Abstract
There have been numerous scandals involving the abuse and neglect of people with disabilities in disability service provision. In response, there has been stronger regulation of disability service providers and workers. Yet regulation itself has not been scandal-free, in part because of choices made in regulatory design. Drawing on the general literature on regulation, this article examines the design choices evident in the quality and safeguarding system under Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme, including trade-offs in design. The analysis demonstrates the benefit of disability scholars and policy makers drawing on the general literature on regulation.
Acknowledgement
The author acknowledges with thanks the comments of Bruce Cameron, John Carrigan, Kai Sinor, the two anonymous referees, and the Editor on earlier drafts of this article. Responsibility for any errors rests with the author.
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