Investigations Specialist
CurrentThe NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) is an independent agency established on 1 July 2018 to improve the quality and safety of NDIS supports and services. The Commission is the dedicated national regulator of NDIS service providers in Australia and a non-corporate entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The NDIS Commission functions include:• uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of, people with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the National Disability Insurance Scheme• develop a nationally consistent approach to managing quality and safeguards for people with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the National Disability Insurance Scheme• promote the provision of advice, information, education and training to NDIS providers and people with disability• secure compliance with relevant legislation through effective compliance and enforcement arrangements, including through the monitoring and investigation functions conferred on the Commissioner by legislation• promote continuous improvement amongst NDIS providers and the delivery of progressively higher standards of supports and services to people with disability• develop and oversee the broad policy design for a nationally consistent framework relating to the screening of workers involved in the provision of supports and services to people with disability• provide advice or recommendations to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and its Board in relation to the performance of the Agency’s functions