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Mother banned from working as NDIS support worker after children removed from her care

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Blandis, E. (2026, October 22). Mother banned from working as NDIS support worker after children removed from her care. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-23/sa-ndis-care-worker-banned-after-children-taken-from-her-care/107297624

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-22 · by Eva Blandis

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A woman in Adelaide who had been employed as an NDIS support worker for five years has been banned from working with children and people with disabilities after her own children were removed from her care. Despite attempting to challenge the ban, the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal upheld it, determining that she poses an "unacceptable risk" to children and a "risk of harm" to those with disabilities.
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A South Australian mother who had been working as an NDIS support worker for five years was banned from engaging in work with children and people with disabilities after her children were removed from her care. Despite her attempts to overturn the decision, it was upheld by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT). SACAT determined that she posed an "unacceptable risk" to children and a "risk of harm" to individuals with disabilities.

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Eva Blandis
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Adelaide NDIS SACAT the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

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NDIS ORG · 2× SACAT ORG · 2× Adelaide GPE · 1× the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ORG · 1×

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Adelaide mother banned from working as NDIS support worker after children removed from her care In short: A woman who had been working as an NDIS support worker for five years and had children removed from her care has been banned from engaging in work with children and people with disabilities. She tried to overturn the decision, but it was upheld by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT).
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
2026-10-22 · ABC News (AU)
Mother banned from working as NDIS support worker after children removed from her care · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Adelaide mother banned from working as NDIS support worker after children removed from her care In short: A woman who had been working as an NDIS support worker for five years and had children removed from her care has been banned from engaging in work with children and people with disabilities. She tried to overturn the decision, but it was upheld by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT). asserted
it → ban → Tribunal
SACAT said they found the mother posed an "unacceptable risk" to children and a "risk of harm" to people with disability. asserted
mother → say → disability
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