Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

DISABILITY SERVICES REGULATION 2014 (NO 12 OF 2014) - REG 8

    (1)     The director-general may give a specialist disability service provider a notice under this section (a noncompliance notice ) if the director-general has reasonable grounds for believing that the provider is not complying with a standard.

    (2)     The noncompliance notice must be in writing and must—

        (a)     state the standard the director-general considers the provider is not complying with; and

        (b)     state the particular matters the director-general considers the provider needs to address; and

        (c)     invite the provider to discuss those matters with the director-general; and

        (d)     state the time within which the provider must respond to the noncompliance notice.

    (3)     The time stated must be reasonable in the circumstances.

    (4)     The provider responds to the noncompliance notice if the provider—

        (a)     responds in writing to the director-general in relation to the matters identified in the noncompliance notice; or

        (b)     takes action to address the matters identified in the noncompliance notice and tells the director-general in writing of that action.