Australian Government Response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme final report: Inquiry into NDIS Planning

The Australian Government welcomes the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (the Committee’s) final report on the Inquiry into National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Planning (the Report). 

In December 2019, the Committee released an interim report containing 14 recommendations to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The Government responded to this report in February 2020 by supporting seven recommendations, supporting five recommendations in principle, and noting two. 

The final report was released by the Committee in December 2020 and contains 42 recommendations to improve the participant experience with the NDIS and support the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to deliver a transparent, consistent and equitable approach to planning. 

The final report’s recommendations cover a number of areas including: 

  • the experience, expertise and qualifications of planners,
  • the value of informal supports and the role of families, carers and health practitioners in the planning process, 
  • the interface between the NDIS and other service systems, 
  • the planning experience in particular communities of need, such as those in rural and remote communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, 
  • the timeliness and transparency of the internal review process,  
  • the availability of advocacy support and access to legal services for people seeking external review of NDIA decision-making. 

The Government supports, or supports-in-principle, 26 of the recommendations made in the Committee’s report. Given the ongoing reforms to the planning process being progressed by the NDIA, the Government notes the Committee’s remaining 16 recommendations. 

 Read the Australian Government Response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) final report: Inquiry into NDIS Planning. 

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