Protect Your SIL Business: Avoid Hidden Risks with the Right Insurance and Legal Safeguards
Why this unique webinar cannot be missed!
This essential webinar is designed for both new and experienced Supported Independent Living (SIL) Providers who want to avoid major financial and legal risks.
SIL is one of the most complex and risky NDIS Supports any business can deliver in the NDIS.
Providers may not fully understand their obligations and risks because the NDIS laws and regulations are changing at such a rapid pace.
Learn from our panel of Legal and Insurance experts who have deep knowledge of SIL - and how they protect Providers against legal claims and financial loss. They will leave you with practical knowledge on what to do to avoid these common risks.
There’s no other session that combines SIL-specific insights on your legal and insurance needs like this one.
The topics that Gail (Gallaghers Insurance) and Astrid (LegalVision) will debate, cover some of the biggest and most complex legal and insurance risks that could bring you and your business unstuck.
Their insights and experience are real-life and hands on - They witness firsthand provider failure and will share knowledge on how to avoid it.
What will this webinar cover?
- New NDIS Regulations
- How your SIL business will be impacted by the new NDIS Rules
- Updates to SIL Registration Rules
- Will your existing insurance policy cover any of the new fines and penalties?
- Common Agreement "mistakes"
- The separation between home and the services
- Does your landlord need to know the property is used for commercial purposes?
- What "damages" are you entitled to claim as a SIL provider?
- SIL Service Agreements - do they need to cover topics like "House Rules"?
- What are some of the more important inclusions?
- How you can ensure you workers are covered for risks at work?
- What are the legal and insurance consequences if I hire Contractors?
- Who or what is covered by Worker's Compensation?
- How you can be sure your "House Rules" are not unlawful
- How to manage events like access to Sex Workers?
- Can you restrict access to the home to third parties such as other providers and sex workers?
Presenters
Astrid Rivalland - Practice Leader, Legal Vision
Astrid is a Practice Leader in LegalVision’s Corporate and Commercial team, specialising in advice in the health and disability space, with over 10 years of experience in providing commercial advice in the health field.
Astrid holds a PhD in medical research, bringing a unique combination of legal and scientific expertise. She also has lived experience with disability and navigating the NDIS, as well as experience as a board member of a not-for-profit organisation.
Gail Murray - Principal Broker, Arthur J. Gallagher
Gail is a Principal Broker with over 30 years’ experience in the Australian Insurance market, specialising in the disability and not-for-profit sector.
Gail offers expertise in all facets of disability insurance including sexual abuse, specialised disability accommodation, supported independent living, and short-term accommodation, as well as disability employment. Her advice is tailored to each client’s specific activities and needs.
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