In July 2021, the Commonwealth, state and territory disability ministers made the decision not to proceed with the introduction of independent assessments. Information about independent assessments has been archived.  

Submissions on this paper closed on 23 February 2021.

Read the paper

NDIA CEO Martin Hoffman has answered some questions and dispelled some misinformation. You can download the paper here:

• Consultation paper - Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility (DOCX 3.6MB)
• Consultation paper - Planning Policy for Personalised Budgets and Plan Flexibility (PDF 1MB)
  • Easy Read - Flexible plans and funding (PDF 6MB)
  • Easy Read (text only) - Flexible plans and funding (DOCX 55B)
• Submissions made to this paper
• Post consultation report.