Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
The Australian Autism Alliance supports reform of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We support long-term sustainability, stronger mainstream systems, effective foundational supports, action against fraud and exploitation, and reforms that improve outcomes for people with disability.
However, the Alliance does not support progression of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 in its current form or proposed implementation timeframe.
Our concern is not whether reform should occur. Our concern is whether Parliament can be confident that the systems required for reform are ready, accountable and capable of delivering better outcomes.
The Alliance has consistently advocated for systems that work. Systems that work are not built after people are expected to rely on them. They are built first.
The Alliance’s position is simple:
- Oversight should precede reliance
- The question is not only what support costs today. It is also what Australia pays tomorrow if support is withdrawn too early
- Sustainability matters for people with disability, for families and carers, and for the economy
- The Alliance supports sustainable reform.
The Alliance believes this Bill is about more than legislative reform. It is about what kind of country Australia wants to be.
The NDIS was established because Australians believed that people with disability should not be excluded from opportunity, participation and community life simply because they require support.
Reform should proceed only when Parliament can be satisfied that systems are ready, safeguards are in place, accountability is clear and people with disability will not bear the consequences if assumptions underpinning reform prove incorrect.
If systems are not ready, reform is not ready.
Success should not be measured by how many people leave the NDIS.
Success should be measured by whether people experience better lives
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