Effective and beneficial and current good practice (NDIS rules 3.2 and 3.3)
26 Effective and beneficial and current good practice (NDIS rules 3.2 and 3.3)
In deciding whether a support will be, or is likely to be, effective and beneficial for a participant, having regard to current good practice, the Commission must consider the available evidence of the effectiveness of the support for others in like circumstances, for example —
published and peer‑reviewed literature and any consensus of expert opinion; or
the experience of the participant or their carers; or
anything the Commission has learned through conducting a trial under section 26G(1) of the Act.
In deciding whether a support will be, or is likely to be, effective and beneficial for a participant, having regard to current good practice, the Commission must take into account and, if necessary seek, expert opinion.
[Regulation 26 inserted: Gazette 30 Jun 2014 p. 2406.]
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