NDIS Behaviour Support Rules and Legislation
The NDIS rules, practice standards and legislation that guide behaviour support practitioners and specialist behaviour support providers, with links to the official sources.
Know the rules that guide behaviour support
An NDIS behaviour support practitioner is a person the NDIS Commission considers suitable to develop functional behaviour assessments and behaviour support plans. Practitioners work closely with participants and their supporters to develop a behaviour support plan, put it into action and check that things are getting better over time. Specialist behaviour support providers must be registered with the NDIS Commission under registration group 0110, and must engage an NDIS behaviour support practitioner to develop behaviour support plans.
NDIS Commission
- Behaviour support and restrictive practicesThe Commission's main page on behaviour support
- Suitability to become an NDIS behaviour support practitionerWhat the Commission assesses
- Apply to become an NDIS behaviour support practitionerHow to apply
- Become a specialist behaviour support providerRegistration group 0110
- Apply for NDIS provider registrationRegister with the NDIS Commission
- Behaviour Support and Restrictive Practices Policy (PDF)Behaviours of concern and regulated restrictive practices
- Regulated restrictive practices guide: Easy Read (PDF)A plain-language guide to share with participants and families
- NDIS Commission on LinkedInNews and updates from the Commission
Legislation
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013The NDIS Act
- NDIS (Code of Conduct) Rules 2018
- NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018
- NDIS (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines 2018
- NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018
- NDIS (Incident Management and Reportable Incidents) Rules 2018
PBS Capability Framework
- The Positive Behaviour Support Capability FrameworkThe NDIS Commission's framework page
- PBS Capability Framework, full document (PDF)The seven domains and practitioner levels
- Disability Royal Commission: Exhibit 4-220The framework as tendered to the Royal Commission
- The PBS Capability Framework explained for familiesA plain-language guide for families
State and territory restrictive practices authorisation
Restrictive practices in behaviour support plans also need authorisation under the rules of the state or territory where the participant lives.
- ACTRestrictive practice approval
- NSWRestrictive Practices Authorisation
- NTNDIS Restrictive Practices Authorisation
- QLDAuthorising restrictive practices (PDF)
- SASA Restrictive Practices Authorisation scheme
- TASOffice of the Senior Practitioner
- VICMonitoring and authorising restrictive practices
- WAAuthorisation of restrictive practices
Links go to the NDIS Commission, government and other trusted sources, and open in a new tab. Rules change, so always check the current version.
NDIS rules: your questions answered
What rules apply to behaviour support under the NDIS?
Behaviour support is governed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 and the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018, along with the NDIS Practice Standards, the NDIS Code of Conduct and the incident management and reportable incidents rules.
What is an NDIS behaviour support practitioner?
A person the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission considers suitable to undertake functional behaviour assessments and develop behaviour support plans that may include restrictive practices.
Where can I read the legislation?
The NDIS Act and rules are published on the Federal Register of Legislation, and the NDIS Commission publishes guidance, the PBS Capability Framework and policy. Links to each are on this page.