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The National Quality and Safeguarding Framework has landed

On Friday 18 May the long awaited National Quality and Safeguarding framework (NQSF) legislation was released and uploaded to the national legislation register that holds all of the laws that are currently in place in Australia. Shortly after this, on 22 May, the NDIS commission website – www.ndiscommission.gov.au – went live, which also contained links to the relevant legislation such as the: • NDIS Code of Conduct Rules • NDIS Provider Registration and Practice Standards Rules • NDIS Quality Indicators Guidelines • NDIS Complaints Management and Resolution Rules • NDIS Incident Management and Reportable Incidents Rules • NDIS Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support Rules Speech Pathology Australia staff are busy reviewing all of the documents and looking at what supports can be provided to members, particularly those in NSW and SA where the NQSF will be rolled out on the first of July 2018. All of these resources are currently available on the NDIS section of the Speech Pathology Australia website. Resources will continue to be added to this section of the website as they become available. If members have specific concerns or queries regarding the NSQF and the roll out in their area, they should contact the Association's NDIS/Practice and Clinical Support Advisor Erin West, or Cathy Olsson, National Advisor Disability.

Resources currently available to members wanting to know more about the NQSF • A guide to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Code of Conduct May 2018, • A summary of the NDIS Registration and Practice Standards Rules, • A guide to Verification vs Certification requirements detailed in the NDIS Quality Indicators Guidelines and, • A recording of the webinar delivered by Cathy Olsson (National Advisor Disability) on 14th of June ‘The new NDIS National

Quality and Safeguarding Framework - implications for speech pathologists working with NDIS clients.

Nichola Harris Senior Advisor, Professional Practice Erin West NDIS/Clinical and Practice Advisor

Interested in joining SPA’s Early Career Reference Group? We'd love to hear from you!

Please submit a CV and cover letter outlining the following: • SPA membership (including time spent as a student member), • Any involvement in Association activities, • Interest in the Early Career Reference Group, • How you feel you might best represent issues faced by early

June 2018 www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au career speech pathologists in the sector and location of your workplace, and • Any relevant skills and experience. Questions? Contact: Nichola Harris, Senior Advisor Professional Practice nharris@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

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