Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT 1996 - SECT 66

S. 66(1) amended by No. 43/2022 s. 47(2).

    (1)     If the Regulatory Authority has intervened in the transfer of a service approval, the Authority must, at least 10 days before the date on which the transfer is intended to take effect, give a notice to each party specifying that the Authority—

        (a)     consents to the transfer; or

        (b)     refuses to consent to the transfer; or

        (c)     has suspended further consideration of the transfer until further information is received and that the transfer may not proceed until a further notice is given under this section consenting to the transfer; or

        (d)     has not yet made a decision on the transfer and that the Regulatory Authority will make a decision on the transfer within 28 days and that the transfer may not proceed until a further notice is given under this section consenting to the transfer.

    (2)     If the Regulatory Authority consents to the transfer, the notice—

        (a)     must specify—

              (i)     the date on which the transfer is to take effect; and

              (ii)     any conditions on the consent to the transfer; and

        (b)     may include notice of any condition that the Regulatory Authority has imposed on the provider approval or a service approval of the receiving approved provider because of the transfer.

    (3)     If the Regulatory Authority refuses to consent to the transfer, the notice must include the reasons for the refusal.

S. 67 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 8.