2022-2023

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023

 

No.      , 2023

 

(Social Services)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act relating to supports and services for people with disability, and for related purposes

   

   

   

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                              1

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                               1

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 2

4............ General principles guiding actions under this Act............................. 5

5............ Simplified outline of this Act............................................................. 5

6............ Act binds the Crown........................................................................... 7

7............ Extension to external Territories........................................................ 7

Division 2—Definitions                                                                                                   8

8............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 8

9............ Meaning of eligible person ............................................................... 12

10.......... Meaning of key personnel ................................................................ 13

11.......... Meaning of regulated activity .......................................................... 14

Part 2—Funding arrangements and grants                                                         15

12.......... Simplified outline of this Part.......................................................... 15

13.......... Arrangements and grants.................................................................. 15

14.......... Terms and conditions....................................................................... 17

15.......... Statutory funding conditions............................................................ 19

16.......... Constitutional limits......................................................................... 21

17.......... Relationship with other laws............................................................ 22

18.......... Executive power of the Commonwealth.......................................... 23

Part 3—Code of conduct, certificates of compliance and accreditations                 24

Division 1—Introduction                                                                                             24

19.......... Simplified outline of this Part.......................................................... 24

Division 2—Code of conduct                                                                                      25

20.......... Code of conduct................................................................................ 25

Division 3—Certificates of compliance                                                                 26

21.......... Accredited certification body may grant certificate of compliance for meeting compliance standards  26

22.......... Secretary may grant certificate of compliance for meeting alternative compliance requirements          28

23.......... Compliance standards....................................................................... 30

24.......... Alternative compliance requirements............................................... 30

Division 4—Accrediting authorities                                                                       32

25.......... Secretary may approve persons to be accrediting authorities.......... 32

Division 5—Accredited certification bodies                                                        34

26.......... Accrediting authorities may accredit persons to be accredited certification bodies                34

Part 4—Information management                                                                             36

27.......... Simplified outline of this Part.......................................................... 36

28.......... Unauthorised use or disclosure of protected information................ 36

29.......... Authorised uses and disclosures of relevant information................. 36

Part 5—Miscellaneous                                                                                                       40

30.......... Simplified outline of this Part.......................................................... 40

31.......... Delegation by the Minister............................................................... 40

32.......... Delegation by the Secretary............................................................. 40

33.......... Treatment of partnerships................................................................. 41

34.......... Treatment of unincorporated associations........................................ 41

35.......... Treatment of trusts............................................................................ 42

36.......... Rules................................................................................................. 42

 

A Bill for an Act relating to supports and services for people with disability, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts: