This event is a series of information sessions about new Victorian legislation that impacts disability providers.

Session One: Overview of Legislative Changes

In this session you were learn about the new Disability and Social Services Regulation Amendment Act and the key changes to:

• Restrictive practices, residential services, compulsory treatment
• Residential tenancy in disability accommodation (including enrolled SDA, SIL homes, TAC/WorkCover/DSOA funded services)
• Community visitors
• Information sharing
• Compliance requirements and offences

Who Should Attend?

Victorian disability services that provide disability accommodation, restrictive practices, residential services and compulsory treatment attend

Session Two: Changes to Victorian laws: residential tenancies in disability accommodation and to the community visitors program.

This session provides detailed information about the changes that impact tenancies in Victorian disability accommodation (including SIL and TAC/Worksafe accommodation) and the expansion of the community visitors program.

Who Should Attend?

Providers of disability and support in various accommodation should attend this session, to ensure you understand and comply with these changes.

Information Session Three, Part A and B: Changes to Victorian laws: Restrictive practices, compulsory treatment and residential services

The first part session provides detailed information about the changes to the provisions for restrictive practices and compulsory treatment.

The second part of the session focuses on the changes to the provisions for residential services and specialist forensic disability services that operate under the Disability Act.

Who Should Attend?

For part A it is recommended that all Victorian disability providers, behaviour support practitioners and neuropsychologists attend, while for Part B it is recommended that Providers of disability services for people under legal treatment orders should attend.

Event Details

Cost

No cost