Submission No 201
INQUIRY INTO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME AND THE PROVISION OF DISABILITY SERVICES IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Name: Name suppressed Date Received: 8 August 2018
Partially Confidential
Dear Committee members
First of all, I wish to thank the NSW Government to holding this inquiry and hope that the committee’s recommendations are implemented for the benefit of people with disability and their well being in regards to their health.
My first criticism is about this inquiry and other inquiries that have been held in the past, I have checked the internet and found out that there have been a number of inquiries that I was not aware of them, I wonder why the Government did not send me and other disabled persons an e-mail to notify us about this inquiry. Thanks to the HON Shayne Mallard MLC who let us know about this inquiry through his facebook page, I would not have been aware this inquiry even existed if I did not see his facebook page.
In my opinion there should be another inquiry that will accept submission only from recipients of NIDS insurance benefit to find out if they are happy or not, because quite often some organisations which have vested interest hijack the inquiry and the people with disabilities generally miss the opportunities to do so, in a simple term let’s hear it from the horse’s mouth.
I wish to give evidence orally to the committee however I like it to be partially confidential for privacy reason for myself and others.
My disability history:
My name is and I have been disabled by a cartel of criminals including and others.
My family and I used to have a total of 10 retailing shops at Darling Harbour and 5 shops in the city of Sydney with a turnover of approximately 20 Million Dollars turnover.
I was elected the deputy chairman of Darling Harbour tenant’s Association and I raised the concerns of the shopping center with Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
Shortly after my interview with ABC Radio national when I returned to the shopping Center I was bashed unconscious and taken to a medical center in Neutral Bay and since then we lost all our business and 3 properties we owned in the CBD.
When the Labour Government was in power I raised my discovery of corruption and payments to some of the board members of Darling Harbour Authority to ICAC, however they never investigated the matter and the NSW Government promised an inquiry into my case and the advertised the inquiry in the newspaper asking for submission from members of the public, the chairman of the inquiry was Eddie Obeid and Deputy chairman was Joe Tripodi, I made a submission to the inquiry and delivered 3 boxes of documents to the parliament of NSW from the backdoor of the building, they kept me waiting and waiting for about 6 months and when I asked them about it they told me we can not find your files and since then I have never heard from anybody.
I have brought the matter to the attention of a number of Hon members of parliament and recently The Hon Victor Dominello has referred it to the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. They have asked me to write to them as why do I think I have a case against Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
In order to tell them why I have a case against the NSW government I need a lawyer or an opinion of a barrister which will cost about $10,000 and I only receive $330 a week from centerlink and that is not even enough to pay for my daily living to live normally. I also look after my 87 year old mother
who lost all her property and savings at Darling Harbour Scandal. We lost 15 shops and 3 apartments in the CBD. I can only blame the New South Wales government for our demise.
With recommendation of my Psychologist I applied for NDIS and after two years delay they approved me as an NDIS patient.
I have discussed my case with NDIS and my Psychologist that I need to use my car to go to the University however I couldn’t afford the petrol and the tolls and it would be helpful if they assist me in that regard, they say they can not help me because NDIS does not cover those type of expenses.
Last week I could not go to the Uni because I did not have enough petrol in my car and yesterday when I was driving back from there my car overheated and stopped, it was towed to my unit in North Ryde unit and I can’t afford to get the broken radiator and the pipes fixed. my car registration is due and I can’t afford it. What happed about inclusion that John Alexander MP has been advertising for the past 7 years, indeed I have been worst off under NDIS than before.
NDIS is saying they will provide me with a transport to the Uni and return which will cost around $1000 a week to the tax payers which is ridiculous or I can say is stupid and scandalous. All I need is $200 a week not $1000 for transport.
I am not a lawyer and I do not wish to get involved with correspondence to Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and delays and delays as it has been a nightmare for me and my family.
I wish my case to be used as a case study in this inquiry and I can supply all the necessary documentation to support it.
I refer to the terms of references and make the following comments:
(a) the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and its success or otherwise in providing choice and control for people with disability.
The implementation of NDIS is a disaster for many reasons, I believe a lot of organisations are
benefiting financially from the scheme except the actual disabled person. I have asked from the
beginning that I’d like to manage my case myself, they did not accept it without giving a written
reason/s.
(b) the experience of people with complex care and support needs in developing, enacting and reviewing NDIS plans. My Psychologist has written a number of times to NDIS to review my case and until now no reply has been provided. I can send you the letter if needed.
(c) the effectiveness and impact of privatising government-run disability services. The impact of the privatising services has caused the prices of the services go so high that’s beyond belief. For example: a gardener in the past used to cut my lawn and clean a small backyard for $60 a month, the NDIS approved Gardner gave me a quote for $275 almost 4 time the price. I have been given a budget of $43.000 and until now I have not used even once cent of it Occupational therapist $175 per hour, with a total bill of $1750
(d) the provision of support services, including accommodation services, for people with disability regardless of whether they are eligible or ineligible to participate in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Since the demise of our successful businesses I became disabled and applied to the housing commission of NSW for a place to live, I have been waiting for 16 years and finally we found out that the Housing NSW has taken my name out of the list without telling me and kept on lying to
me that my name is still on the list, this happened When was the minister of housing and corruptly and fraudulently did this, I have written to 3 consequent ministers and nothing has been done about it. The Housing NSW put my mother, father, my pregnant wife and myself into a one bedroom called villa and as a result my wife lost an unborn child twice and eventually we divorced. When I applied for NDIS I insisted that I wish NDIS to support me and follow up my application however my support service has not done anything about it. If an investigation is ever held I hold the NSW government while under the labor government responsible for the loss of my unborn child and other corrupt practices of (f) the adequacy of current regulations and oversight mechanisms in relation to disability service providers. (g) workforce issues impacting on the delivery of disability services, (h) challenges facing disability service providers and their sustainability. If NDIS continues the same way they are operating it will not be sustainable, they should assist a disabled person sue the perpetrators who were responsible for their disability and settle their case so they become financially independent and get off the list of NDIS recipients.
(i) incidents where inadequate disability supports result in greater strain on other community services, such as justice and health services. I have been adequately supported about my problems at all, my problems are accommodation, my wish to develop my inventions through University and others, support service is not prepared to inform the government of corruption in my case and help me financially to attend university in order to reduce the number of disabled people off the list. My support service is not prepared to write a letter to Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority in response to an opportunity given to me by the NSW. A disabled person needs legal advice more than anything else otherwise they will be vulnerable to injustice and will always be a burden to the community. I can provide the documents if needed. (j) policies, regulation or oversight mechanisms that could improve the provision and accessibility of disability services across New South Wales. As a disabled person I am not a qualified person to make a comment about policies however I can give many examples as why many policies need to be reviewed and amended. For example: if a disabled person was bankrupted by a criminal cartel and is a victim should be allowed to manage his own case. (k) any other related matter.
1-There is a guy by the name of in Queensland who has published a story on my behalf and without permission on six different site for the last 10 years and as a result I have not been able to get a job, I have applied for hundreds of jobs in the past 10 years but I have never been called even for an interview, I have asked him many times to remove the site, he has not done that, a company in Queensland has given me a quote of approximately $4000 to remove the google result which I can not afford. If you check google site for you will know who I have to deal with, there are a number of articles by Sydney Morning Herlad about him. This is one of the sites that prevents me from getting a job.
I thank the committee and look forward to be attending the hearings.
Sincerely Yours