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What legislation is used in community Services NSW?
Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 No 2 – NSW Legislation.
What is the Public Health Act 2010?
Public Health Act 2010 protect and promote public health. control the risk to public health. promote the control of infectious diseases. prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
What is the Ombudsman Act 1974?
This Act provides for the appointment of an Ombudsman, and defines the functions of the Ombudsman including investigations, conciliations, and reporting.
What is NSW planning legislation?
The key planning law in NSW is the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, also known as the EP&A Act1. This law is administered by the NSW Department of Planning. The EP&A Act sets out how land in NSW is to be developed and managed, including the process for making environmental plans.
What does the Aged Care Act 1997 cover?
The Aged Care Act 1997 is the main law that covers government-funded aged care. It sets out rules for things like funding, regulation, approval of providers, quality of care and the rights of people receiving care. Laws on diversity and discrimination also apply to aged care.
What is the Mental Health Act NSW?
The NSW Mental Health Act (2007) provides for the appointment of Accredited Persons to improve mental health care in emergency situations, particularly in areas where psychiatrists and experienced medical officers are not available at short notice.
What was the 1848 public health Act?
The Public Health Act 1848 established the General Board of Health, which was responsible for advising on public health matters such as epidemics and disease prevention. It was also empowered with establishing and managing local boards of health. The General Board of Health was set up for a provisional 5 year period.
What is the Ombudsman Act 1976?
The office of Commonwealth Ombudsman is created by the Ombudsman Act 1976. The Ombudsman Act provides that the Ombudsman is to investigate the administrative actions of Australian Government departments / agencies and prescribed private sector organisations, and sets out the limits on his jurisdiction.
How many SEPPs are there in NSW?
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has consolidated 45 State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs) and deemed SEPPs into 11 new environmental planning instruments.
What is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998?
An Act to provide for the protection of personal information, and for the protection of the privacy of individuals generally; to provide for the appointment of a Privacy Commissioner; to repeal the Privacy Committee Act 1975; and for other purposes. This Act is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
What is the home and community care Act 1985?
The Home and Community Care Act 1985 states that the program shall be directed towards assisting persons living in the community who, in the absence of basic maintenance and support services provided or to be provided within the scope of the program, are at risk of premature or inappropriate long-term residential care.
What is the latest aged care Act?
The main purpose of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019 (the Bill) is to amend the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018 (the Commission Ac) to transfer the: aged care provider approval and. compliance and sanctioning.
What is the current health and safety legislation?
Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) 1974 This Act places a legal duty on employers to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of employees, and to ensure that employees and others are kept safe.
What is Section 32 NSW?
Sections 32 and 33 of the Act enable magistrates to arrange for the care and treatment of persons suffering from mental health problems. Section 32 applies to an accused person who suffers from a mental deficiency but is not mentally ill within the terms of the Mental Health Act 2007.
What did the Public Health Act 1961 do?
The Public Health Act 1961 (which amended the Public Health Act of 1936), allows for councils to issue a notice requiring specified remedial action to be taken.
Why was the 1875 Public Health Act passed?
An Act for consolidating and amending the Acts relating to Public Health in England. Its purpose was to codify previous measures aimed at combating filthy urban living conditions, which caused various health threats, including the spread of many diseases such as cholera and typhus.
What is the Community Services Act 1993 No 2?
Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 No 2 An Act to provide for complaints, reviews and monitoring in relation to the provision of community services; to confer and impose functions on the Ombudsman, to confer and impose functions on the Civil and Administrative Tribunal; and for other purposes.
When to undertake a review of the Community Services Act 2002?
(2) The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after the period of 5 years from the date of assent to the Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 2002. (3) A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 12 months after the end of the period of 5 years.
What is the community services (complaints reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993?
This Act is the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993. s 1: Subst 1997 No 77, Sch 1.6 [2]. This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, being a day or days not later than 12 months after the date of assent.
How do I view NSW Government legislation?
If you’d like to view any NSW Government Acts, regulations, planning instruments or other statutory instruments, you can do this online at the NSW Legislation website. You can also download and print a PDF file of the material that you are interested in. You’ll be taken to another website.