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Disability support service Live Better fined $1.8 million after woman died from having a bath in water that was too hot.

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The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and care provider Live Better have reached an agreement in the Federal Court regarding the death of 28 year old Kyah Lucas, who died in 2022 after being burnt in bath water that was too hot.

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ABC Australia

Federal court fines care provider Live Better $1.8 million after bathwater burns death

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and care provider Live Better have reached an agreement in the Federal Court regarding the death of 28-year-old Kyah Lucas, who died in 2022 after being burnt in bath water that was too hot.

15 days ago·Australia

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The West Australian

Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Regional NSW's biggest disability provider has been fined $1.8 million over "extremely serious" breaches that led to an Indigenous woman's burns-related death.

15 days ago

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PerthNow

Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Regional NSW's biggest disability provider has been fined $1.8 million over "extremely serious" breaches that led to an Indigenous woman's burns-related death.

15 days ago·Perth, Australia

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7NEWS Australia

Disability service cops major fine after 28-year-old woman dies from hot bath

The non-verbal woman suffered burns to about 40 per cent of her body.

15 days ago·Australia

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9News

Disability service fined $1.8m after woman dies from burns suffered during bath

A disability support provider has been fined $1.8 million after admitting serious shortfalls in staff training that led to a vulnerable Indigenous woman dying from burns after being given a bath.Kyah Lucas suffered burns to 35 per cent of her body when she was bathed at her home in Orange, in central-west NSW, by two workers from NDIS provider LiveBetter on February 2, 2022.She died in a Sydney hospital five days later.READ MORE: Woman dead, two…

15 days ago·Australia

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