Private Hospitals (Licensing and Conduct of Private Psychiatric Hostels) Regulations 1997 (WA)

Western Australia Private Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 Private Hospitals (Licensing and Conduct of Private Psychiatric Hostels) Regulations 1997 Western Australia Private Hospitals (Licensing and Conduct of Private Psychiatric Hostels) Regulations 1997 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Term used: licence holder 2 5. Licences, application for, duration of etc. 2 6. Fee for application for approval of premises 3 7. Supervisors of hostels, approval of etc. 3 8. Management of hostels 3 8A. Alternative supervisory arrangements 4 9. Management of animals at hostels 6 10. Food provision at hostels 6 10A. CEO may exempt licence holders from having to serve food to residents 7 11. Administration of drugs at hostels 8 12. Giving clothing and toiletries to residents 9 12A. CEO may exempt licence holders from having to give clothing and toiletries to residents 9 13. Certain events to be reported to Chief Psychiatrist 11 14. Minimum proportion of pension for resident's use 11 15. Register of information about residents 11 16. Notice of intention to close hostel 12 17. Inspection of hostels 13 18. Offence of obstructing or misleading CEO or authorised person 14 Schedule 1 — Fees Notes Compilation table 16 Other notes 17 Defined terms Private Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 1 Private Hospitals (Licensing and Conduct of Private Psychiatric Hostels) Regulations 1997

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Private Hospitals (Licensing and Conduct of Private Psychiatric Hostels) Regulations 1997 2. [Regulation 1 amended: SL 2020/223 r. 4.]

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on the same day as the Mental Health Act 1996 comes into operation.

3. Terms used In these regulations — Chief Psychiatrist has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 2014 section 4; hostel means a private psychiatric hostel, within the meaning of Part IIIB of the Act, and when referred to in relation to a licence, means the hostel to which the licence relates; licence means a licence to conduct a private psychiatric hostel granted under the Act; supervisor means a natural person — (a) referred to in section 26B(2), (3)(c) or (4)(c), as read with section 26Q, of the Act; or (b) approved under regulation 7; resident has the same meaning as in Part IIIB of the Act. [Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 29 Dec 2015 p. 5174.]