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Social Residential Homes Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 2 · Licensing of Operators Ofsocial Residential Homes

10. Conditions of licence

(1)

In granting a licence to any person, the Director‑General may impose any condition that the Director‑General considers necessary or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

(2)

In particular, the Director‑General may impose conditions that are necessary, expedient or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the licensing objectives, such as conditions relating to —

(a)

the maximum number of residents that a licensee may admit to the licensable SRH to which the licence relates;

(b)

the operation and maintenance of the licensable SRH;

(c)

the safety and security of residents of the licensable SRH;

(d)

the provision of care, biopsychosocial intervention or support to carry out daily activities to residents of the licensable SRH;

(e)

the conduct of employees, agents and contractors of the licensee;

(f)

the safety and security of the licensable SRH so as to ensure the safety of persons performing duties or engaged in work at the licensable SRH; and

(g)

any requirement for the licensee to undergo (at the licensee’s own cost) and pass any audit that the Director‑General may require to ascertain the licensee’s compliance with —

(i)

the provisions of this Act;

(ii)

the conditions of the licence;

(iii)

the applicable codes of practice issued, approved or amended by the Director‑General under section 24; and

(iv)

any direction given by the Director‑General under section 25 or 26.

(3)

The Director‑General may, under subsection (2), impose —

(a)

conditions generally applicable to all licences; (b)conditions applicable to a particular class of licence; or (c)conditions specially applicable to a particular licence.

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