Standards

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Standards are rules about how to do things well.

You can:

  • meet standards
  • go above standards.

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The new Act will follow the National Standards for Disability Services (NSDS).

These are the standards we used in the old Act.

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We will be able to create other standards in the future if we need to.

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We’ll also be able to choose which services need providers to follow different standards.

For example, if a provider needs training to deliver a service.

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For some services, providers can follow just one set of standards.

For example, if they meet the NDIS standards, they don’t have to meet the NSDS as well.