Compliance and enforcement actions

On 6 August 2020, a banning order was made under section 73ZN(2)(b) of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act restricting Anastasia Kalpakis (Arthandi) from engaging in the following activities for a period of 5 years while employed or otherwise engaged by an NDIS provider: 

1. Rostering staff (regardless of the basis on which the staff member is engaged by the NDIS provider);or
2. he lodgement of any kind of claim for, or the calculation of entitlement to, any kind of salary, wages or other financial benefit or payment of any kind on behalf of any other person; or
3. access to any kind of payroll system (other than for the purposes of receiving wages, salary or other legitimate employment benefits to which Ms Arthandi is lawfully entitled) or any cash book, petty cash arrangements or other financial records held or maintained by or on behalf of the NDIS provider; or
4. access to any kind of funds or financial instruments used by the NDIS provider to make payments for goods or services of any kind; or
5. access of any kind to funds or financial instruments held by or for the benefit of any person to whom the NDIS provider provides supports and services,

Effective from 5:00 pm on 6 August 2020.