National Disability Insurance Scheme (Authorisations) Act 2019

In this Act:

affected person, see section 21(2).

approved form means a form approved under section 32.

authorisation means an authorisation to apply a restrictive practice to a participant in accordance with a behaviour support plan.

aversion means a practice or action that may be experienced by a person as noxious, unpleasant or painful.

behaviour support plan means a plan:

developed by an NDIS behaviour support practitioner in accordance with the NDIS Rules for a participant; and

that describes the strategies to be used in supporting the participant's behaviour.

Note for definition

behaviour support plan

A behaviour support plan may also integrate relevant orders such as orders in relation to supervision, monitoring or management conditions of the participant.

CEO means the Chief Executive Officer.

chemical restraint, see paragraph (b) of the definition

regulated restrictive practice in rule 6 of the NDIS

Rules.

denial of key needs, see section 6.

environmental restraint, see paragraph (e) of the definition regulated restrictive practice in rule 6 of the NDIS Rules.

guidelines means the guidelines made by the Senior

Practitioner under section 12.

internal reviewer means a public sector employee appointed under section 23(1) to review a reviewable decision and to make a recommendation to the CEO under section 25(2).

interim authorisation means an authorisation to apply a restrictive practice to a participant in accordance with an interim behaviour support plan.

interim behaviour support plan means an interim behaviour support plan within the meaning of the NDIS Rules.

mechanical restraint, see paragraph (c) of the definition regulated restrictive practice in rule 6 of the NDIS Rules.

misuse of medication means the administration to a person, contrary to the instructions of the prescriber, of medication prescribed for the purpose of influencing the person's behaviour, mood or arousal levels.

NDIS Act means the National Disability Insurance

Scheme Act 2013 (Cth).

NDIS behaviour support practitioner, see rule 5 of the

NDIS Rules.

NDIS provider, see section 9 of the NDIS Act.

NDIS Rules means the National Disability

2018 (Cth).

overcorrection means a practice where the response to an event is disproportionate to the event itself.

Example for definition overcorrection

Making a child or young person clean an entire room because they tipped their meal on the floor.

participant, see section 9 of the NDIS Act.

physical restraint, see paragraph (d) of the definition

regulated restrictive practice in rule 6 of the NDIS

Rules.

restrictive practice, see section 7.

reviewable decision, see section 21(1).

seclusion, see paragraph (a) of the definition

regulated restrictive practice in rule 6 of the NDIS

Rules.

Senior Practitioner means the Senior

Practitioner appointed under section 9.

Tribunal affected person, see section 28(2).

Note for section 3

The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.