Welcome to the NDIS Check Newsletter
Thank you for continuing to stay up to date with NDIS Worker Screening in Western Australia. We encourage you to share this newsletter with your colleagues and they may also choose to subscribe.
In Focus – New NDIS Check Resources
The NDIS Worker Screening Unit has created additional resources to assist people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in applying for the NDIS Check.
Videos on applying through the alternate lodgement process and how to verify documents have been translated into the below five languages.
We encourage you to provide these resources to any workers to assist them with applying for the NDIS Check.
Our translated resources and NDIS Check resources can be found on our website.
Chinese - Simplified
Dzongkha
Nepali
Tagalog
Vietnamese
English
New Department of Transport Centre accepting NDIS Checks
Department of Transport is opening a new Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) centre in Busselton.
From 4 November 2024, applicants can attend the centre to verify their identity for the NDIS Check.
The centre's street address is U1/57 Cook St, Busselton WA 6280.
Upcoming events
Our Customer Support Team and Community Engagement Team will be attending the following events:
- Source Kids Disability Expo - 26-27 October 2024
- Connecting Katanning - 29 October 2024
We will be there to meet you in person and answer any of your NIDS Check questions.
If you have an upcoming event and would like us to attend, please email NDISCheck@communities.wa.gov.au
Questions from the sector
If a worker has obtained an NDIS Check in another state, can it be used in Western Australia?
NDIS Checks are transferable and portable across all states and territories within Australia. If workers hold a valid NDIS Check in another state, they are not eligible to apply for an NDIS Check in Western Australia.
You will be able to link them in the NDIS Worker Screening Database (commonly known as the NWSD) using their Worker Screening ID number.
When will workers be able to renew their NDIS Checks?
Renewal applications can be accepted three months prior to the expiry of the clearance. NDIS Check holders will be contacted by email to advise how they can renew.
To ensure workers are notified of when they need to renew, we recommend you remind staff of their obligations to update their details through DoTDirect.
Have an NDIS Check question you would like answered?
You can submit questions by emailing NDISCheck@communities.wa.gov.au. We are happy to help where we can, although we may need to refer you to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissions for matters that fall under their jurisdiction.
Reduced contact centre hours over the festive period
During the festive period, our call centre will be operating at reduced hours.
From 24 to 31 December 2024, our operating hours will be from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
We will return to normal operating hours in the new year.
From all the team at the NDIS Worker Screening Unit, we wish you a safe and happy holidays.
The Department of Communities acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to their Elders past, present and emerging.
