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Disability Services

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): Supplementary arising from the answer: are there any state penalties that can be imposed on companies that are providing disability care services from unscreened workers?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:31): Let me just find those in our screening material. Disability services are currently under the Disability Services Act of South Australia and the Disability Services (Assessment of Regular History) Regulations, and they are the appropriate pieces of legislation that apply. State-based offences, I understand, only applied prior to 2018. The offence of performing a prescribed function without a relevant history assessment as a sole trader was $10,000, and failure to provide evidence of relevant history assessment conducted as a sole trader was $10,000. From 1 July 2018, the commonwealth practice standards worker screening rules apply, and I understand there are 250 penalty units for not abiding with those.

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