Community service providers

Domestic and Family Risk Assessment and Management Framework A way for family and domestic violence support services to work together to screen, assess, manage and respond to domestic and family violence risk.

Understand restrictive practices Read about the 5 types of restrictive practices that are regulated in the ACT.

Restrictive practices and the law Learn what's wrong with restrictive practices and follow the law to reduce and end restrictive practice.

Get approval to use a restrictive practice Follow this guide to get a restrictive practice approved as part of a positive behaviour support plan.

Report uses of a restrictive practice How to report approved and emergency uses of a restrictive practice online and on time.

What to do if you've used a restrictive practice Use this checklist to make sure everyone is safe and you follow ACT laws and regulations.

Restrictive practices training Learn how to use a positive behaviour support approach if you work for an ACT education, disability or care and protection service provider.

Advice about the use of restrictive practices Contact the Senior Practitioner for questions about using restrictive practices in schools, early childhood centres, disability services and out-of-home care services.

Report a critical incident If you provide a specialist disability service, you must tell the Human Services Registrar about an accident or problem that risks life, health or safety.

Register as a Visitable Place Add your business to the Visitable Places Register if you provide specialist disability accommodation or services at the accommodation.

Disability support in a crisis or emergency Help to coordinate short-term disability services for a client whose health or wellbeing is threatened.

Get advice or help Contact the ACT Human Services Registrar for advice or help to understand and meet your obligations.

Becoming a care and protection organisation You must be approved by the Human Services Registrar to provide a community care and protection service in the ACT.

Get advice or help Contact the ACT Human Services Registrar for advice or help to understand and meet your obligations.

Carers Recognition Act: requirements for care and carer support agencies Includes raising awareness, consulting with carers and reporting annually.

Becoming a community housing provider How to register as a community housing provider in the ACT.

Get advice or help Contact the ACT Human Services Registrar for advice or help to understand and meet your obligations.

Commissioning How we design, fund and deliver human services in the ACT.

Sector sustainability Learn about community sector sustainability in the ACT.

Report Read the report by University of Western Australia on the appropriateness of applying a population adjustment to community sector contracts.