Section 1 — Short title — Disability Services Act 1993 (Western Australia) — Barrister AI

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Section 1 — Short title — Disability Services Act 1993 (Western Australia) — Barrister AI

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s 1Short title s 2Commencement s 3Terms used s 3APersons who are carers s 4Legal proceedings to enforce provision of a service s 5Crown bound s 6Commission a body corporate s 7Board of Commission s 8Chief executive officer s 9Other personnel s 10Use of other government staff and facilities s 11Superannuation and leave entitlements s 12Functions of Commission s 12AContracts to provide goods or services to Commission s 13Power to fix fees and charges s 14Delegation s 15Funds of Commission s 16Borrowing from Treasurer s 17Borrowing generally s 18Treasurer’s guarantee s 19Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 s 20Minister may give directions s 21Minister to have access to information s 21ANotification of general policies of Government s 21BMinister to be consulted on major initiatives s 22Council established s 23Council’s functions s 24Grants of financial assistance s 25Grant to be subject of agreement s 26Minister may review Commission’s decisions s 26ATerms used s 26BMethod of contracting to provide services for people with disability s 26CAssignment of benefit of contract s 26DPurpose of this Part s 26ETerms used s 26FEffect of certain terms in the NDIS Act s 26GTrial of disability services model s 26HTrial participants s 26IReasonable and necessary supports for participants s 27Application of Part s 28Disability access and inclusion plans s 29Report about disability access and inclusion plan s 29ADisability access and inclusion plans to be made available s 29BPublic authorities to ensure implementation of disability access and inclusion plan s 29CAnnual report by Commission about plans s 30Terms used s 30AAThis Part to be read with Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Act 1995 s 30AFunctions of Director s 31Parties themselves may resolve complaint s 32Who may complain s 33Who and what can be complained about s 33AHealth services complaints s 34Time for complaining s 35How to complain s 36Withdrawal of complaint s 37Preliminary decision by Director s 38Rejection, deferral or referral of complaints s 39AResponse by respondent s 39BResolving complaints by negotiation s 39Conciliation of complaints s 40Investigation of complaints and referred matters s 41Director’s powers on investigation s 42AConciliator must not investigate s 43AWarrants s 43BReports to Parliament s 43Respondent to report on remedial action s 44Report to Parliament where report not made or remedial action not taken s 44AMinister may give directions s 44BMinister to have access to information s 46Minister may refer matters for investigation s 46AInvestigation at the request of Parliament s 46BFalse or misleading statements s 47Person not to be penalised because of complaining s 48APrescribed service provider must give certain information s 48Registers of complaints s 49Delegation s 50Confidentiality s 51Protection s 52Confidentiality s 53Offence of ill‑treatment s 54Prosecution of offences s 55Parliamentary Commissioner may conduct investigation s 56Regulations s 57ARegulations may refer to published documents s 57Review of Act NotesNotes Compilation tableCompilation table Uncommenced provisions tableUncommenced provisions table Other notesOther notes Defined termsDefined terms

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This Act may be cited as the Disability Services Act 1993.

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