Compliance and enforcement actions

On 19 January 2026 a banning order was made under section 73ZN(2)(a)(iii) of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 prohibiting Cheryl Lee Dawes from engaging in the following activities: 

• Providing or being involved or assisting in the provision, to any NDIS Participant, of any supports and/or services under a Participant’s Plan and which: 

o involves contact with NDIS participants, whether in a NDIS participant's home or elsewhere; or 

o involves you accessing or receiving a NDIS participant's personal or financial information. 

In this instance: 

• 'contact' means face-to-face contact, oral communication, written communication or electronic communication, where you are physically touching the participant, speaking with, or building a rapport with the participant 

• NDIS Participant means a participant within the meaning of section 9 of the NDIS Act 

• NDIS Provider means a NDIS Provider within the meaning of section 9 of the NDIS Act, and 

• Participant’s Plan means a plan within the meaning of section 9 of the NDIS Act. 

This banning order is for a period of three (3) years effective from 5:00pm AEST 12 February 2026. 

This order operates in all states and territories of Australia. 

The decision to make a banning order had regard to matters including a NDIS Worker Screening exclusion issued to Cheryl Lee Dawes and relevant criminal history.