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NDIS Operational Guidelines

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Thursday 29th April, 2021
Operational Guidelines are based on the NDIS Legislation and Rules. They explain what is considered, and how decisions are made based on the legislation. The new guidelines are written in
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Regulated restrictive practices with children and young people with disability: Practice guide

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Thursday 15th April, 2021

This guide and the associated decision trees focus on the use of regulated restrictive practices (RRP) with children and young people aged under 18 years who are participants of the…

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Regulated Restrictive Practices Guide

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Monday 30th November, 2020
This guide explains what a restrictive practice is, assists in identifying each regulated restrictive practice and provides practice advice consistent with a positive behaviour support framework and contemporary evidence informed
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Younger People in Residential Aged Care Strategy 2020-2025

Department of Social Services (DSS)
Australian Government
Wednesday 30th September, 2020
Wednesday 1st October, 2025
The initiative includes $10.6m in the 2020-21 Budget for a national network of system coordinators to help younger people find age-appropriate accommodation and supports to allow them to live independently
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Management and Operational Plan for People with Disability for Novel Coronavirus

Department of Health
Government of Australia
Sunday 19th April, 2020
The Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus guides the Australian health sector response. This management and operational plan focuses on people with disability.
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Charter of Aged Care Rights

Department of Health
Australian Government
Monday 25th March, 2019
This single charter of rights across aged care is part of the Single Aged Care Quality Framework and takes effect from 1 July 2019. It replaces the four current charters
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National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017

An important law was approved by the Government last week - the "National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017. This means there will
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Disability Discrimination Act 1992

Department of the Attorney-General's
Government of Australia
Thursday 9th April, 2015
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas of public life, including employment, education, getting or using services, renting or buying
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Disability standard for education (2005)

Department of Education
Government of Australia
Thursday 1st January, 1970
The Standards were formulated to assist educators understand and comply with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, and became federal law in August 2005. The Standards seek to
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