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SOCIAL SERVICES REGULATION ACT 2021 (NO. 37 OF 2021) - SECT 281

Warrant to remove resident

    (1)     A warrant to remove a resident under section 280 must—

        (a)     be directed to a person or class of person authorised by the Minister or to a police officer; and

        (b)     give brief details of the order to vacate; and

        (c)     be signed by the principal registrar of VCAT.

    (2)     The warrant to remove a resident authorises the person to whom it is directed—

        (a)     to enter the supported residential services, including the resident's room, by force if necessary; and

        (b)     with such assistance as is necessary, to compel the resident to vacate the supported residential services.

    (3)     Entry under a warrant to remove a resident must not be made—

        (a)     between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.; or

        (b)     on a Sunday or public holiday.



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