Irabina Autism Services has a commitment to quality service delivery supported by Continuous Improvement Strategy across all service areas of the organisation for the purpose of maintaining the highest quality services to those who rely on the organisation for assistance in various forms delivered by Irabina employees.

Irabina has a commitment to listen to and learn from anyone who wishes to speak up about quality of Irabina’s services. Feedback in the form of complaints, suggestions or compliments is a major component of the Irabina Continuous Improvement Strategy. Complaints and feedback provide the organisation and its employees with unique information about the quality of service delivered by Irabina from the perspective of service users.

All Irabina management and staff have a responsibility to ensure they are delivering safe and quality support and services to the clients and their families and must comply with the NDIS Code of Conduct.

It is a guiding principle of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act) and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Complaints Management and Resolution) Rules 2018, that people with disability have the same right as other members of Australian society to pursue any grievance. The purpose of this policy is also to ensure that consumer feedback, including compliments, suggestions and complaints contribute to the continual improvement of the Irabina services, and that feedback is appropriately heard.

All Irabina staff are responsible for respectfully acknowledging and where possible, immediately resolving any feedback and complaints.

Should your complaint not be resolved immediately, you (as the person who made the complaint) will be kept informed on its progress.

Irabina monitors all complaints through the Complaints and Feedback Register. This centralised register includes up-to-date progress of each complaint and its status (open or closed/resolved).

External Complaints Organisations:

National Disability Insurance Scheme – Commission

Telephone: 1800 035 544 (free call)
TTY Services for people with hearing and speech difficulties: 133 450
Visit: https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/about/complaints-feedback/complaint

Office of the Disability Services Commissioner

The Disability Services Commissioner works with people with a disability, and disability services to resolve complaints.
Telephone: 1800 677 342 (free call)
TTY service for people with hearing or speech difficulties: 1300 726 563
Visit: http://www.odsc.vic.gov.au/

Health Complaints Commissioner

The Health Complaints Commissioner receives and resolves complaints about healthcare and the handling of health information in Victoria.
Telephone: 1300 582 113
Visit: https://www.hcc.vic.gov.au

Mental Health Complaints Commissioner

The Mental Health Complaints Commissioner can assist you if your complaint is about a public mental health service in Victoria.
Telephone: 1800 246 054
Visit: http://www.mhcc.vic.gov.au/

Victorian Ombudsman

The Ombudsman has the power to investigate complaints about State and local government authorities. The Ombudsman investigates complaints made about decisions, actions or inaction by these bodies.
Telephone: 9613 6222, Regional: 1800 806 314
Visit: https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/

Office of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection

The Privacy and Data Protection Commissioner will investigate complaints about a Victorian Government agency or local council’s failure to comply with one or more of the Information Privacy Principles.
Telephone: 1300 666 444
Visit: https://www.cpdp.vic.gov.au