New South Wales Consolidated Acts

AGEING AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 2019

- As at 3 April 2024 
- Act 7 of 2019 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Objects and principles of Act

   PART 2 - APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER

   5.      Appointment of Ageing and Disability Commissioner
   6.      Employment and remuneration
   7.      Vacancy in office
   8.      Removal from office
   9.      Acting Commissioner
   10.     Staff
   11.     Delegation

   PART 3 - FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSIONER

           Division 1 - General functions

   12.     Functions of Commissioner
   13.     Reports may be made to Commissioner
   14.     Exchange of information with relevant agencies
   14A.    Exchange of information with other entities
   15.     Protection of persons who make reports
   15A.    Protection of employees or contractors who assist Commissioner

           Division 2 - Investigations and public inquiries

   16.     Compulsory attendance at meetings and production of documents
   17.     Search warrants
   18.     Restrictions on providing information
   19.     Public inquiries

   PART 4 - OFFICIAL COMMUNITY VISITORS

   20.     Definitions
   21.     Appointment of Official Community Visitors
   22.     Functions of Official Community Visitors
   23.     Co-ordination of Official Community Visitors
   24.     Protection against retribution
   24A.    Service providers to give information to Commissioner

   PART 5 - ANNUAL REPORTS AND SPECIAL REPORTS

   25.     Annual reports to Parliament
   26.     (Repealed)
   27.     Special reports to Parliament and to Minister
   28.     Provisions relating to reports

   PART 5A - COMMITTEE ON AGEING AND DISABILITY

   28A.    Constitution of joint committee
   28B.    Functions
   28C.    Membership

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   29.     Ageing and Disability Advisory Board
   30.     Personal liability
   31.     Disclosure of information
   31A.    Disclosure of information about outcome of report under section 13
   32.     Obstruction of Commissioner
   33.     Proceedings for offences
   34.     Act to bind Crown
   35.     Regulations
   36.     Independent review of Act
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