ensuring restrictive practices are not used unnecessarily or excessively, and that their usage declines over time; upholding the rights of people with disability, including by allowing cases of inappropriate use or abuse to be identified and responded to; and promoting an adequate supply of supports to participants with high support needs. Section 4: Statement of Options The table below summarises the elements of the problem statement that each set of is intended to address. As noted above, most of the proposed regulatory components address a number of the problem elements described in Sections 2 and 3 above. Problem A B C D Complaints Worker Registration Restrictive option and Screening & Practices category serious Code of incidents Practice Effective operation of the NDIS market User choice Quality Safety Abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation The below summarises the sub-options for each component. In each area, Option 1 is to maintain the current arrangements that apply in each jurisdiction currently (noting that this will generally require legislative amendments due to the shift of funding responsibility from state and territory governments to the NDIA). Option 2 in each case represents a no regulation scenario (ie voluntary or self-regulatory approaches). Options 3 to 5 (where applicable) consider alternative regulatory mechanisms (including co-regulation where applicable) and levels of requirement that could be adopted. Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 (status quo) (no regulation) A A1: Maintain A2 No A3: Internal A4: Statutory Na Complaints current regulatory and external authority and Serious requirements requirements complaint oversighting Incidents in each handling complaints jurisdiction requirements
ensuring restrictive practices are not used unnecessarily or excessively, and that their usage declines over time; upholding the rights of people with disability, including by allowing cases of inappropriate use or abuse to be identified and responded to; and promoting an adequate supply of supports to participants with high support needs. Section 4: Statement of Options The table below summarises the elements of the problem statement that each set of is intended to address. As noted above, most of the proposed regulatory components address a number of the problem elements described in Sections 2 and 3 above. Problem category A Complaints and serious incidents B Worker Screening C Registration & Code of Practice D Restrictive Practices Effective operation of the NDIS market User choice Quality Safety Abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation The below summarises the sub-options for each component. In each area, Option 1 is to maintain the current arrangements that apply in each jurisdiction currently (noting that this will generally require legislative amendments due to the shift of funding responsibility from state and territory governments to the NDIA). Option 2 in each case represents a no regulation scenario (ie voluntary or self-regulatory approaches). Options 3 to 5 (where applicable) consider alternative regulatory mechanisms (including co-regulation where applicable) and levels of requirement that could be adopted. Option 1 (status quo) Option 2 (no regulation) Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 A Complaints and Serious Incidents A1: Maintain current requirements in each jurisdiction A2 No regulatory requirements A3: Internal and external complaint handling requirements A4: Statutory authority oversighting complaints Na option