Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Comcare may, in any circumstance where it considers that the urgent need for the provision of rehabilitation services makes it appropriate, also approve a person as a rehabilitation program provider on its own initiative.
(2) Such an approval may be given despite the fact that:
(a) the person approved has not applied under section 34B for approval as a rehabilitation program provider; or
(b) if the person has so applied--Comcare has not, at the time of the approval, satisfied itself that the person approved meets the criteria for approval as a rehabilitation program provider in force under section 34D.
(3) An approval under this section is for such period as Comcare specifies in the instrument of approval only and is not able to be renewed.
(4) Nothing in subsection (3) prevents Comcare from extending the approval period specified under that subsection or specified under that subsection and previously extended under this subsection.
(5) Nothing in this section prevents a person approved as a rehabilitation program provider under this section from:
(a) making an application under section 34B as a rehabilitation program provider; or
(b) continuing an application under section 34B already made but not fully considered at the time of the approval under this section.
(6) If such an application is granted, the approval under this section is taken to have been revoked with effect from the grant.
(7) An approval under this section is subject to such conditions as Comcare specifies in the instrument of approval.