Disability Services and Other Legislation (NDIS) Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Coroners Act 2003, the Disability Services Act 2006, the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000, the Public Guardian Act 2014 and the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Disability Services and Other Legislation (NDIS) Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement (1) The following provisions commence on assent— • section 44; • section 45; • section 46, other than to the extent it inserts new part 9, division 12, subdivisions 2, 3 and 5. (2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on 1 July 2019.

Part 2 Amendment of Disability Services Act 2006

3 Act amended This part amends the Disability Services Act 2006. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Amendment of s 6 (Objects of Act) (1) Section 6(b)— omit. (2) Section 6— insert— (ca) to support the operation of the national disability insurance scheme in Queensland and ensure the quality and safety of disability services in the context of the national regulatory framework; and (3) Section 6(d), 'funded'— omit, insert— relevant (4) Section 6(c) and (ca)— renumber as section 6(b) and (c). (5) Section 6— insert— (2) In this section— national disability insurance scheme means the National Disability Insurance Scheme under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth). national regulatory framework means the national regulatory framework for service providers established under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth).