$1.1 million penalty imposed on Tasmanian NDIS provider for serious safety and reporting failures

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) has welcomed the Federal Court of Australia’s decision today to impose a $1.1 million penalty against Oak Tasmania for failures to keep NDIS participants safe and failing to report hundreds of serious incidents within required timeframes.

The penalty is the largest ever imposed on a Tasmanian NDIS provider.

Oak Tasmania is a registered NDIS provider which delivered daily living supports to participants in shared living arrangements or group homes.

The court proceedings, initiated by the NDIS Commission, concerned multiple incidents where NDIS participants did not receive competent supports and services while in Oak Tasmania’s care, putting their health and safety at risk.

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