The vendor search animation explains how to do this. The supplier search animation explains how to use the supplier search engine. Providers can contact the external liaison worker evaluation assistance service of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Committee for more information on the functions evaluated. The NDIS Worker Selection Control (NDIS Check) is an important part of the Framework that works with other components to support the dignity, safety and well-being of NDIS participants.
Vendors that do not meet the national requirements for NDIS checks may face penalties under federal laws. Once you have completed your request, the provider or participant you designate will receive a notification from the NDIS Commission stating that they have 30 days to verify your request. If you are unable to provide sufficient documents in these lists, you will need to contact the Victoria NDIS Worker Assessment Unit. If you have an authorization from the NDIS and your role in the NDIS involves work related to children, you must also have an authorization from the WWC or have requested a check from the WWC.
The national verification and supplier obligations of the NDIS can be found on the worker evaluation website of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission External link Your NDIS authorization status will be recorded in the worker selection database (NWSD) of the NDIS National Commission. The NDIS Check is a way to ensure that people who work with NDIS participants do not pose an unacceptable risk to participants. The Framework aimed to establish a coherent evaluation of workers at the national level that would allow the evaluated workers to provide the services and supports of the NDIS in any state or territory, and any employer would provide services within the framework of the NDIS. If you have an authorization from the NDIS and you have already paid your WWC check, necessary for your position in the NDIS, you can request a refund by filling out the following refund request form.
Some people will need to obtain an authorization from the NDIS and an authorization from the WWC, as they may engage in child-related work as part of their role in the NDIS. Do not notify the department, in writing, within 7 days of a material change in circumstances while you are in possession of an authorization from the NDIS or you have requested an authorization from the NDIS. Your NDIS authorization status will be recorded in the NDIS National Commission's Worker Selection Database (NWSD), external link. If you are granted an exclusion from the NDIS, this means that you cannot work in an NDIS risk assessment function for the purposes of the NDIS.
If you are granted an exclusion from the NDIS, you will not be able to request an NDIS check again for five years from the date of notification, unless your circumstances change.
