Participant use a particular Provider, who is also the planner’s family member. In this case, the planner would have a conflict of interest. Corruption involves the misuse of entrusted power for private, business entity or organisation gain. While there is significant overlap between fraud and corruption, not all corrupt conduct Corruption will be fraud and not all instances of fraud will involve corruption. Corruption can take many forms including bribery, blackmail and collusion. A legally binding document by which a provider acknowledges Declaration of they have the necessary skills, experience, policies, procedures, Suitability facilities and/or equipment to deliver the support(s) they are registering for. Sociological categories in a demographic. Those of particular relevance to the NDIS in the Australian community include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with Diversity Groups disability, women, and people from non-English speaking backgrounds. Providing support early in a child's life or early post-onset of disability to reduce the effects of disability and to improve Early Intervention functional capacity. A price determined by the Agency as the maximum amount to be included for certain supports in a participant's plan. This price Efficient Price is built up from the cost of wages, on-costs and organisational overheads and includes a margin for profit or re-investment. The evidentiary base for decision making by NDIA personnel, including whether a person meets the access criteria for funding for reasonable and necessary supports, as well as the factual Evidence Base information compiled by the Agency from its experience in trial sites, data collection and independent research. See reasonable and necessary supports. Formal Supports Fraud a benefit, or causing a loss, by deception “Dishonestly obtaining or other Fraud Control Framework, means”. (Commonwealth
Participant use a particular Provider, who is also the planner’s family member. In this case, the planner would have a conflict of interest. Corruption Corruption involves the misuse of entrusted power for private, business entity or organisation gain. While there is significant overlap between fraud and corruption, not all corrupt conduct will be fraud and not all instances of fraud will involve corruption. Corruption can take many forms including bribery, blackmail and collusion. Declaration of Suitability A legally binding document by which a provider acknowledges they have the necessary skills, experience, policies, procedures, facilities and/or equipment to deliver the support(s) they are registering for. Diversity Groups Sociological categories in a demographic. Those of particular relevance to the NDIS in the Australian community include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, and people from non-English speaking backgrounds. Early Intervention Providing support early in a child's life or early post-onset of disability to reduce the effects of disability and to improve functional capacity. Efficient Price A price determined by the Agency as the maximum amount to be included for certain supports in a participant's plan. This price is built up from the cost of wages, on-costs and organisational overheads and includes a margin for profit or re-investment. Evidence Base The evidentiary base for decision making by NDIA personnel, including whether a person meets the access criteria for funding for reasonable and necessary supports, as well as the factual information compiled by the Agency from its experience in trial sites, data collection and independent research. Formal Supports See reasonable and necessary supports. Fraud “Dishonestly obtaining a benefit, or causing a loss, by deception or other means”. (Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework,
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