NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission – Worker Screening

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) is an independent, national government agency that has been set up to regulate NDIS service providers to improve the quality and safety of their supports and services and ensure consistency across Australia. It started in WA on 1 December 2020.

Find more information on the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission website.

Worker screening is a formal background check to see if a Worker poses a risk to a person they are supporting.

There are 3 types of checks in WA

• NDIS Worker Screening Check (NDIS Check)
• National Police Certificate (NPC)
• Working with Children Check (WWC Check)

 Find out the main differences between each check.

NDIS Worker Screening checks a worker’s background, including their criminal history and previous workplace misconduct findings, to determine whether that worker should be cleared to work or be excluded from working with people with a disability. The check is ongoing and new information may trigger a re-assessment of the worker’s clearance.

Both EMPLOYERS and WORKERS have steps to do.

Importantly, Employers must join the Worker Screening Database on the NDIS Commission website and get an Employer ID.