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NDIS care provider fined $400,000 over woman who drowned in bath tub

Courtney Barrett Peters
ABC
Wednesday 14th June, 2023

It is the first time the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has used its regulatory powers to fine a disability services provider since it was created in 2018.

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Overstretched NDIS regulator in crisis

Rick Morton
Saturday Paper
Saturday 10th June, 2023

As the NDIS regulator pushes to meet targets, its staff say they are pressuring disabled people to drop complaints and are missing serious abuse and neglect.

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NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework issues paper

NDIS Independent Review
Thursday 27th April, 2023
Monday 29th May, 2023
The Framework says what governments will do to keep NDIS participants safe and make sure the services they receive are good quality. The Framework was put in place in 2016.
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Own Motion Inquiry into aspects of supported accommodation report

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
This first Inquiry focused on the experiences of NDIS participants living in supported accommodation. The Inquiry examined reportable incidents and complaints that have been made to the NDIS Commission in
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Complaint mechanisms: Reporting pathways for violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation

University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne and the University of Technology Sydney.
Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 15th November, 2022
The report found that a lot of violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation experienced by people with disability is related to being segregated or institutionalised, discrimination and negative attitudes. It said
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Senior Practitioner Annual Report 2020-21

Victorian Senior Practitioner
This report measures the use of restrictive practices and compulsory treatment reported by disability services. In 2020-21 environmental restraint was reported for the first time. This is the second report
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Victorian Disability Worker Commission Complaints Resources

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Tuesday 29th March, 2022
Have you got concerns about a disability worker’s behaviour or quality of work? The Victorian Disability Worker Commission aims to protect the rights of people with disability and support the
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TelePBS: Delivering Positive Behaviour Support via telepractice

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Sunday 21st November, 2021

TelePBS is the delivery of positive behaviour support via telepractice. Telepractice is the delivery of services at a distance. Services can be delivered by face to face videoconferencing, audio videoconferencing,…

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Royal Commission explores Quality and Safeguards

Jessica Quilty
Disability Services Consulting (DSC)
Monday 11th October, 2021
Safeguards and quality services are key areas of inquiry for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (Royal Commission). Whilst the full report is not due to be
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Police responses to people with disability

University of NSW
Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 28th September, 2021
The report finds that often, police responses to people with disability – whether they are witnesses, victims or alleged offenders – are not adequate. This is because policing is the
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Domestic violence services need training in disability access, say advocates

Eliza Hull
ABC News
Monday 2nd August, 2021
About 47% of adults with disability have experienced violence, yet the lack of accessible and inclusive services makes escaping violence extremely difficult for women with disability. Researcher within the Disability
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What has changed since the tragic death of Ann Marie Smith?

Stacey Pestrin and Daniel Keane
ABC News
Monday 2nd August, 2021
Ms Smith's death sparked numerous investigations and reviews, including by police, the state government and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The NDIS Commission's independent investigation led to 10 recommendations,
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