Western Disability Disability Applicable Applicable Disability Code of Australian Services Act Service state state Services Practice for funded 1993 Standards legislation or legislation or Act 1993 elimination programmes policy policy of restrictive enforced via Guardianship Other enforced via Contractual practice contract and relevant contract obligations (voluntary) Administration state and Act 1990 Including Disability upfront and Service standards ongoing State Records Health and Standards including external Act 2000 standards quality Disability set via evaluation Services Freedom of state- Information Complaints based Staff vetting Act 1992 Office policies via and applicable Children and Ombudsmen program legislation or Community guidelines. legal Services Act Public 2004 Advocate/ (e.g. Guardians contract) Working with Children Government (Criminal agencies Records Checking) Act 2004 The Mental Health Act 2014 Disability National Accreditation Policy N/A funded Services Act Standards bodies for enforced programmes 1986 for AEDs and Ombudsman by including Disability Advocacy contract employment Services Aged Care services Additional Program specific accreditation for intervention Relevant government departments The Parties agree that NDIS participants in WA should have access to a nationally consistent complaints and appeals process, and should have access to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Parties will work together to progress legislative change required to enable this.
Western Australian funded programmes Disability Services Act 1993 Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 State Records Act 2000 Freedom of Information Act 1992 Children and Community Services Act 2004 Working with Children (Criminal Records Checking) Act 2004 The Mental Health Act 2014 Disability Service Standards Other relevant state and standards including standards set via state- based policies and program guidelines. Applicable state legislation or policy enforced via contract Including upfront and ongoing external quality evaluation Staff vetting via applicable legislation or legal (e.g. contract) Applicable state legislation or policy enforced via contract Health and Disability Services Complaints Office Ombudsmen Public Advocate/ Guardians Government agencies Disability Services Act 1993 Contractual obligations Code of Practice for elimination of restrictive practice (voluntary) Disability Service Standards funded programmes including employment services Disability Services Act 1986 National Standards for Disability Services Accreditation bodies for AEDs and Advocacy Additional Program specific accreditation for intervention Relevant government departments Ombudsman Aged Care Policy enforced by contract N/A The Parties agree that NDIS participants in WA should have access to a nationally consistent complaints and appeals process, and should have access to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Parties will work together to progress legislative change required to enable this.
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