Australia’s national disability scheme is scrambling to get the names of sex predators, violent offenders and other serious criminals receiving financial support.
Australia’s national disability scheme is scrambling to discover the identities of dozens of sex predators, violent offenders and other serious criminals who are receiving financial support that allows them to live in the community but who could pose a safety risk.
Shorten wrote: “I have asked the NDIA Chief Executive Officer, Ms Rebecca Falkingham, to commence further work to consider whether the current planning and access pathways can be strengthened to better identify NDIS participants with a criminal history or serious conviction, and also to better understand and manage risks to participants and their support providers where possible.
The letter also casts doubts on whether the NDIA or state-based justice systems are responsible for funding decisions that underwrite security and support arrangements for serious offenders who could also be eligible for federal assistance if they have been diagnosed with a disability.“It has become clear that in some instances the line between the two systems has become blurred,” Shorten wrote in his letter.
Following the revelations in April, Shorten also promised a crackdown on the potential use of the NDIS by sex offenders and other violent criminals.
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