NDIS Review

The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, announced a review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) on Tuesday 18 October 2022.

The NDIS Review will look at the design, operations and sustainability of the NDIS. It will also look at ways to make the market and workforce more responsive, supportive and sustainable. An overarching goal of the Review is to put people with disability back at the centre of the NDIS. It aims to help restore trust, confidence and pride in the NDIS.

The Review involves two parts:

• Part 1 examines the design, operations and sustainability of the NDIS.
• Part 2 examines ways to build a more responsive, supportive and sustainable market and workforce.

Learn more about the review here.

Our submission (Australian Autism Alliance and lived experience focus group) outlines legislative and policy recommendations, provides for longevity of a broad vision for government and society to follow and address the accountability gaps that currently exist in the ecosystem. Specifically it covers Models of Disability, Governance and Accountability Frameworks, and Interaction with Local, State and Commonwealth Services. While there is a focus on autism we have identified that there are many aspects of this submission that applies and benefits all disability, particularly given the significant level of co-occurring conditions that exist.

Read the submission here.