Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (Risk Assessment for NDIS Endorsed Activities) Order 2020
9Issue of negative notice
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9 Issue of negative notice
(1) If an applicant or NDIS-registered person –
(a) has been convicted, as an adult, of a presumed exclusion offence; or
(b) has charges pending for a presumed exclusion offence or a disqualifying offence –
the Registrar must issue a negative notice to the applicant or NDIS-registered person, unless the Registrar is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist in relation to the applicant or NDIS-registered person such that the applicant or NDIS-registered person does not pose an unacceptable risk of harm to a person with disability.
(2) For the purposes of this clause, exceptional circumstances are not limited to the circumstances of the presumed exclusion offence with which the applicant or NDIS-registered person has been charged or of which the applicant or NDIS-registered person has been convicted.