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Social Residential Homes Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 3 · Special Duties of Licensees

19. Deployment of individuals to carry out prescribed duties or classes of duties

(1)

A licensee must not deploy an individual to carry out a prescribed duty or a duty belonging to a prescribed class of duties in relation to —

(a)

the operation of the licensable SRH to which the licensee’s licence relates; or

(b)

the management of the residents of that licensable SRH,unless the deployment is with the prior approval of the Director‑General granted under section 21.

(2)

Where the Director‑General has (under section 33(1)) cancelled the approval granted under section 21 in respect of the licensee’s deployment of an individual to carry out a prescribed duty or a duty belonging to a prescribed class of duties in relation to —

(a)

the operation of the licensable SRH to which the licensee’s licence relates; or

(b)

the management of the residents of that licensable SRH,the licensee must not allow the individual to continue to be deployed to carry out that duty.

(3)

Where the Director‑General has (under section 33(2)(b)(iii) or 35(1)) suspended the approval granted under section 21 in respect of the licensee’s deployment of an individual to carry out a prescribed duty or a duty belonging to a prescribed class of duties in relation to —

(a)

the operation of the licensable SRH to which the licensee’s licence relates; or

(b)

the management of the residents of that licensable SRH,the licensee must not allow the individual to continue to be deployed to carry out that duty for the period during which the approval is suspended.

(4)

The Minister may, by regulations, exclude any individual or class of individuals from the application of this section, subject to any condition that the Minister thinks fit.

(5)

A licensee who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

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