Making sure people with disability are safe

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It’s important to make sure people with disability are safe when they receive disability services.

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At the moment the Act includes the National Standards for Disability Services.

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Standards are rules about how to do things well.

You can:

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  • meet standards

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  • go above standards.

These Standards are similar to the:

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  • Aged Care Quality Standards

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  • NDIS Practice Standards.

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All of these Standards work to keep people safe.

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But it can create extra work for organisations that have to follow more than one set of Standards.

Questions for you to think about

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How should the new Act include rules about how to keep people with disability safe?

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