Australian Government response to the Senate, Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

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Australian Government response to the Senate, Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the NDIS Amendment Bill 2021

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In November 2021, Senate, Community Affairs Legislation Committee (the Committee) released a report into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (the Bill).

The Australian Government notes the Senate, Community Affairs Legislation Committee (the Committee’s) inquiry and report into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (the Bill).

The report contains the single recommendation of the Committee to pass the Bill. Senators of the Australian Greens and Labor Senators provided separate dissenting reports recommending the Bill not be passed without the government engaging in genuine co-design with people with disability or without significant amendment.

The Government is committed to working with the disability community to improve the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Government has commenced a review of the design, operations and sustainability of the NDIS (the Review) which is due to report to the Government in October 2023. The Review is based on the principle of co-design with people with disabilities and is engaging with Australians living with disability, carers, and the disability sector, as well as the states and territories and other relevant experts.

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