4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions > Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 9 of the Act, including the following: (a) approved quality auditor; (b) key personnel; (c) NDIS Practice Standards; (d) registered NDIS provider; (e) registered provider of supports. In this instrument: > Act means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. > applicable standards means the NDIS Practice Standards that apply to a specified class of supports under Part 6. > applicant means a person or entity who has made an application for registration under section 73C of the Act. > certification has the meaning given by section 5. > mealtime management means: (a) individual planning for the provision of meals to participants, including planning in relation to the environment in which meals are provided and the supports required to provide the meals to participants; or (b) the provision of supports to participants to consume meals. > regulated restrictive practice means a restrictive practice that is or involves any of the following: (a) seclusion, which is the solitary confinement of a person with disability in a room or a physical space at any hour of the day or night where voluntary exit is prevented, or not facilitated, or it is implied that voluntary exit is not permitted; (b) chemical restraint, which is the use of a chemical substance for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour but does not include the use of medication prescribed by a medical practitioner for the treatment of, or to enable treatment of, a diagnosed mental disorder, a physical illness or a physical condition; (c) mechanical restraint, which is the use of a device to prevent, restrict, or subdue a person’s movement for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour but does not include the use of devices for therapeutic or non‑behavioural purposes; (d) physical restraint, which is the use of physical force to prevent, restrict or subdue movement of a person’s body, or part of the person’s body, for the primary purpose of influencing the person’s behaviour but does not include the use of a hands‑on technique in a reflexive way to guide or redirect a person away from potential harm or injury, consistent with what could reasonably be considered the exercise of care towards a person; (e) environmental restraints, which restrict a person’s free access to all parts of the person’s environment, including items and activities. > Note: For the definition of restrictive practice, see section 9 of the Act. > transitioned provider has the same meaning as in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Transitional Rules 2018. > transitioned RAC provider has the same meaning as in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Transitional Rules 2018. > verification means an assessment by an approved quality auditor of an applicant, or of a registered NDIS provider, against an applicable standard by conducting a desk audit of the applicant or provider, including reviewing the applicant’s or provider’s relevant documentation, in relation to the standard. > worker means any of the following: (a) a person employed or otherwise engaged by a registered NDIS provider; (b) a partner (of a partnership that is a registered NDIS provider) whose role is of the kind mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of risk assessed role in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Practice Standards—Worker Screening) Rules 2018; (c) an individual (who is a registered NDIS provider) whose role is of the kind mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of risk assessed role in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Practice Standards—Worker Screening) Rules 2018.