NDIS providers: Intellectually disabled man unlawfully detained for 25 years

An intellectually disabled man kept in an alarmed unit for 25 years and only allowed in public while supervised is one of a handful of Victorians found to have been unlawfully detained by National Disability Insurance Scheme providers.

The 63-year-old, who has a long history of committing sexual assaults and other crimes, has lived under surveillance in a self-contained unit managed by disability services for decades without the legal orders and safeguards required to detain a person.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found the detention of a 63-year-old man by an NDIS provider was illegal. Credit: Marija Ercegovac

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ruled that the man’s detention by NDIS provider Scope was illegal and ordered his restriction