NDIS Code of Conduct
The NDIS Code of Conduct promotes safe and ethical service delivery by setting out expectations for the conduct of both NDIS providers and workers.
The NDIS Code of Conduct will require workers and providers delivering NDIS supports and services to do the following in providing those supports and services:
1. Act with respect for individual rights to freedom of expression, self-determination and decision-making in accordance with applicable laws and conventions.
2. Respect the privacy of people with disability.
3. Provide supports and services in a safe and competent manner with care and skill.
4. Act with integrity, honesty and transparency.
5. Promptly take steps to raise and act on concerns about matters that may impact the quality and safety of supports and services provided to people with disability.
6. Take all reasonable steps to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against, and exploitation, neglect and abuse of, people with disability.
7. Take all reasonable steps to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct.
Further information can be found at https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/about/ndis-code-conduct
What are human rights?
Human rights are a set of principles that relate to equality and fairness. These principles are based on things that people around the world have agreed are essential to live a good life free from fear, discrimination and harassment. Some examples include the right to:
Life
Health
Be free from torture or other cruel or inhuman treatment
Privacy
Be treated equally before the law
Marry and start a family
Work
An education.
These rights apply to all citizens equally, regardless of:
Disability
Sex or gender
Cultural background, ethnicity or skin colour
Sexual orientation
Personal opinion
Religious beliefs
Social status
Introducing the human rights model of disability
The human rights model, as the name suggests, is based on basic human rights principles. It recognizes that:
Disability is a natural part of human diversity that must be respected and supported in all its forms
People with disability have the same rights as everyone else in society
Impairment must not be used as an excuse to deny or restrict people’s rights
The human rights model exists because of an important international document: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This document was finalised in 2006 and is one of nine international human rights instruments that have been developed by the United Nations. It is important because it:
Was developed by people with disability, with the aim of achieving a greater level of equality for people with disability around the world
Explains the steps that governments around the world must take to uphold, promote and protect the rights of people with disability.