Step 1 of 5 · Who may ask
Does the parent ask, or do you?
This is the question most likely to be got wrong by generalising, because the answer genuinely reverses between two states. Find your jurisdiction below and take that branch.
The fork, both branches held side by side
Branch A — the parent asks, and you do not
NDIS providers cannot make requests for access directly to the school.
S8 · Queensland, provider fact sheet
The family or carer makes a request to the leader in writing. Requests should not come from you or any provider.
S12 · South Australia, information for providers
A written request by parents/carers is required in advance of any service provision commencing in school.
S9 · New South Wales, information for parents and carers
Branch B — you may ask, with the parent's consent
Providers can only make a direct request if they have the consent of the parent or carer.
S10 · Western Australia, last reviewed 5 March 2026
One jurisdiction on the right branch, three flatly on the left. That is the whole reason a national habit is dangerous here. [S8, S9, S10, S12]
The branch that is neither: Tasmania
Any request for access to a student by an NDIS provider must come from the student's parent or carer or with that person's express consent. A formal request must be made in writing by completing the Parent/Carer Request Form – NDIS Provider Access to Tasmanian Government schools and submitting it to the school Principal for their consideration.
S6 · Tasmania, policy v1.0, 12 May 2023
Read that carefully before you file Tasmania with Queensland. “Or with that person's express consent” is looser than Queensland's flat prohibition, but it is bolted to a mandatory named form. Tasmania is neither a “never” nor a “yes”. It is a “yes, on the form, with consent in hand”.
Victoria: the request originates with the family, then routes back to you
Principals may receive requests for NDIS funded therapists to deliver therapy on school grounds or virtually during school hours.
S1 · Victoria, policy updated 8 July 2025
The principal sends the Request form … to the NDIS funded therapist when the request is made.
S3 · Victoria, guidance step 1, updated 30 January 2024
Victoria is a two-part motion: the family starts it, and then the form comes to you to fill in. Waiting to be asked is correct here; so is being ready for the form the day the family raises it. [S1, S3]
The two dead ends on this step
Northern Territory — no signs posted
We could not retrieve this. An NT “NDIS Information Package for Service Providers” exists at a known education.nt.gov.au address, but that host returns HTTP 403 behind an anti-bot layer to every method we tried, including on 2 September 2026. The NT students-with-disabilities policy page carries no provider-access section.
We will not paraphrase a forum or a search summary to fill this in. Ask the department for that document by name: sesupport.det@nt.gov.au.
Australian Capital Territory — no signs posted
No published procedure located. The ACT Education Directorate addresses this in one sentence, and that is all there is.
Your child may have National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding for therapists, such as an occupational therapist or speech pathologist. If you want your child to have these appointments at school, talk to the school to arrange this.
ACT · current page as at 2 September 2026
No request form. No documented decision process. No insurance figure. No agreement instrument. Do not assume the ACT works like NSW or Victoria, because nothing published says it does. Ask the Directorate's Disability Education team.
Four gates, one glance
The answer to this one question differs across four of the eight gates, and the sheet lays them beside each other in one glance. 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