Australia Restrictive Practices Tender

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Authorisations Act 2019 has passed through Parliament in readiness for the full operation of the NDIS in the Northern Territory from 1 July 2019.The Act will provide for the regulation of restrictive practices for participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS. The Act aims to reflect the requirements and expectations around the National Framework for Reducing and Eliminating the use of Restrictive Practices in the Disability Service Sector and the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework. The primary purpose of the use of restrictive practices must be to respond to a person with disabilitys behaviour of concern to protect that person or others from harm.The Act will also establish the new role of the Senior Practitioner who will have responsibility to authorise the use of restrictive practices and disallow inappropriate requests for restrictive practices.