Residential Services (Accreditation) Regulation 2018 (Qld)

Residential Services (Accreditation) Regulation 2018

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Residential Services (Accreditation) Regulation 2018.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2018.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2 Residential services and prescribed building requirements

4 Services that are not residential services— Act , s 4 (1) This section prescribes, for section 4(5)(n) of the Act, services that are not residential services. (2) A service is not a residential service if the service is conducted mainly to provide accommodation to— (a) employees in connection with their employment, other than employees employed in the service by the service provider; or (b) contractors in connection with their contracts for services. (3) Also, a retirement village scheme is not a residential service if the scheme is accredited by a recognised accreditation body. (4) In this section— contractor means a person who does work under a contract for services, including, for example, a subcontractor. employee includes a person who does unpaid work for or at the direction of an employer. recognised accreditation body means an entity, recognised by the chief executive, that accredits retirement village schemes against standards for the health, safety and wellbeing of residents of retirement villages.

5 Prescribed building requirements— Act , s 28 (1) For section 28 of the Act, the prescribed building requirements are the requirements stated in the Queensland Development Code, part 5.7. (2) In this section— Queensland Development Code see the Building Act 1975, section 13.