{"id":"F2020L00137","name":"National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS Worker Screening Law) Determination 2020","slug":"national-disability-insurance-scheme-ndis-worker-screening-law-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100701,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L00137-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS Worker Screening Law) Determination 2020.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 10B of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"NDIS worker screening laws","content":"#### 5 NDIS worker screening laws\n\n  (1) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018 (NSW), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (2) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the Disability Inclusion Act 2018 (SA), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (3) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 (ACT), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (4) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 (TAS), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (5) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Clearance) Act 2020 (NT), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (6) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the Disability Services Act 2006 (QLD), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (7) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the Worker Screening Act 2020 (VIC), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.\n  (8) For the purposes of section 10B of the Act, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Screening) Act 2020 (WA), as in force from time to time, is a NDIS worker screening law.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: nominating state and territory screening laws for NDIS recognition. There is no scope creep — it does not expand beyond the simple ministerial determination power in section 10B of the NDIS Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 8 substantive provisions, all following identical structure","Single defined term ('Act') with straightforward meaning","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic 'as in force from time to time' standard drafting","Purely declaratory function — simply naming existing statutes without operational rules","No delegated powers, no offences, no administrative procedures, no review mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination is a master list that tells the Commonwealth which state and territory laws count as the official NDIS worker‑screening schemes. By naming eight specific laws (one per jurisdiction), it recognises existing police and working‑with‑vulnerable‑people checks as meeting NDIS screening requirements.\n\nIt affects NDIS workers, disability‑sector employers and state/territory governments by removing uncertainty and enabling a seamless national approach built on existing state systems."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change substantive obligations; it formally recognises the listed state and territory Acts as NDIS worker screening laws for the purposes of s10B of the NDIS Act (s5). It therefore clarifies which schemes apply and imports future amendments by reference, but does not itself expand or narrow the substantive scope of those screening laws."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument that only designates existing state/territory Acts as NDIS screening laws (s5).","Lists multiple jurisdictional Acts, requiring cross-jurisdiction recognition but no substantive rulemaking here.","Uses an \"as in force from time to time\" clause, which imports future amendments automatically and creates ongoing scope linkage.","Depends on section 10B of the NDIS Act for legal effect; effects are primarily declaratory rather than detailed regulatory provisions.","Low number of defined terms and no procedural or enforcement mechanisms in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lists specific state and territory worker‑screening Acts and declares them to be “NDIS worker screening laws” for section 10B of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (s5).\n\nMechanically, it recognises those state/territory screening schemes — “as in force from time to time” — as the screening basis for NDIS workers, making providers and workers subject to the listed Acts and placing operational responsibility with states and territories while reducing direct federal discretion over screening content (s5)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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