{ "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "folder": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "type": "Statutory Authority", "jurisdiction": "VIC", "portfolio": "", "website": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/", "data_status": "rich", "completeness": { "has_strategy_brief": true, "has_strategy_structured": true, "has_vision": false, "has_kpi_targets": false, "has_kpi_results": false, "has_strategy_overview": true, "has_legislation_text": true, "has_legislation_structured": false, "has_global_initiatives_text": false, "has_global_initiatives_structured": false, "n_global_initiatives": 0, "has_ideas": true, "has_artifacts": true, "n_ideas": 12, "n_legislation": 0, "n_artifacts": 3, "n_kpi_targets": 0, "n_kpi_results": 0, "n_outcomes": 0, "verified_own_data": true }, "strategy_profile": { "status": "published", "confidence": "high", "summary": "The main purposes of this Act are—\n(a) to regulate registered and unregistered\ndisability workers by—\n(i) providing for a registration scheme\nfor disability workers and disability\nstudents receiving training to be\ndisability workers; and\n(ii) establishing the Disability Worker\nRegistration Board of Victoria; and\n(iii) establishing the Victorian Disability\nWorker Commission; and\n(iv) providing for the appointment of the\nVictorian Disability Worker\nCommissioner; and\n(v) providing for a mechanism by which\ncomplaints and notifications in relation\nto disability workers and disability\nstudents may be investigated and dealt\nwith; and\n(b) to amend the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1997—\n(i) to provide for the rights and duties of\nSDA residents and SDA providers\nconsistently with the National\nDisability Insurance Scheme; and\n(ii) to provide access to SDA residents\nand SDA providers to general tenancy\narrangements under Part 2 of that Act;\nand\n(iii) to enable SDA residents to exercise\nchoice and control in respect of their\naccommodation arrangements;\nand\n(c) to make consequential amendments to—\n(i) the Health Complaints Act 2016, the\nOmbudsman Act 1973 and the Public\nAdministration Act 2004 in relation to\nthe regulation of disability workers and\ndisability students; and\n(ii) the Disability Act 2006 and other Acts\nto enable the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1997 to provide for SDA residents\nand SDA providers.", "official_site_url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/", "source_documents": [ { "type": "annual_report", "title": "Annual Report", "url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/VDWC%20and%20Board%20Annual%20Report%20Aug%202019-June%202021.pdf", "period": "2021", "confidence": "high" }, { "type": "corporate_plan", "title": "Corporate Plan", "url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/VDWC%20Strategic%20Plan%202024%E2%80%9327.pdf", "period": "2026", "confidence": "high" } ], "purpose": { "text": "The main purposes of this Act are—\n(a) to regulate registered and unregistered\ndisability workers by—\n(i) providing for a registration scheme\nfor disability workers and disability\nstudents receiving training to be\ndisability workers; and\n(ii) establishing the Disability Worker\nRegistration Board of Victoria; and\n(iii) establishing the Victorian Disability\nWorker Commission; and\n(iv) providing for the appointment of the\nVictorian Disability Worker\nCommissioner; and\n(v) providing for a mechanism by which\ncomplaints and notifications in relation\nto disability workers and disability\nstudents may be investigated and dealt\nwith; and\n(b) to amend the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1997—\n(i) to provide for the rights and duties of\nSDA residents and SDA providers\nconsistently with the National\nDisability Insurance Scheme; and\n(ii) to provide access to SDA residents\nand SDA providers to general tenancy\narrangements under Part 2 of that Act;\nand\n(iii) to enable SDA residents to exercise\nchoice and control in respect of their\naccommodation arrangements;\nand\n(c) to make consequential amendments to—\n(i) the Health Complaints Act 2016, the\nOmbudsman Act 1973 and the Public\nAdministration Act 2004 in relation to\nthe regulation of disability workers and\ndisability students; and\n(ii) the Disability Act 2006 and other Acts\nto enable the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1997 to provide for SDA residents\nand SDA providers.", "source_url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/VDWC%20Strategic%20Plan%202024%E2%80%9327.pdf", "source_page": 1, "source_deep_url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/VDWC%20Strategic%20Plan%202024%E2%80%9327.pdf#page=1" }, "vision": null, "strategic_priorities": [], "values": [ { "name": "act honestly and with integrity.", "description": "", "source_url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/VDWC%20Strategic%20Plan%202024%E2%80%9327.pdf", "source_page": null } ], "outcomes": [], "performance_measures": [], "document_alignment_terms": { "must_support": [ "The main purposes of this Act are—\n(a) to regulate registered and unregistered\ndisability workers by—\n(i) providing for a registration scheme\nfor disability workers and disability\n" ], "watch_terms": [], "avoid_claiming_without_evidence": [] }, "review_note": "" }, "global_initiatives": null, "strategy": { "reporting_period": "2024-25", "corporate_plan_period": "2025-26", "vision": null, "vision_source_page": null, "purposes": "The main purposes of this Act are—\n(a) to regulate registered and unregistered\ndisability workers by—\n(i) providing for a registration scheme\nfor disability workers and disability\nstudents receiving training to be\ndisability workers; and\n(ii) establishing the Disability Worker\nRegistration Board of Victoria; and\n(iii) establishing the Victorian Disability\nWorker Commission; and\n(iv) providing for the appointment of the\nVictorian Disability Worker\nCommissioner; and\n(v) providing for a mechanism by which\ncomplaints and notifications in relation\nto disability workers and disability\nstudents may be investigated and dealt\nwith; and\n(b) to amend the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1997—\n(i) to provide for the rights and duties of\nSDA residents and SDA providers\nconsistently with the National\nDisability Insurance Scheme; and\n(ii) to provide access to SDA residents\nand SDA providers to general tenancy\narrangements under Part 2 of that Act;\nand\n(iii) to enable SDA residents to exercise\nchoice and control in respect of their\naccommodation arrangements;\nand\n(c) to make consequential amendments to—\n(i) the Health Complaints Act 2016, the\nOmbudsman Act 1973 and the Public\nAdministration Act 2004 in relation to\nthe regulation of disability workers and\ndisability students; and\n(ii) the Disability Act 2006 and other Acts\nto enable the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1997 to provide for SDA residents\nand SDA providers.", "purposes_source_page": 1, "how_we_deliver": null, "how_we_deliver_source_page": null, "government_priorities": [], "outcomes": [], "values": [ "act honestly and with integrity." ], "values_framework_name": null, "kpi_targets_2025_26": [], "kpi_results_2024_25": [], "_source_urls": { "annual_report_url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/VDWC%20and%20Board%20Annual%20Report%20Aug%202019-June%202021.pdf", "corporate_plan_url": "https://www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-01/VDWC%20Strategic%20Plan%202024%E2%80%9327.pdf" } }, "ideas": [ { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "small", "title": "Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries", "idea": "Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 9—Regulation of unregistered disability workers\n125 Response by unregistered disability worker\nAn unregistered disability worker who receives\nan investigation report under section 124 setting\nout recommendations that apply to the disability\nworker must not, without reasonable excuse, fail\nto give a written response to that investigation\nreport to the Commission, within the time set out\nin the investigation report, which—\n(a) states the action that has been taken to\nimplement the recommendations; and\n(b) if a recommendation has not been\nimplemented, gives a reason why\nthe recommendation has not been\nimplemented and sets out a plan—\n(i) to implement the recommendation; or\n(ii) to address the issue dealt with in the\nrecommendation.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "large", "title": "Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system", "idea": "Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 9—Regulation of unregistered disability workers\n125 Response by unregistered disability worker\nAn unregistered disability worker who receives\nan investigation report under section 124 setting\nout recommendations that apply to the disability\nworker must not, without reasonable excuse, fail\nto give a written response to that investigation\nreport to the Commission, within the time set out\nin the investigation report, which—\n(a) states the action that has been taken to\nimplement the recommendations; and\n(b) if a recommendation has not been\nimplemented, gives a reason why\nthe recommendation has not been\nimplemented and sets out a plan—\n(i) to implement the recommendation; or\n(ii) to address the issue dealt with in the\nrecommendation.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Regulation & Policy", "scale": "small", "title": "Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting", "idea": "Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.", "quote": "[pages 117,118,119,120,121]\nability worker.\n(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission is not\nrequired to give an unregistered disability worker\nan investigation report, or part of an investigation\nreport, if the Commission reasonably believes\ndoing so would—\n(a) prejudice future action that the Commission\nmay take under this Act; or\n(b) place at risk a person's health or safety or\nplace a person at risk of intimidation or\nharassment.\n(3) The Commission may—\n(a) give all or part of the investigation report to\nthe Australian Health Practitioner Regulation\nAgency and any relevant National Board,\nwithin the meaning of the Health Practitioner\nNational Law, if the investigation report is\nrelevant to the administration of the Health\nPractitioner Regulation National Law; and\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\n105", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Regulated entities / policy teams", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Regulation & Policy", "scale": "large", "title": "Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops", "idea": "Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.", "quote": "[pages 117,118,119,120,121]\nability worker.\n(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission is not\nrequired to give an unregistered disability worker\nan investigation report, or part of an investigation\nreport, if the Commission reasonably believes\ndoing so would—\n(a) prejudice future action that the Commission\nmay take under this Act; or\n(b) place at risk a person's health or safety or\nplace a person at risk of intimidation or\nharassment.\n(3) The Commission may—\n(a) give all or part of the investigation report to\nthe Australian Health Practitioner Regulation\nAgency and any relevant National Board,\nwithin the meaning of the Health Practitioner\nNational Law, if the investigation report is\nrelevant to the administration of the Health\nPractitioner Regulation National Law; and\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\n105", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Regulated entities / policy teams", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Case Processing", "scale": "small", "title": "Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases", "idea": "Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 8—Regulation of registered disability workers and disability students\n(b) an investigator asks—\n(i) a registered disability worker to\nundergo a health assessment or\nperformance assessment; or\n(ii) a disability student to undergo a\nhealth assessment.\n(2) The assessor must be a person other than a\nmember of the Board who is—\n(a) in the case of a health assessment, a\nregistered medical practitioner or a\npsychologist; or\n(b) in the case of a performance assessment,\na registered disability worker.\n(3) The assessor may ask a registered health\npractitioner, another registered disability\nworker or a person with recognised expertise\nin the relevant area to assist the assessor in\ncarrying out the assessment of the registered\ndisability worker or disability student.\n(4) The assessor's fee for carrying out the assessment\nis to be paid out of the Board's budget.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Applicants / case officers", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Case Processing", "scale": "large", "title": "End-to-end case processing redesign", "idea": "Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 8—Regulation of registered disability workers and disability students\n(b) an investigator asks—\n(i) a registered disability worker to\nundergo a health assessment or\nperformance assessment; or\n(ii) a disability student to undergo a\nhealth assessment.\n(2) The assessor must be a person other than a\nmember of the Board who is—\n(a) in the case of a health assessment, a\nregistered medical practitioner or a\npsychologist; or\n(b) in the case of a performance assessment,\na registered disability worker.\n(3) The assessor may ask a registered health\npractitioner, another registered disability\nworker or a person with recognised expertise\nin the relevant area to assist the assessor in\ncarrying out the assessment of the registered\ndisability worker or disability student.\n(4) The assessor's fee for carrying out the assessment\nis to be paid out of the Board's budget.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Applicants / case officers", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Staff Productivity", "scale": "small", "title": "Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents", "idea": "Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.", "quote": "10 Membership of the Board\n(1) On the recommendation of the Minister, the\nGovernor in Council may appoint a person to be a\nmember of the Board.\n(2) The Board consists of not less than 9 and not more\nthan 12 persons as determined by the Minister in\naccordance with the following requirements—\n(a) at least 2 and not more than two-thirds of the\nmembers are not, and have not at any time\nbeen, registered disability workers;\n(b) at least 2 and not more than two-thirds of the\nmembers are registered disability workers;\n(c) at least 3 members are persons with a\ndisability.\n(3) In determining whether to appoint a person as a\nmember of the Board, the Minister must have\nregard to the skills and experience of the person\nthat are relevant to the Board's functions.\n(4) A person is not eligible to be a member of the\nBoard if—\n(a) the person has ceased to be a registered", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "APS staff / executives", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Sensitive information leakage", "Inconsistent quality of generated drafts" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Staff Productivity", "scale": "large", "title": "Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform", "idea": "Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.", "quote": "10 Membership of the Board\n(1) On the recommendation of the Minister, the\nGovernor in Council may appoint a person to be a\nmember of the Board.\n(2) The Board consists of not less than 9 and not more\nthan 12 persons as determined by the Minister in\naccordance with the following requirements—\n(a) at least 2 and not more than two-thirds of the\nmembers are not, and have not at any time\nbeen, registered disability workers;\n(b) at least 2 and not more than two-thirds of the\nmembers are registered disability workers;\n(c) at least 3 members are persons with a\ndisability.\n(3) In determining whether to appoint a person as a\nmember of the Board, the Minister must have\nregard to the skills and experience of the person\nthat are relevant to the Board's functions.\n(4) A person is not eligible to be a member of the\nBoard if—\n(a) the person has ceased to be a registered", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "APS staff / executives", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Sensitive information leakage", "Inconsistent quality of generated drafts" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "small", "title": "Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates", "idea": "Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 1—Preliminary\n(c) every charge made against the person\nfor an offence, in Victoria or elsewhere,\nand whether before, on or after the\ncommencement of this section;\ncriminal history law means a law that provides\nthat spent or other convictions do not form\npart of a person's criminal history and\nprevents or does not require the disclosure\nof those convictions;\ndisability has the meaning given in section 4;\ndisability service means—\n(a) a service (other than a prescribed\nexempt service) which involves more\nthan incidental contact with a person\nwith a disability and is specifically\nprovided to the person for the principal\npurpose of caring for, or treating, the\nperson or supporting the person to\nmanage the person's limitations in\nundertaking one or more of the\nfollowing activities—\n(i) communication;\n(ii) social or economic participation;\n(iii) social interaction;", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "large", "title": "Single front door for life-event based services", "idea": "Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 1—Preliminary\n(c) every charge made against the person\nfor an offence, in Victoria or elsewhere,\nand whether before, on or after the\ncommencement of this section;\ncriminal history law means a law that provides\nthat spent or other convictions do not form\npart of a person's criminal history and\nprevents or does not require the disclosure\nof those convictions;\ndisability has the meaning given in section 4;\ndisability service means—\n(a) a service (other than a prescribed\nexempt service) which involves more\nthan incidental contact with a person\nwith a disability and is specifically\nprovided to the person for the principal\npurpose of caring for, or treating, the\nperson or supporting the person to\nmanage the person's limitations in\nundertaking one or more of the\nfollowing activities—\n(i) communication;\n(ii) social or economic participation;\n(iii) social interaction;", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "other-pdfs/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf (https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-09/18-38aa005-authorised.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-VIC-021", "entity_name": "Victorian Disability Worker Commission", "folder_name": "Victorian-Disability-Worker-Commission", "category": "Data & Performance", "scale": "small", "title": "KPI evidence register with named owners", "idea": "Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.", "quote": "38 of 2018\nPart 14—Authorised officers\n(b) entry into or onto the premises is necessary\nfor the purpose of investigating the subject\nmatter of a notification or a complaint.\n(2) If a magistrate is satisfied by evidence on oath or\naffirmation, whether oral or by affidavit, that there\nare reasonable grounds for suspecting that there\nis on the premises a particular thing that may be\nevidence of the commission of an offence against\nthis Act or the regulations or evidence about a\nmatter that is being investigated by the authorised\nofficer, the magistrate may issue a search warrant\nauthorising any person named in the warrant—\n(a) to enter the premises, or the 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