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Endnote 4—Amendment history

Preamble
  The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) represents a fundamental change to how supports for people with disability are funded and delivered across Australia. The NDIS is designed to produce major benefits for people with disability, their families and the broader community.
  The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission is responsible for a range of functions under the National Quality and Safeguarding Framework aimed at protecting and preventing harm to people with disability in the NDIS market.
  The Commission will build the capability of NDIS participants and providers to uphold the rights of people with disability and realise the benefits of the NDIS. The legislation underpinning the NDIS is intended to support participants to be informed purchasers and consumers of NDIS supports and services and to live free from abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation.
  These rules set out some of the conditions that providers must comply with to become and remain registered NDIS providers. They also set out the NDIS Practice Standards that apply to all registered NDIS providers, and those that apply to providers delivering more complex supports in areas such as behaviour support, early childhood supports, specialist support coordination and specialist disability accommodation.
  These rules also deal with the Provider Register. To support people with disability to exercise choice and control, the Provider Register will include details about an NDIS provider's registration and any relevant compliance action taken in relation to the provider.
  Together with the NDIS Code of Conduct, these rules will enable people with disability participating in the NDIS to be aware of what quality service provision they should expect from registered NDIS providers.
  The Commissioner works with providers to continuously improve the quality of the supports and services provided to NDIS participants.

Part 1—Preliminary