National Disability Insurance Scheme (worker Clearance) Act 2020

• Jurisdiction: Northern Territory
• Year: 2020
• Type of Document: Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME (WORKER CLEARANCE)

ACT 2020

As in force at 26 May 2021

Table of provisions

Part 1 Preliminary matters

1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1

2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1

3 Objects of Act .................................................................................. 1

4 Principles guiding screening checks ................................................ 2

5 Act binds Crown .............................................................................. 2

6 Application of Act ............................................................................. 3

7 Interpretation ................................................................................... 3

8 Meaning of more than incidental contact ......................................... 6

9 Meaning of NDIS work ..................................................................... 7

10 Meaning of presumed disqualified person ....................................... 7

11 Meaning of risk assessed role ......................................................... 8

12 Meaning of volunteer ....................................................................... 8

13 Screening Agency ........................................................................... 8

14 Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 9

Part 2 NDIS worker clearance

Division 1 Acceptance of applications

15 Acceptance date for application for screening check ....................... 9

16 Persons ineligible to apply for screening check ............................... 9

Division 2 Requirements for application

17 Application for screening check ..................................................... 10

18 Applicant to give consent ............................................................... 10

19 Disclosures .................................................................................... 11

20 Employer verification ..................................................................... 11

Division 3 Assessment of application

21 Eligibility to work while application assessed ................................. 12

22 Assessment of application ............................................................. 13

23 Determination of application .......................................................... 14

Division 4 Clearance granted

24 Clearance granted ......................................................................... 15

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25 Duration of clearance .................................................................... 15

26 Cancellation of clearance .............................................................. 15

27 Ongoing monitoring ....................................................................... 16

Division 5 Clearance refused or cancelled

28 Application of Division ................................................................... 16

29 Excluded persons .......................................................................... 17

Division 6 Interim bar or suspension

30 Application of Division ................................................................... 18

31 Interim bar ..................................................................................... 18

32 Suspension .................................................................................... 19

33 Internal review of interim bar or suspension .................................. 20

Division 7 Risk assessment

34 Requirement for risk assessment .................................................. 20

35 Matters to be considered when determining whether there is

unacceptable risk of harm to participant ........................................ 20

36 Staff to be appropriately skilled ...................................................... 21

37 Determination or intention of Screening Agency after risk

assessment ................................................................................... 22

38 Internal review of intention ............................................................. 22

39 Determination of Screening Agency after intention notified ........... 23

Division 8 Miscellaneous matters

40 Withdrawing application ................................................................. 23

41 Surrender of clearance .................................................................. 24

Part 3 Review of decision

42 Internal review ............................................................................... 24

43 Review by NTCAT ......................................................................... 25

44 Confidentiality of classified information .......................................... 26

Part 4 Collection, use, storage and disclosure of

information

45 Authorised purpose ....................................................................... 27

46 Information only to be used for authorised purpose ....................... 27

47 Sharing and disclosing information ................................................ 27

48 Screening Agency may disclose .................................................... 28

49 Authorised person may disclose .................................................... 29

50 Power to require relevant information from other persons ............. 29

51 Criminal history information to be exchanged ................................ 29

52 Information sharing – miscellaneous ............................................. 30

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Part 5 Offences

53 Unauthorised collection or use of information ................................ 30

54 Offence to disclose certain information .......................................... 31

55 Misleading information ................................................................... 31

56 Fail to comply with request for information .................................... 33

Part 6 Administrative matters

57 Approved forms ............................................................................. 33

58 Fees .............................................................................................. 33

59 Evidentiary certificates ................................................................... 33

60 Protection from liability .................................................................. 34

61 Failure to give notice of decision ................................................... 34

62 Regulations .................................................................................... 34

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