National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Worker Screening Database) Act 2019
An Act to amend the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, and for related purposes
1 Short title
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2 Commencement
Commencement rules for provisions in the Act.
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1 Section 1
3 October 2019
3 Schedules
Legislation in schedules is amended or repealed according to its terms.
1 Section 8
Omit provision of leadership in relation to behaviour supports.
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Prohibits provision of leadership in relation to behaviour supports.
2 Section 9
Requires disclosure of information in the NDIS worker screening database.
Defines subclass NDIS worker screening law
3 After section 10A
10B Definition of NDIS worker screening law
10B(1) Definition of NDIS worker screening law
The Minister may determine a law of a State or Territory for the purposes of NDIS worker screening law definition.
10B(2) Definition of NDIS worker screening law
Minister must be satisfied that a State or Territory law establishes a scheme for worker screening.
State or Territory law establishes a scheme for worker screening
4 After Chapter 6A
Insert Chapter 6B—NDIS worker screening database
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181X Simplified outline of this Chapter
The Commissioner must establish and maintain the NDIS worker screening database.
181Y NDIS worker screening database
181Y(1) NDIS worker screening database
Establishment of NDIS worker screening database
181Y(2) NDIS worker screening database
The NDIS worker screening database must be kept in electronic form.
181Y(3) NDIS worker screening database
Maintain an up-to-date record of persons who have been found not to pose a risk to people with disability.
181Y(4) NDIS worker screening database
Information in the NDIS worker screening database must not be limited by paragraphs (3)(a) to (c).
Prohibition on limiting information in the database.
The database's information overlaps with the information subject to paragraphs (3)(a) to (c).
The database's information is until the information subject to paragraphs (3)(a) to (c).
The database's information diffuses into the information subject to paragraphs (3)(a) to (c).
The database's information incorporates the information subject to paragraphs (3)(a) to (c).
181Y(5) NDIS worker screening database
NDIS worker screening database must include specific information about applicants and decisions.
181Y(6) NDIS worker screening database
Personal information may be included in the database
181Y(7) NDIS worker screening database
Personal information may be included in the NDIS worker screening database.
181Y(8) NDIS worker screening database
The Minister may determine a purpose for the purposes of paragraph (3)(d) and/or determine information for the purposes of paragraph (5)(j).
Permission to determine a purpose or information.
181Y(9) NDIS worker screening database
The NDIS worker screening database is not a legislative instrument.
5 After subsection 201A(1)
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