Convince your boss
Use these points to ask for approval to attend.
The cost of getting it wrong is now public.
In 2026 the Federal Court ordered a Tasmanian NDIS provider to pay a $1.1 million penalty plus $200,000 in costs. $350,000 of the penalty related to 474 late notifications.
The Commission can ask faster.
Since 9 April 2026 it can require documents on shorter timeframes where there is a risk of serious harm.
Key personnel carry responsibility.
The judgment considered the reasonable steps expected of key personnel.
You come back with working tools, not notes.
Ten editable Word and Excel tools plus a printed workbook, completed on your own records.
You come back with a plan.
A 90-day plan and a board dashboard you can present.
It is two days.
Perth 22-23 February, Adelaide 25-26 February, Brisbane 2-3 March, Sydney 9-10 March, Melbourne 16-17 March 2027.
Send a team.
Teams of two to three per organisation are common.
Short email you can adapt
I would like to attend the two-day Incidents, Restrictive Practices & Investigations in Disability Care Workshop on [date and city]. It covers incident notification timeframes, restrictive practice registers and authorisation, and internal investigations, and I would bring back ten working tools and a 90-day plan for the board. The registration fee is [fee]. Can we discuss?