NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee

The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee will give advice to government on the suitability of supports for funding under the NDIS.

Establishment

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.

The NDIS Review recommended our 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.  

  • 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.

Visit the NDIS Review website to read:

Purpose and role

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.

Membership

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
  • people from multicultural communities.

Technical sub-committees will support the EAC. They will have expertise in capacity building and therapies, assistive technology and economics.

Member recruitment

The Government is now seeking expressions of interest for suitable members of the Evidence Advisory Committee and for three technical sub-committees.

Expressions of interest opened on 19 November 2024, and will close on 17 December 2024.

Committee members will be appointed by the Government in 2025. For more information, and to submit your expression of interest, visit APS Jobs(Opens in a new tab/window). 

How people with disability can 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.

In the coming months, more information about consultation opportunities will be available on DSS Engage(Opens in a new tab/window).

After the EAC is set up, it will continue to engage with people with disability and the wider community.

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