Disability services
7 Disability services
Subject to subregulation (2), disability service means—
a forensic disability service, disability support service or residential service provided or funded by the Secretary specifically for persons with a disability; or
any of the following services funded by the Transport Accident Commission specifically for persons with a disability—
disability support services;
case management services;
training and skills development services that aim to increase or maintain the independence of persons with a disability;
residential services for persons with a disability; or
any of the following services funded by the Victorian WorkCover Authority specifically for persons with a disability—
disability support services;
case management services;
training and skills development services that aim to increase or maintain the independence of persons with a disability;
residential services for persons with a disability.
In these Regulations, a disability service does not include—
a regulated disability service within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006; or
a service provided by a person or body as an NDIS provider to an NDIS participant; or
a service provided by a person or body as an approved provider regulated under the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; or
a disability employment service funded by or under an Act of the Commonwealth; or
in the case of services funded by the Transport Accident Commission, a medical service as defined in the Transport Accident Act 1986; or
in the case of services funded by the Victorian WorkCover Authority—
a service provided by a registered health practitioner; or
a service funded specifically for the purpose of returning a person to employment, including a job placement service, a return to work assessment service or an occupational rehabilitation service.
In this regulation—
disability support service means a service that provides support for persons with a disability, including—
disability‑related supports or case management, or both, to assist the person to achieve the person's goals; or
behaviour support services, including assessment, planning and implementation of behaviour support;
forensic disability service means a service that is specifically for people with a cognitive disability who are involved, or at risk of being involved, in the criminal justice system, including—
an assessment and intake service; or
a case management service; or
a forensic disability clinical service; or
a service provided at a residential treatment facility; or
a residential service;
NDIS participant has the same meaning as participant has in the NDIS Act;
residential service means—
a residential service within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006; or
a service providing or arranging the provision of residential accommodation specifically for persons with a disability;
residential treatment facility has the same meaning as it has in the Disability Act 2006.
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