Ageing and Disability Commissioner Act 2019 (NSW)

Ageing and Disability Commissioner Act 2019 No 7

An Act to establish the office of Ageing and Disability Commissioner and to provide for the functions of that office; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Ageing and Disability Commissioner Act 2019.

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on 1 July 2019, except as provided by subsection (2). (2) Part 4 and Schedule 1.1 [1] commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— Board means the Ageing and Disability Advisory Board established under section 29. Commissioner means the Ageing and Disability Commissioner appointed under section 5. Department means the Department in which this Act is administered. detrimental action means action causing, comprising or involving 1 or more of the following— (a) injury, damage or loss, (b) intimidation or harassment, (c) discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in relation to employment, (d) dismissal from, or prejudice in, employment, (e) prejudice in the provision of a service, (f) disciplinary proceedings. disability has the same meaning as in the Disability Inclusion Act 2014. function includes a power, authority or duty and exercise a function includes perform a duty. government sector agency has the same meaning as it has in the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and includes a council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993. investigation means an investigation of a report conducted by the Commissioner under Part 3. joint committee means the Committee on Ageing and Disability constituted under section 28A. NDIS Commissioner means the Commissioner of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 of the Commonwealth. Official Community Visitor means an Official Community Visitor appointed under section 21. older adult means a person who is aged— (a) 50 years or over, in the case of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, or (b) 65 years or over, in any other case. report, other than in Part 5, means a report made to the Commissioner under section 13 and includes a matter dealt with as a report by the Commissioner under that section or section 22 (3).