Step 3 of 5 · Who decides
Who actually makes the decision, and what you both sign
The route converges here and then splits again. The principal decides, everywhere we read. What you sign afterwards is different in every jurisdiction.
The convergence
The person in the office.
Ultimately, the decision to allow funded therapists to conduct therapy on school grounds rests with the principal.
S1 · Victoria, policy updated 8 July 2025
Not the region, not the department, not the family, not the plan manager. The person in the office. That is worth knowing before you build a relationship with anyone else in the building. [S1, S6, S8, S12]
The fork
The instrument you sign
VIC
Licence to use school premises, plus an information sharing deed
[S5]
QLD
Access Agreement, signed by principal, parent and provider
[S8]
NSW
A written agreement with the school
[S9, S13]
WA
A Service Schedule, developed at step 3 of the department's own process
[S10]
SA
A licence agreement, and Part A of it is locked
[S12]
TAS
An NDIS Engagement Agreement, with the principal signing last
[S6]
ACT
No signs posted — no instrument published
Not established
NT
No signs posted — source not retrievable
Not established
The locked clause, worth reading before you send it to your lawyer
The licence agreement is mandatory. The content of Part A of the agreement must not be modified.
S12 · South Australia, information for providers
So in South Australia there is a part of the agreement that is not a negotiation. Redlining it is not a strong opening move; it is a non-starter the department has already ruled out in writing. [S12]
A Queensland detail that catches repeat providers
a new NDIS Access Request form will need to be completed for each request even if the NDIS provider is already delivering supports or other services at the school.
S8 · Queensland, provider fact sheet
Already being in the building does not carry over to the next student. Each request starts again. [S8]
Six instruments, two blanks
Six instruments, six names, two blanks. They are on one row of the sheet. Send me every state's gate on one sheet.
The one-pager
Every state's gate on one sheet
The four questions that actually differ, the fork where Queensland and Western Australia contradict each other, and the two jurisdictions nobody has published. Printed to keep beside the phone.
- 01 Who may make the request, per jurisdiction, and the two states that disagree
- 02 Professional indemnity and public liability minimums, with the blanks left blank
- 03 The instrument each department requires, and who signs it
…and 8 more, including the two published decision clocks and the jurisdictions we could not establish.
Get the one-pager