NDIS Clearance
It is important to check your emails for any communication from NDIS Screening Unit for your NDIS Worker Screening Check application status. Fora will notify you once your worker check is linked to our organisation database for employer verification, but we can't provide your NDIS Worker Screening Check application status. Fora will verify your request to [...]
We have found that most international students have needed to apply using a manual form. If a worker does not have the identity documents required for an online application (such as an Australian drivers licence or medicare card), they will instead need to make a manual application directly to the Worker Screening Unit. You can [...]
Follow instructions available at the relevant NDIS Screening Unit (use the links above to find your state or territory screening unit). For example, see instructions to complete a manual form in Victoria here. You will need to have your identity documents certified by an authorised officer. You can check who is an authorised officer here. You [...]
Allied health assistants have waited anywhere between 1 week - 8 weeks or more. According to the NDIS Screening Unit in Victoria: Due to an unexpectedly large volume of manual applications the NDIS Screening Unit is experiencing delays on processing applications and enquiries. After your application has been verified (by us, the employer) it can [...]
Allied health assistants will receive an email notification with their NWSD ID when their applications are ready for employer verification. As the Worker Screening Unit is receiving large volumes of applications, there is currently sometimes a delay between a worker’s application being received and the application being processed and ready for employer verification. If the [...]
No. The NDIS Commission has strict guidelines so that workers can only commence work in a risk-assess role if they have a valid NDIS Worker Screening (unless otherwise stated in the state’s transitional arrangements).
You will need to access the relevant NDIS Worker Screening Unit page to get started: Australian Capital Territory: Access Canberra New South Wales: Office of the Children’s Guardian Northern Territory: NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services Queensland: Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships South Australia: Department of Human Services [...]
The relevant NDIS Worker Screening Unit in your state or territory. E.g. in Victoria: Department of Justice and Community Safety. GPO Box 1915, MELBOURNE, VIC 3001 Customer Support Line: 1800 800 110 Email: NDISworkerscreening@justice.vic.gov.au For other states, please access the relevant NDIS Worker Screening Unit page: Australian Capital Territory: Access Canberra New South Wales: Office of [...]
Yes. To work with paediatric clients (children) allied health assistants will be required to have a valid Employee Working With Children Check and a valid NDIS Clearance.
No. As the NDIS screening is a requirement for all workers in the allied health industry and is your responsibility as a worker, we are unable to provide compensation for any of the certification.
No. However, there is a process involved in having the fee waived or refunded. For workers in Victoria, if you currently have a NDIS Workers Clearance and not a WWCC: Under section 54(3) of the Victorian Worker Screening Act 2020 (the Act), a person who applies for a Working with Children (WWC) Check and who holds an [...]
You would only be able to claim tax for the cost of the NDIS Worker Screening if your cumulative salary (including any Centrelink or government payments) is above the tax-free threshold. Workers that require the NDIS Clearance to continue their work can likely claim this expense come tax time. New workers that are getting the [...]
Do I have to do the NDIS Worker Check? Since February 2021, the NDIS Clearance became mandatory for any individual working in a risk-assessed role including allied health assistants and allied health professionals. An NDIS Clearance is valid across Australia for 5 years (unless it is surrendered or revoked) and will be necessary for all [...]
