The National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) has developed the NDIS Worker Screening Database (NWSD), a national register of all workers who have applied for an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.
Who can request access to the NDIS Worker Screening Database
Registration will provide with access to the NWSD so that you can:
To request access to the NDIS Worker Screening Database for your organisation visit the Request access to the NDIS Worker Screening Database | NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (ndiscommission.gov.au) page.
Employers who engage workers that hold a yellow card or yellow card exemption card that was issued before 1 February 2021 will also be required to register with the Department of Seniors, Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (Disability Services) to access the Queensland Employer Portal. This replaces the Yellow Card Online Portal from 1 February 2021.
The Queensland Employer Portal will enable you to:
To register your organisation for the Queensland Employer Portal, complete the Queensland Employer Portal registration form .
If you are already registered for the Queensland Employer Portal:
State-funded organisations who provide disability supports and services will be required to register with Disability Services to access the Queensland Employer Portal. This will generally only apply to the following organisations:
Registration will provide you with access to the Queensland Employer Portal so that you can:
To register your organisation for the Queensland Employer Portal, complete the Queensland Employer Portal registration form .
If you are already registered for the Queensland Employer Portal:
If you have access to the NWSD you can update your organisation’s details directly in the database.
If you are a state-funded employer and only access the Queensland Employer Portal, you can update your details by contacting the Worker Screening Unit either by email at workerscreening@communities.qld.gov.au or by phoning 1800 183 690.
If you have access to both the NDIS Worker Screening Database and the Queensland Employer Portal you will need to update your details in both the NWSD and by contacting the Worker Screening Unit (to arrange an update to the Queensland Employer Portal).
If you are a registered NDIS provider or a self-managed NDIS participant and you wish to link or delink an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance Card holder to or from your organisation, you can do so via the NWSD.
If you wish to link or delink a Yellow Card holder or a Queensland disability clearance holder to your organisation you can do so via the Queensland Employer Portal.
If you are a registered NDIS provider or a self-managed NDIS participant and you wish to check the screening status of an existing NDIS Worker Screening Clearance Card holder you can do so via the NWSD.
If you wish to check the status of an existing yellow card holder, yellow card exemption holder or a Queensland disability clearance holder, please contact the Worker Screening Unit via email at workerscreening@dsdsatsip.qld.gov.au or by phoning 1800 183 690.
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