NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Laura Lane is an experienced professional in the field of behaviour support, currently serving as Assistant Director in the Behaviour Support team at the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission since May 2021. With a strong background in overseeing regulated restrictive practices and compliance, Laura works closely with registered NDIS providers in South Australia. Prior to this role, Laura was a Senior Practitioner at Hessel Group, contributing to the establishment and development of behaviour support services, leading a team, and creating policies for NDIS compliance. Earlier experience includes leadership and therapy roles at The Benevolent Society and the AEIOU Foundation for children with autism. Laura holds a Master's Degree in Education (Special Education) from Flinders University and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychological Science from the University of Adelaide, with ongoing studies towards a Graduate Certificate in Applied Mental Health at Monash University.
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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) works with NDIS participants, NDIS providers and the community to uphold the rights of people with disability and build the capacity of providers to deliver safe and quality services and supports. The NDIS Commission will operate a new, nationally consistent system to safeguard the rights of NDIS participants, and will achieve this by working with people with disability, providers and the community. The NDIS Commission is responsible for: •registration and regulation of NDIS providers, including through the new NDIS Practice Standards and an NDIS Code of Conduct •compliance monitoring, investigation and enforcement action •responding to concerns, complaints and reportable incidents, including abuse and neglect of a person with disability •national oversight of behaviour support, including monitoring the use of restrictive practices within the NDIS with the aim of reducing and eliminating such practices •leading the work with states and territories to design and implement nationally consistent NDIS worker screening •facilitating information sharing arrangements with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), State and Territory and other Commonwealth regulatory bodies. The NDIS Commission commenced operations in New South Wales and South Australia on 1 July 2018 and commenced in all states and territories (except Western Australia) on 1 July 2019. It will be operational in all states and territories from 1 July 2020.