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Social Residential Homes Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 4 · Approval of Key Appointment Holders, Persons‑In‑Charge and Persons Performing Duties in Licensable Social Residential Homes

21. Grant of approval

(1)

After considering an application for approval under section 20 for a licensee to —

(a)

appoint an individual as a key appointment holder of the licensee;

(b)

appoint an individual as the person‑in‑charge of the licensable SRH to which the licensee’s licence relates; or

(c)

deploy an individual to carry out a prescribed duty or a duty belonging to a prescribed class of duties in relation to —

(i)

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

(ii)

the management of the residents of that licensable SRH,the Director‑General may —

(d)

on payment of a fee (if prescribed), grant the approval; or

(e)

refuse to grant the approval.

(2)

The Director‑General must not grant approval for a licensee to —

(a)

appoint an individual as a key appointment holder of the licensee;

(b)

appoint an individual as the person‑in‑charge of the licensable SRH to which the licensee’s licence relates; or

(c)

deploy an individual to carry out a prescribed duty or a duty belonging to a prescribed class of duties in relation to —

(i)

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

(ii)

the management of the residents of that licensable SRH,if the Director‑General is satisfied that the individual is not a suitable person to be so appointed or so deployed.

Read on from s 22

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