Legislation, Standards, Policies and Guidelines

Governance > Legislation, Standards, Policies and Guidelines

Authorised by Chief Executive Officer

Revised Date: 23 March 2023

 

Kyeema Support Services Inc. (Kyeema) works within a legal and ethical framework and will adhere to all legislation requirements in the delivery of services.

 

Review Date:  As Government Acts and Policies change

 

 

The following documents are classified into three areas,

-    Disability Support

-    Responsibilities to employees

-    Corporate and Business operations

 

 

Operations

 

 

Acts

 

Compliance Regulator

Disability support

 

§ National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth)

-   NDIS Practice Standards (See Appendix 1 below)

§ National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Act 2017

§ Disability Act 2006 (Vic)

§ Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic)

§ State Disability Plan

§ Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic)

-   Human Services Standards

-    Child Safe Standards

§ Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic)

§ Health Records Act 2001 (Vic)

§ Disability Discrimination Act 1992

§ Failure to Disclose Child Sexual Abuse Offence 2014

§ Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005

§ UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2007

§ Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

 

 

NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Families Fairness & Housing (Vic) previously DHHS

 

In scope for both of the above regulators

Employees/HR

§ Occupational Health & Safety Regulations Act 2004 (VIC)

§ Work Health & Safety Act 2011

§ Work Health & Safety Regulations 2011

§ Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

§ Dangerous Goods Act 1985

§ Equipment Public Safety Act 1994

§ Accident Compensation (OH&S) Act 1996

§ Public Records Act 1973 (Vic), including applicable standards established by the Keeper of Public Records (Public Record Office Victoria)

§ Victorian Safety Screening Policy 2019

§ Worker Screening Act 2020

§ Working with Children Act 2005

§ Working with Children Regulations 2016

 

 

WorkSafe Victoria

Business Victoria

Corporate Services

§ Corporations Act 2001

§ Financial Management & Accountability Act 1997

§ Australian Charities & Not for Profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth) & other transitional amendment acts

§ Australian Charities & Not for Profits Commission Regulation 2013 (Cth)

§ Privacy Act 1988 (Cth & Vic)

§ Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic)

§ Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme 2018

§ Bus Safety Act 2009

§ Bus Safety Regulations 2020

§ The Tax Agents Services Act 2009

§ A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

§ The PAYG Withholding System – A New Tax System (Pay As You Go) Act 1999

§ The Superannuation Guarantee Act 1992

§ Australian Accounting Standards

§ Financial Services Reform Act 2001 (Cth)

§ Income Tax Assessment Act

§ Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

§ Tax Practitioner Board Code of Professional Conduct

§ APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants

§ Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic)

§ Competition and Consumer Act 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

 

 

Appendix 1. NDIS Practice Standards

 

The core module covers:

•   rights and responsibility for participants

•   governance and operational management

•   the provision of supports, and

•   the support provision environment

 

The supplementary modules cover:

•   high intensity daily personal activities

•   specialist behaviour support

•   implementing behaviour support plans

•   early childhood supports

•   specialised support co-ordination, and

•   specialist disability accommodation