NDIS criticised for lack of guidelines protecting workers assisting sexual predators in community support.

Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is criticised for failing to protect workers who assist sexual predators and violent offenders receiving community support. Freedom-of-information requests reveal no guidelines or regulations for managing risks in providing disability care to known offenders, who sometimes require 24/7 supervision. Both NDIS administration and regulation bodies deny responsibility for monitoring and preventing harm, contradicting NDIS Minister Bill Shorten's efforts to gather information on offenders in the scheme.

August 18, 2024
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