To infinity and beyond how I learned to be optimistic about the NDIS
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To infinity and beyond: how I learned to be optimistic about the NDIS

When I left full-time lawyering to become a speech pathologist, I promised myself that I would be more constructive, and less – well – judgmental. A good test of this resolve was watching the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in real time. Yes, the NDIS has its problems Starting in earnest with…

NDIS Worker Screening Policy and Risk Management Plan Template for small NDIS providers
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NDIS Worker Screening Policy and Risk Management Plan Template for small NDIS providers

To protect participants, the NDIS (Practice Standards – Worker Screening) Rules 2018 (the Rules) require NDIS providers in all States and Territories (except Western Australian) to have a policy and processes in place to screen workers and other personnel. Among other things, the Rules require that: providers have a policy to protect people with a…

New NDIS Risk Management template: another quality (but inexpensive) NDIS template for small organisations
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New NDIS Risk Management template: another quality (but inexpensive) NDIS template for small organisations

When I stopped practising law full-time to become an allied health professional, lots of people – understandably – had questions. Some colleagues asked me straight out: why throw away more than 15 years of legal and compliance experience to work in a completely different field? I never looked at it that way. Beneath the surface,…

Speech pathologists in private practice in Australia: defamation risk alert: don't ignore comments on your social media posts!
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Speech pathologists in private practice in Australia: defamation risk alert – don’t ignore comments on your social media posts!

Whether it’s on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, a blog, or another platform too trendy for us to know about yet, most speech pathologists in private practice publish or share content. Recently, a single judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that operators of public commercial Facebook pages are “publishers” of comments made by…

NDIS Providers: New Complaints Management and Resolution System – Policy Template now available!
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NDIS Providers: New Complaints Management and Resolution System – Policy Template now available!

We’ve had quite a few requests for this one! So, last week, we sat down with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Complaints Management and Resolution) Rules 2018 and drafted a policy template designed to help you meet its requirements. Having such a policy is a condition of registration – and something NDIS providers can expect to be…

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