Definitions

In force

In these Regulations—

Aboriginal includes Torres Strait Islander;

Aboriginal agency has the same meaning as it has in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005;

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency means the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency established under section 23 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

care, in relation to a child, means the daily care and control of the child, whether or not the relevant person has parental responsibility for the child;

child protection service means—

(a)

a child protection service established and maintained by the Minister for the purposes of section 164(a) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005; or

(b)

a service provided by an Aboriginal agency under an authorisation under section 18 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005;

community‑based child and family service has the meaning given in regulation 6;

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

criminal history, in relation to a person, means—

(a)

every conviction of the person for an offence, in Victoria or elsewhere, whether before, on or after the commencement of these Regulations; and

(b)

every plea of guilty entered by the person or finding of guilt by a court against the person for an offence, in Victoria or elsewhere, whether before, on or after the commencement of these Regulations and whether or not a conviction is recorded for the offence; and

(c)

every pending charge against the person for an offence, in Victoria or elsewhere, whether before, on or after the commencement of these Regulations;

disability has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) of the Disability Act 2006;

disability service has the meaning given in regulation 7;

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

experience includes lived experience;

family violence service has the meaning given in regulation 8;

foster care means the temporary care of a child by a person who is approved as a foster carer and who is not the child's parent;

foster care service means a service funded by the Secretary specifically to support persons approved as foster carers or children in foster care;

funded by the Secretary means funded by the Secretary under a contract entered into by or on behalf of the State;

homelessness service has the meaning given in regulation 9;

key personnel, in relation to a registered social service provider, means the key personnel prescribed under regulation 12;

kinship care means the care of a child in a home‑based environment by a relative or other person in the child's social network (other than the child's parent) when the child is not able to be cared for by a parent;

kinship care service means a service funded by the Secretary specifically to provide cultural or other support—

(a)

to persons providing kinship care; or

(b)

to children in kinship care and their families;

National Health Practitioner Board means a National Health Practitioner Board established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

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

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

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission means the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission established under the NDIS Act;

out of home care service has the meaning given in regulation 10;

permanent care order has the same meaning as it has in the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005;

permanent care service means a service that is funded by the Secretary specifically to provide supports for people caring for a child under a permanent care order;

relevant regulator means an entity appointed, established or authorised under an Act of Victoria or of the Commonwealth or of another State or a Territory to regulate a particular activity, industry, profession or occupation;

secure welfare service means a secure welfare service established under section 44 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005;

sexual assault service has the meaning given in regulation 11;

support person, in relation to a service user, means a person nominated by the service user to be involved in planning and making decisions about the service user's needs or the types of services the service user may require;

supported residential service has the meaning given in section 214(1) of the Act;

the Act means the Social Services Regulation Act 2021;

Transport Accident Commission has the same meaning as Commission has in the Transport Accident Act 1986;

tribunal means VCAT or a corresponding administrative tribunal of the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory;

Victorian Disability Worker Commission has the same meaning as Commission has in the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018;

Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner has the same meaning as Commissioner has in the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018;

Victorian Institute of Teaching means the Victorian Institute of Teaching established under the Victorian Institute of Teaching Act 2001 and that continues in operation under and subject to the Education and Training Reform Act 2006;

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

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