Systems and Processes17 Jul, 2026
What Counts as a Regulated Restrictive Practice?
The five regulated restrictive practices under the NDIS, what each one is, and how to tell when an otherwise everyday support might be crossing the line.
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NDIS guidance from Paperbark in Systems and Processes.
Systems and Processes12 Jun, 2026
Restrictive Practices Authorisation by State (2026 Guide)
Authorisation for a regulated restrictive practice comes from the state or territory where the participant lives, not from the NDIS Commission. The Commission regulates behaviour support and you must report RP use to them, but it does not authorise restrictive practices. This role sits with each state and territory, and each one runs it differently. [...]
Systems and Processes3 Apr, 2026
Understanding Reportable Incidents Under the NDIS
Registered NDIS providers have two distinct but related obligations when it comes to incidents. The first is maintaining an incident management system that covers all incidents connected to service delivery. The second (covered in this article) is the obligation to notify the NDIS Commission of a specific subset of those incidents, called reportable incidents. Understanding [...]