Regulation 5
Variation of maximum capacity of licensable SRH
of Social Residential Homes (General) Regulations 2026
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Regulation 5
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 12(4) of the Act, the following are prescribed matters in relation to an application for the Director‑General’s consent for a variation of the maximum capacity of a licensable SRH:
(a)
the reasons for the variation;
(b)
whether the safety, security or wellbeing of the residents of the licensable SRH would be compromised by the variation.
Subregulation 2
An application for the Director‑General’s consent to increase the maximum capacity of a licensable SRH must be made no later than 3 months before the date the licensee of the licensable SRH intends to admit any resident in excess of the maximum capacity prior to the proposed increase.