Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 8 OF 2013) - SECT 6

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11     Disability service standards

    (1)     The Minister may approve standards about the provision of services for people with disabilities.

Note     Power to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different provision for different categories (see Legislation Act

, s 48).

    (2)     An approval or an approved standard may apply, adopt or incorporate an instrument as in force from time to time.

    (3)     An approval is a disallowable instrument.

Note 1     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

.

Note 2     An amendment or repeal of an approval is also a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act

, s 46 (2)).

12     Regulation-making power

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note     A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

.

    (2)     A regulation may make provision in relation to standards mentioned in section 11, including the following:

        (a)     the entities that must comply with the standards;

        (b)     performance measures for measuring compliance with the standards;

        (c)     the monitoring of compliance with the standards;

        (d)     the enforcement of compliance with the standards;

        (e)     the consequences of failing to comply with the standards.

    (3)     A regulation may create offences and fix maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for the offences.