.1).

police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3(1) def. of Post Sentence Authority inserted by No. 57/2017 s. 48(1), substituted by No. 27/2018 s. 358(1).

Post Sentence Authority means the Post Sentence Authority continued in existence under section 290 of the Serious Offenders Act 2018;

premises means a structure that is designed to be used for human habitation and the area outside that structure which is part of the property on which the premises is located and includes—

S. 3(1) def. of prescribed service provider inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

prescribed service provider means a person—

S. 3(1) def. of primary service provider inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(2).

primary service provider has the meaning given by section 3C;

prison has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986;

S. 3(1) def. of Public Advocate substituted by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch. 1 item 12.1(a)).

Public Advocate has the same meaning as in the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019;

S. 3(1) def. of referral investigation inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

referral investigation means an investigation under section 128I(1);

S. 3(1) def. of region amended by Nos 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 35),  37/2021 s. 390.

region has the same meaning as in the Supported Residential Services (Community Visitors) Act 2010;

S. 3(1) def. of register of disability service providers repealed by No. 37/2021 s. 353(3).

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S. 3(1) def. of registered medical practitioner inserted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 19).

registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);

S. 3(1) def. of registered NDIS provider inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

registered NDIS provider has the same meaning as in the NDIS Act;

S. 3(1) def. of regulated disability service inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

regulated disability service means any of the following—

S. 3(1) def. of regulated restrictive practice inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1).

regulated restrictive practice has the same meaning as in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules;

S. 3(1) def. of regulated service provider inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

regulated service provider means any of the following—

rent component means an amount for the use by a resident of the room, any common area and the premises;

resident means a person who receives disability services in a residential service;

S. 3(1) def. of resident's administrator amended by No. 57/2014 s. 151(1).

resident's administrator means the resident's attorney appointed under an enduring power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 to administer the resident's property or a person appointed by a court or tribunal as the administrator of the resident's property;

S. 3(1) def. of resident's guardian substituted by No. 57/2014 s. 151(2), amended by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch. 1 item 12.1(b)).

resident's guardian means—

residential charge means a charge comprising the rent component or both the rent component and the services component;

S. 3(1) def. of residential institution repealed by No. 19/2019 s. 126(d).

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S. 3(1) def. of residential service substituted by Nos 22/2012 s. 4(4), 9/2023 s. 4(3)(b).

residential service means—

Example

A residential treatment facility or specialist forensic disability accommodation.

residential treatment facility means a premises or program proclaimed to be a residential treatment facility under section 151;

residential treatment order has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the Sentencing Act 1991;

Residents' Trust Fund means the Residents' Trust Fund continued under section 91;

S. 3(1) def. of restrictive practice inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(d).

restrictive practice means any practice or intervention that has the effect of restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person with a disability or of an NDIS participant or a DSOA client;

RTO resident means a person who is subject to a residential treatment order;

S. 3(1) def. of restraint repealed by No. 19/2019 s. 19(3)(b).

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S. 3(1) def. of restrictive intervention repealed by No. 19/2019 s. 19(3)(c).

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room means a room in a premises where the room is occupied or intended to be occupied by a person who has a right to occupy the room for the purpose of a residence together with a right to use in common with others common areas in the premises;

S. 3(1) def. of SDA dwelling inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 85(1)(a).

SDA dwelling has the same meaning as in section 498BA of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997;

S. 3(1) def. of SDA enrolled dwelling inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311, amended by Nos 19/2019 ss 145(3)(b), 146(1), 9/2023 s. 4(3)(a).

SDA enrolled dwelling means a permanent dwelling—

S. 3(1) def. of SDA provider inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311, substituted by Nos 19/2019 s. 145(1), 9/2023 s. 85(1)(b).

SDA provider has the same meaning as in the Residential Tenancies Act 1997;

S. 3(1) def. of SDA recipient inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of SDA residency agreement inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311, substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 145(2), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 85(1)(c).

SDA residency agreement means an agreement entered into or established under section 498F of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 between an SDA provider and an SDA resident in respect of an SDA dwelling;

S. 3(1) def. of SDA resident inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 311, amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(4)(a), substituted by No. 9/2023 s. 85(1)(d).

SDA resident has the same meaning as in the Residential Tenancies Act 1997;

S. 3(1) def. of SDA resident's guardian inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), amended by No. 19/2019 s. 145(4)(b).

SDA resident's guardian means—

S. 3(1) def. of seclusion substituted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(2)(e).

seclusion has the same meaning as in the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules;

S. 3(1) def. of Secretary substituted by No. 29/2010 s. 7.

Secretary means the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004) of the Department;

security order means a security order made under section 166;

security resident means a person in respect of whom a security order is in force;

Senior Practitioner means the person appointed as the Senior Practitioner under section 23;

services component means an amount for whichever of the following service items are provided to a resident—

S. 3(1) def. of short-term accom-modation and assistance dwelling inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(e), amended as short-term accom-modation dwelling by No. 9/2023 s. 85(1)(e).

short-term accommodation dwelling means accommodation for an NDIS participant or a DSOA client—

S. 3(1) def. of Social Services Regulator inserted by No. 37/2021 s. 353(1).

Social Services Regulator means the Social Services Regulator established under section 4 of the Social Services Regulation Act 2021;

S. 3(1) def. of special leave amended by No. 19/2019 s. 126(c).

special leave means leave from a residential treatment facility under section 157;

S. 3(1) def. of specialist forensic disability accom-modation inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(3)(c).

specialist forensic disability accommodation means accommodation determined by the Secretary to be specialist forensic disability accommodation under section 61B;

S. 3(1) def. of State Coroner inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

State Coroner has the same meaning as in the Coroners Act 2008;

supervised treatment means treatment used on a person with an intellectual disability under a supervised treatment order;

S. 3(1) def. of supervised treatment order amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(1)(f).

supervised treatment order means a civil order made in respect of a person with an intellectual disability under section 193;

S. 3(1) def. of support plan repealed by No. 37/2021 s. 353(3).

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S. 3(1) def. of Supported Independent Living provider inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 19(1), repealed by No. 9/2023 s. 85(2).

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S. 3(1) def. of systemic initiated investigation inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

systemic initiated investigation means an initiated investigation under section 128B(1)(a);

S. 3(1) def. of treatment plan amended by Nos 19/2019 s. 19(2)(f), 9/2023 s. 4(1)(g).

treatment plan means a plan for the use of treatment on a person with a disability or an NDIS participant prepared under section 153, 167, 180(6) or 189;

urgent repairs means any work necessary to repair or remedy—

S. 3(1) def. of Victoria Police inserted by No. 33/2017 s. 4(1).

Victoria Police has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Disability Advisory Council amended by No. 34/2020 s. 193(b).

Victorian Disability Advisory Council means the Council established under section 11;

S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Disability Worker Commission inserted by No. 34/2020 s. 193(a).

Victorian Disability Worker Commission means the Victorian Disability Worker Commission established under section 21 of the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018;

S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Disability Worker Commis-sioner inserted by No. 34/2020 s. 193(a), amended by No. 9/2023 s. 4(4)(b).

Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner means the Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner appointed under section 26 of the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018;

S. 3(1) def. of Victorian WorkCover Authority inserted by No. 9/2023 s. 4(4)(c).

Victorian WorkCover Authority has the same meaning as Authority has in section 3 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013.

S. 3(2) repealed by No. 19/2019 s. 4(2).

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S. 3A inserted by No. 22/2012 s. 5.