More information

Additional support 

• Authorised Program Officer Micro-credential
• Information for Authorised Program Officers, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
• Victorian Dual Disability Service
• Australia’s obligations under the Convention of the Right of People with Disabilities (CRPD)
• Consent to use restrictive practices Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 
  VCAT can consent to the use of restrictive practices, as a last resort.
• See also, Important information checklist for authorised program officers (Word) from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH). 

References 

Disability Discrimination Act 1992, (1992). https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04426/latest/text 

Disability Act, (2006). https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/disability-act-2006/051 

Department of Families Fairness and Housing (DFFH). (2024). Guidelines for Supervised Treatment Orders. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 November 2025 from https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/guidelines-supervised-treatment-orders-word#:~:text=A%20Supervised%20Treatment%20Order%20(STO)%20is%20a%20civil%20order%20made,of%20serious%20harm%20to%20others 

Department of Families Fairness and Housing (DFFH). (2025). Information for Authorised Program Officers. Retrieved 11 November from https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/information-authorised-program-officers 

Emerson, E., & Einfeld, S. L. (2011). Challenging Behaviour [exerpt] (Third edition ed.). https://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/28935/excerpt/9780521728935_excerpt.pdf#:~:text=We%20have%20defined%20challenging%20behaviour,safety%20of%20the%20person%20or  

McVilly, K. (2002). Positive behaviour support for people with intellectual disability: evidence-based practice, promoting quality of life (P. Foreman, L. Goddard, & S. Bristow, Eds.). Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/815259  

Referring on 

• The NDIS Commission’s positive behaviour support capability framework 

Key legislation for NDIS specialist behaviour support providers includes: 

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Act (2013)
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (Code of Conduct) Rules (2018)
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules (2018)
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (Quality Indicators for NDIS Practice Standards) Guidelines (2018)
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules (2018).