Compliance and enforcement actions

On 4 February 2025, a banning order was made under section 73ZN(2)(a)(i) the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, permanently prohibiting Niranjan Reddy Vonipenti from using any of the restrictive practices as described and listed by the Victorian Senior Practitioners Office (VSPO) as being prohibited.

These prohibited restrictive practices include the following as per the directions of the VSPO:

(a) the use of prone restraint (subduing a person by forcing them into a face-down position)

(b) the use of supine restraint (subduing a person by forcing them into a face-up position)

(c) pin downs (subduing a person by holding down their limbs or any part of the body, such as their arms or legs)

(d) basket holds (subduing a person by wrapping your arm/s around their upper and or lower body)

(e) takedown techniques (subduing a person by forcing them to free-fall to the floor or by forcing them to fall to the floor with support)

(f) any physical restraint that has the purpose or effect of restraining or inhibiting a person’s respiratory or digestive function

(g) any physical restraint that has the effect of pushing the person’s head forward onto their chest

(h) any physical restraint that has the purpose or effect of compelling a person’s compliance through the infliction of pain, hyperextension of joints, or by applying pressure to the chest or joints 

This order takes effect from 5pm AEDST on the 6 February 2025.