Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an applicant may engage in NDIS work once the applicant has submitted an application for a screening check.
(2) For an applicant to begin NDIS work while the applicant's application is pending, the following conditions must have been met:
(a) the application must be complete in accordance with the requirements of this Act;
(b) the application must not have been discontinued or been withdrawn;
(c) the applicant must not have previously been refused a clearance under a screening check or had the applicant's clearance cancelled;
(d) the applicant must not be the subject of an interim bar;
(e) the applicant's employer must have agreed the applicant can work while the applicant's application is being assessed;
(f) the applicant's employer must have put in place risk management strategies;
(g) the applicant's employer must have arranged for the applicant to be supervised by another person who has a clearance.
Note for subsection (2)(d)
See section 31 in relation to an interim bar.
(3) An applicant must not begin NDIS work under subsection (1) if the applicant's application for a screening check was made in a jurisdiction that does not allow an applicant to engage in NDIS work while the applicant's application is being determined.