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Feedback sought on Victorian Government’s SDA Policies and Procedures

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12/10/2021

The Victorian Government, through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH), owns half of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Victoria. The department is reviewing its policies about how it manages this SDA.

The following draft policies are now available for comment on Engage Victoria by residents, their families and carers, Supported Independent Living (SIL) providers and other interested parties:

Business practice manual
Offering residency in SDA manual
Residency management manual
Maintenance and property management manual

NDS will be making a submission and we invite input from providers to inform our paper.

Please send any comments to Heidi Cheung heidi.cheung@nds.org.au by Monday, 25 October 2021.

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Heidi Cheung, Senior Policy & Projects Officer, heidi.cheung@nds.org.au

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