Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 and its impact on the disability workforce, the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria has decided to delay the commencement of voluntary worker registration by 12 months. However, other components of the Scheme including complaints and notifications about the conduct of disability workers, and the Code of Conduct will commence on 1 July 2020.

The Code of Conduct will apply to all disability workers, regardless of whether they are funded through the NDIS or other providers. The Code, which mirrors the NDIS Commission’s, requires that disability workers, in providing supports or services to people with a disability, to: