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Schedule 1—Approved form for renewal application for approval as a rehabilitation program provider

RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM FOR APPROVAL
AS A REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDER

INTRODUCTION

Under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act), Comcare can both:

      * initially approve a person to be a rehabilitation program provider[1], and
      * renew that person's approval to be a rehabilitation program provider.

This form is to be used by a person applying to renew their approval as a rehabilitation program provider.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Comcare has made two legislative instruments important to any person seeking to have their approval as a rehabilitation program provider renewed. These are:

      * The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Criteria for Approval and Renewal of Rehabilitation Program Providers) Determination 2020 (the Criteria), and
      * The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Operational Standards for Rehabilitation Program Providers) Determination 2020 (the Operational Standards).

These instruments can be accessed by applicants on Comcare's website.

The Criteria sets out the matters that a person must meet to have their approval to provide rehabilitation program services renewed. The Operational Standards sets out the matters that a person must comply with while they are approved to be a rehabilitation program provider.

For approval as a rehabilitation program provider to be renewed, Comcare must be satisfied that the applicant:

       * meets the relevant matters set out in the Criteria,
       * has complied with the Operational Standards that were in force during the person's previous period of approval, and
       * is likely to be able to comply with the Operational Standards that would apply during the person's renewed period of approval, should the person's approval be renewed.

If Comcare is not satisfied of these things, it must refuse to renew the person's approval as a rehabilitation program provider.

Comcare can also request additional information from applicants as part of this process.

If Comcare decides to renew the person as a rehabilitation program provider, it can also impose additional conditions on that person's approval beyond what is in the Operational Standards.

A person seeking to have their approval to provide rehabilitation services renewed must ensure that their application:

       * contains sufficient information to allow Comcare to properly assess the application, and
       * is accompanied by the required fee (as prescribed by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2019 Part 3).

If an application is complete and accompanied by the required fee, Comcare must process it within six months of receiving it. If Comcare requires the person to provide additional information in connection with their application, processing the application is suspended until the person provides that additional information. If the information requested is not provided within the period specified within the notice requesting the information, the