NDIS Provider Fined $1.9 Million Over Choking Death

The Federal Court found Valmar Support Services guilty of 24 breaches of the National Disability Insurance Scheme legislation.

A symbol indicates disability parking in Albany, Western Australia, on April 22, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

NDIS provider Valmar Support Services has been fined over $1.9 million—the most significant civil penalty of its kind—after a disabled man died from choking on a toasted sandwich in May 2020.

The Federal Court found Valmar guilty of 24 breaches of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) legislation, citing a failure to properly train staff at a residential home in Canberra.