COVID-19: Letter to Victorian registered NDIS providers (6 August 2020)

In light of the introduction of stage 4 restrictions in the metropolitan Melbourne area, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner wrote to registered NDIS providers in Victoria on 6 August 2020 to remind them of their obligations to:

• deliver safe, quality supports and services and manage risks associated with the supports they provide NDIS participants
• notify us of any event that significantly affects their ability to comply with the conditions of their registration
• review business continuity plans
• comply with Victorian Public Health Orders
• ensure workers have completed infection control training
• ensure new workers are appropriately screened and complete the NDIS Code of Conduct Worker Orientation Module
• monitor the NDIS Commission website for updates, advice and guidance.