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The Independent Pricing Committee (the Committee) will review the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing approaches and recommend changes designed to lead to a higher quality and sustainable disability provider market.

The Australian Government is progressing a new registration system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will better support participants through stronger regulation of providers. The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce (the Taskforce) recently provided advice to the Government on the design and implementation of a new regulatory model. The Taskforce, led by prominent human rights lawyer, Natalie Wade, was established in February 2024 to provide independent advice on the design and implementation of the new graduated risk-proportionate regulatory model proposed in the NDIS Review.

A recent series of early morning raids, payment locks and increased prosecutions on suspected fraudulent and criminal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers is showing Labor’s crackdown on frauds and rorts is having big results.

Landmark legislation to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) passed Parliament today, fulfilling the Australian Government’s commitment to legislate important changes called for by the Independent Review of the NDIS and the disability community. The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024 will improve the experience of NDIS participants and deliver decisions that are fairer, transparent and more consistent.

A clear definition of NDIS Supports which outlines what will and won’t be funded through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will provide greater clarity for people with disability and strengthen the Scheme, NDIS Minister the Hon. Bill Shorten said. Minister Shorten today announced public consultation on draft lists of what constitute NDIS Supports. The proposed lists of NDIS Supports have been developed based on current guidance and practices. The list will become part of a transitional rule, remaining in place until the Commonwealth and States and Territories formally agree on a rule to replace it. Once public consultation has...

The Australian Government has today published the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce’s independent advice to Government on a proposed system of regulation for NDIS providers and workers.