Public Guardian Regulation 2014


Queensland Crest
Public Guardian Regulation 2014

Part 1 Preliminary

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Public Guardian Regulation 2014.

2Commencement

(1)This regulation, other than the provisions mentioned in subsection (2), commences on 1 July 2014.
(2)Sections 7 and 8 commence on the commencement of the Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2014, section 6.

2ADefinition

In this regulation—
quarter means each of the following periods in a year—
(a)1 January to 31 March;
(b)1 April to 30 June;
(c)1 July to 30 September;
(d)1 October to 31 December.

s 2A ins 2019 SL No. 114 s 4

Part 2 Community visitor program (adult)

pt 2 hdg sub 2019 SL No. 114 s 5

3Visitable sites—Act, s 39

(1)For section 39 of the Act, definition visitable site, the places stated in schedule 1 are prescribed.
(2)A reference in schedule 1 to the department that is mainly responsible for public health includes a reference to a Hospital and Health Service under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011.

4Requirement for particular registered NDIS providers to give information to public guardian—Act, s 49A

(1)For section 49A(2) of the Act, the registered NDIS provider must give the public guardian the required information—
(a)on or before 14 October 2019; and
(b)within 14 days after the end of each quarter after 14 October 2019.
(2)For section 49A(3) of the Act, definition required information, the following information is prescribed—
(a)the registered NDIS provider’s—
(i)name; and
(ii)contact telephone number; and
(iii)email address;
(b)the address of each visitable site at which the registered NDIS provider provides services or supports in relation to which section 49A of the Act applies.

s 4 ins 2019 SL No. 114 s 6

Part 3 Community visitor program (child)

pt 3 hdg ins 2019 SL No. 114 s 7

5Requirement for particular NDIS providers and registered NDIS providers to give information to public guardian—Act, s 72A

(1)For section 72A(2) of the Act, the NDIS provider or registered NDIS provider must give the public guardian the required information—
(a)on or before 14 October 2019; and
(b)within 14 days after the end of each quarter after 14 October 2019.
(2)For section 72A(3) of the Act, definition required information, the following information is prescribed—
(a)the NDIS provider’s or registered NDIS provider’s—
(i)name; and
(ii)contact telephone number; and
(iii)email address;
(b)the address of each place at which the NDIS provider or registered NDIS provider provides the child accommodation service in relation to which section 72A of the Act applies.

s 5 ins 2019 SL No. 114 s 7

Schedule 1 Visitable sites

section 3

Note—

An adult, with impaired capacity for a personal matter or a financial matter or with an impairment, who lives or receives services at a place prescribed in this schedule is a consumer. See the Act, section 39, definition consumer, paragraph (c).

1Prescribed visitable sites

A place, other than a private dwelling house, that is any of the following—

(a)a place—
(i)where an adult with impaired capacity for a personal matter or a financial matter, or with an impairment, lives; and
(ii)that is wholly or partly funded by—
(A)the department that is mainly responsible for disability services; or
(B)the department that is mainly responsible for public health;
(b)a place where an adult with impaired capacity for a personal matter or a financial matter, or with an impairment—
(i)lives; and
(ii)receives services from—
(A)the department that is mainly responsible for disability services; or
(B)an entity that receives financial assistance from the department that is mainly responsible for disability services, or from the department that is mainly responsible for public health, to supply the service;
(c)a place, other than an aged care facility, where an adult with an impairment—
(i)lives; and
(ii)receives services from the department that is mainly responsible for public health;
(d)a place—
(i)where an adult with impaired capacity for a personal matter or a financial matter, or with an impairment, lives; and
(ii)that is part of premises to which one of the following applies—
(A)a residential service conducted in the premises is registered under the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002 and personal care services are provided in the premises;
(B)there is a current application for level 3 accreditation under that Act of a residential service conducted in the premises;
(C)a residential service conducted in the premises is accredited at level 3 under that Act.

sch 1 s 1 amd 2019 SL No. 114 s 8

sch 1 sub 2016 No. 9 s 59