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NDIS Provider Fined Record $1.9M for Fatal Choking Incident

  • Valmar Support Services has been fined over $1.9 million for failing to train staff, leading to a disabled man's choking death in May 2020.
  • The Federal Court found Valmar guilty of 24 breaches of the National Disability Insurance Scheme legislation.
  • NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announced new legislation to increase penalties for negligent providers from $400,000 to over $15 million.
  • Justice Elizabeth Raper criticized Valmar for not providing necessary support and described the incident as a 'terrible event.
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The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

NDIS Provider Fined $1.9 Million Over Choking Death

NDIS provider Valmar Support Services has been fined over $1.9 million—the most significant civil penalty of its kind—after a disabled man died from choking on a toasted sandwich in May 2020. The Federal Court found Valmar guilty of 24 breaches of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) legislation, citing a failure to properly train staff at a residential home in Canberra. The man, who was non-verbal and had multiple health conditions, …

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Carer’s record fine after choking death

An NDIS provider has been slapped with a record civil penalty after a man choked to death on food in a residential home after improperly trained staff failed to follow his dietary advice.

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NDIS provider fined $1.9m over 'terrible' choking death

An NDIS provider will pay the largest ever penalty of its kind over the death of an intellectually disabled man, who choked on a toasted salami and cheese sandwich.The man died in May 2020, three days after being fed by workers at a residential home operated by Valmar Support Services in the Canberra suburb of Richardson.The disability and aged care provider admitted numerous shortcomings, including improperly trained staff, after being pursued …

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NDIS provider fined record amount over toasted sandwich death

A judge said the penalty was low given the seriousness of the 24 breaches and their fatal results.

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ABC AustraliaABC Australia

NDIS provider given record fine after man died choking on sandwich

A record fine has been handed down to an NDIS service provider after a man choked and died in its care.

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The Canberra TimesThe Canberra Times

Disability support service fined $1.9m after 'grave, tragic' choking death

The Federal Court ordered the ACT disability support service to pay the Commonwealth after multiple breaches that led to the man's death.

·Canberra, Australia
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PerthNow broke the news in City of Perth, Australia on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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