NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee
The Australian Government is setting up the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Evidence Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC will give independent expert advice to Government on the suitability of supports for funding under the NDIS. The EAC will be set up by July 2025 and meet several times each year.
Why do we need the EAC?
The NDIS Review recommended the Department of Social Services (the department), in consultation with other key agencies, establish and support an EAC. The EAC’s purpose is to evaluate and recommend evidence-based supports for NDIS funding (Recommendation 23.2 of the NDIS Review).
The EAC’s advice will draw on evidence about the benefits, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of NDIS supports. This advice will lead to better participant outcomes and experiences and help improve the NDIS.
What work will the EAC do?
The EAC and its sub-committees will review and assess evidence about disability supports. The EAC will make recommendations to Government on the safety, appropriateness and cost effectiveness of supports for NDIS funding.
The department will support the EAC and a cross-agency Steering Committee to develop a plan of work for the EAC each year.
Who are the members of the EAC?
The EAC’s members will include people with a range of relevant expertise, such as:
- academics
- health professionals and clinical experts
- health economists
- consumer representatives.
Committee members will include people from diverse backgrounds. This includes people with lived experience of disability, First Nations people and people from multicultural communities.
Technical sub-committees will support the EAC. They will have expertise in capacity building and therapies, assistive technology and economics.
Who will choose the EAC members?
In late 2024, through to early 2025, the department will carry out a recruitment to find suitable members of the EAC and its technical sub-committees. Committee members will be appointed by the Government in 2025.
More information about expressing an interest in the EAC and its sub-committee membership will be on this page soon.
How can people with disability get involved?
The department will seek input from the public on the EAC’s implementation. This includes input from:
- people with disability, their families and carers
- members of the wider disability community (including support workers, advocates, peak bodies and representative organisations).
More information about consultation opportunities will be available on DSS Engage in the coming months.
After the EAC is set up, it will continue to engage with people with disability and the wider community.
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