NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

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⚠️ Hot Water Safety ⚠️ People with disability are among those most at risk of scalding burns from hot water. NDIS providers and workers can minimise the risk of scalding burns by ensuring devices that limit hot water temperature are installed and by always checking the water temperature of a bath or shower. Read the comprehensive Practice Alert on Hot Water Safety here https://bit.ly/3PIyCFF. #NDISCommission #NDIS #PracticeAlertMonday #NDISprovider #NDISParticipant #PeopleWithDisability

We have developed a new Worker Alert on worker safety and reducing violence which is designed to be printed and shared with anyone delivering NDIS supports and services. To download the Worker Alert visit: https://bit.ly/3FfTSkq. #NDISCommission #NDIS #WorkerResources #NDISWorkers

Applications for the NDIS Reform Advisory Committee (RAC) are open. The Committee will work with government to make sure NDIS reforms benefit the disability community. ‘The views of people with disability are essential to improving the NDIS. The RAC will ensure our diverse experiences and knowledge are at the heart of reform.’ – Dougie Herd, Co-Chair of the NDIS Reform Advisory Committee. Apply today to represent the disability community and help make positive change in the NDIS. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/gyT2bvJU

Be part of the next generation of Australian Government HR leaders! When you apply to the Australian Government Graduate Program, one application can open up a multitude of opportunities. The NDIS Commission is participating in the 2026 APS Graduate Program in a number of streams, including HR, as well as the generalist stream, legal, digital, accounting and financial management, STEM, and the Indigenous Pathway Graduate program. Some of the benefits: ⭐ build networks across more than 20 government agencies ⭐ try different types of work in HR ⭐ AHRI membership ⭐ training and development ⭐ 15.4% super Apply at https://bit.ly/4kDPbRF. Applications close 14 April 2025. #NDISCommission #NDIS #GraduateProgram #CurrentVacancies

🏡 Are you a Provider of NDIS living arrangements? Maybe you're a NDIS participant living in NDIS housing, or you support someone who is. Our new Solving Problems in NDIS Housing resources help people with disability, their supporters, and Providers address challenges in Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and Supported Independent Living (SIL) arrangements. Created with support from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission in collaboration with the Summer Foundation Ltd, these resources are now available on the Housing Hub website now 👉 https://ow.ly/Pn9G50VflhJ 📍To help you make the most of these resources, we’re hosting free information webinars. The next session will take place on the 12th of March 2025. Register now 👉 https://ow.ly/tAPJ50VflhI Event details: 🗓️ Tuesday, 12th March 2025 ⏰ 2:00pm - 2:30pm AEDT 📍 This event will be held via Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link once you register 💰Free Other times are also available on our Humanitix page.

Our Behaviour Support and Restrictive Practices policy outlines our role in relation to behaviour support and the reduction and elimination of the use of restrictive practices. It also provides insight into the role of the Practice Quality division within the NDIS Commission and explains our approach to uplifting and regulating the quality and safety of behaviour support. Download the Behaviour Support and Restrictive Practices Policy here: https://bit.ly/3Ym93OT. Please forward this information on to any behaviour support providers or practitioners in your network. You can provide feedback or ask questions about this policy in the comments below or by sending us a direct message. #NDISCommission #NDIS #restrictivepractices #behavioursupport #NDISproviders

We use banning orders as a safeguarding tool to protect people with disability from being harmed by fraudulent, dishonest, and unsafe supports and services. Breaching a banning order is a very serious matter and strong action will be taken against businesses and individuals found to be doing so. Providers identified as operating in contravention of a banning order can face significant consequences, with penalties of up to $330,000 for individuals and $1.6 million for companies. We encourage anyone with information about NDIS providers or workers continuing to deliver NDIS supports and services after being issued with a banning order to contact us by phone on 1800 035 544 or via our online complaint form https://bit.ly/41gT07Q. #NDISCommission #NDIS #ComplianceAndEnforcement

Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Queensland and Northern NSW. If you’re an NDIS provider in an affected area, now is the time to enact your emergency management plan to ensure you’re able to maintain services to participants in your care. Please be aware that non-urgent hospital appointments may be postponed. Any travel to hospital or other health services should be carefully considered, noting the safety risks posed by extreme weather. Call 000 if a participant is experiencing a critical breakdown in services that puts them at an immediate safety risk. Visit our website for more advice for NDIS providers in affected areas https://bit.ly/4h97ECO.

If you are keen to share your feedback on our approach to the mandatory registration of platform providers, SIL providers or support coordinators there are only a few days left to complete the surveys, which close this Friday 7th March 2025. If this issue is relevant to you, please take a few minutes to complete one or both of the below surveys. 👉 Platform Provider mandatory registration https://bit.ly/3ZvOxxm. 👉 Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Support Coordinators mandatory registration https://bit.ly/4eQlI2L. For all the information about our consultation process into mandatory registration, including our consultation timeline, please visit https://bit.ly/4i0tmu1. #NDISCommission #NDIS #RegulatoryReform #NDISReform #MandatoryRegistration