Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.

A Code of Conduct document.

Code of Conduct

A Code of Conduct list of rules about how everyone should behave.

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Complaint

When you make a complaint, you tell someone that something:

  • has gone wrong
  • isn’t working well.

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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)

The NDIS Commission makes sure people with disability who take part in the NDIS:

  • are safe
  • get good services.

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Participants

Participants are people with disability who take part in the NDIS.

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Privacy

Your privacy is your right to choose:

  • what you want to keep safe and private
  • what other people can know about you.

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Quality

Quality is about receiving good services that:

  • meet the needs of people with disability
  • give people with disability choice and control.

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Rights

Rights are rules about how people must treat you fairly.

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Sexual misconduct

Sexual misconduct is when someone behaves in a sexual way that is:

  • against the law
  • not welcome.