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Expansion of the Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme

By: Russell Kennedy.

On 1 November 2017, the Victorian Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme was expanded to cover all disability services providers, including NDIS providers that are registered with the Department of Health and Human Services, with a 1 February 2018 deadline for completing all checks on existing disability workers. Read more.

The DWES previously only applied to workers in direct support roles at registered disability residential services but has been expanded in response to the Victorian Government’s Inquiry into Abuse in Disability Services Final Report released in May 2016. Read more.