person they are critical incident providing a specialist reporting disability service. jurisdiction will move to the NDIS Commission. ACT The Office of The HSR receives and The organisation To the extent the Human investigates reports of will retain that disability Services critical incidents. jurisdiction during services Registrar (HSR) transition to the transition to NDIS. the NDIS, disability critical incident reporting jurisdiction will move to the NDIS Commission. Table 3 Community visitors – Juris Mechanism Functions/ Powers Transition Impact with roll-out of NDIS NSW Official The Ombudsman The organisation Unknown, Community coordinates the NSW will retain impact on Visitors Official Community jurisdiction during disability (Coordinated by Visitor program. transition to the specific the NSW Officials visit most NDIS. jurisdiction will Ombudsman) government and depend on the outcome of accommodation the review of services for children, community young people and visitors people with a disability programs in throughout NSW. There the disability is also a visiting function sector. in licensed boarding houses. VIC Community Community Visitors visit The organisation Unknown, Visitors (within Victorian disability will retain impact on Office of the accommodation jurisdiction during disability Public Advocate) services, supported transition to the specific residential services and NDIS. jurisdiction will mental health facilities. depend on the outcome of the review of community visitors programs in the disability sector.
person they are providing a specialist disability service. critical incident reporting jurisdiction will move to the NDIS Commission. ACT The Office of the Human Services Registrar (HSR) The HSR receives and investigates reports of critical incidents. The organisation will retain jurisdiction during transition to the NDIS. To the extent that disability services transition to the NDIS, disability critical incident reporting jurisdiction will move to the NDIS Commission. Table 3 – Community visitors Juris Mechanism Functions/ Powers Transition Impact with roll-out of NDIS NSW Official Community Visitors (Coordinated by the NSW Ombudsman) The Ombudsman coordinates the NSW Official Community Visitor program. Officials visit most government and accommodation services for children, young people and people with a disability throughout NSW. There is also a visiting function in licensed boarding houses. The organisation will retain jurisdiction during transition to the NDIS. Unknown, impact on disability specific jurisdiction will depend on the outcome of the review of community visitors programs in the disability sector. VIC Community Visitors (within Office of the Public Advocate) Community Visitors visit Victorian disability accommodation services, supported residential services and mental health facilities. The organisation will retain jurisdiction during transition to the NDIS. Unknown, impact on disability specific jurisdiction will depend on the outcome of the review of community visitors programs in the disability sector.
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