About Victorian Disability Worker Commission (VDWC)
The Victorian Disability Worker Commission supports the Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner and the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria to administer the Disability Worker Regulation Scheme (the Scheme).
The Scheme was established by the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 (Vic), and involves the regulation of all registered and unregistered disability workers in Victoria.
The Scheme was established by the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 (Vic), and involves the regulation of all registered and unregistered disability workers in Victoria.
The Scheme includes:
- A Code of Conduct that disability workers must comply with, regardless of how they are funded
- An independent complaints service, with power to investigate the conduct of disability workers
- Voluntary registration, which involves the Board setting registration standards for registered Victorian disability workers and registering Victorian disability workers