Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Supported independent livingSupport coordination

Submission 28: Alliance20

Integrity of Therapy Supports and Provider Regulation

Support coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordination

Music therapy

Submission 34: Allied Health Professions Australia

Submission 61 — APM — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 61: APM

Strengthening NDIS integrity through governance and system maturity

Submission 23: Aruma

Submission 49 — Australian Association of Social Workers — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 49: Australian Association of Social Workers

Observations and concerns about conduct by NDIS providers

Intellectual disabilityAcquired brain injury

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyCounsellingCommunity access supportShort term accommodationSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationWheelchairsHospital beds and bedding equipmentHome modificationsSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 29: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Serious and organised crime exploitation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 3: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

AFP support for NDIS fraud investigations

Submission 83: Australian Federal Police

Provider registration and digital claiming impacts on NDIS integrity

Community access supportSupported independent livingPlan management

Submission 68: Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

Clinical non-compliance within assistive technology provision

Orthotics and prosthetics

Submission 38: Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA)

Submission 44 — Australian Physiotherapy Association — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyPodiatryPsychologyPersonal care support

Submission 44: Australian Physiotherapy Association

Strengthening Integrity Risks in Allied Health Supports for NDIS Participants

PodiatryWound care

Submission 16: Australian Podiatry Association (APodA)

Submission 30 — Australian Psychological Society — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Psychology

Submission 30: Australian Psychological Society

Submission 77 — Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

WheelchairsHome modifications

Submission 77: Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA)

Worker exploitation and fraud within the NDIS

Supported independent living

Submission 80: Australian Services Union

Systemic obstacles to payment for NDIS small business providers

Supported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationPlan management

Submission 82: Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

ATO engagement with NDIS fraud and data sharing

Submission 32: Australian Taxation Office

Financial crime patterns within the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Intellectual disabilityBlindness and low vision

Submission 35: Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)

Structural integrity and moral responsibility within the NDIS

Personal care support

Submission 1: Carers and Advocates Australia

Submission 63 — Carers Australia — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Personal care supportSupport coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 63: Carers Australia

Submission 45 — CatholicCare NT — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Medication management support

Submission 45: CatholicCare NT

Experiences of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 8: Centre for Disability Research and Policy, The University of Sydney

Strengthening continuity of supports safeguards for children and young people with disability

Positive behaviour supportCommunity access supportPlan management

Submission 43: Children and Young People with Disability Australia

Submission regarding policy reforms constraining access and choice for people with psychosocial disability in the NDIS

Submission 66: Consumers of Mental Health WA

Impact of service monopolies and workforce issues on Deafblind participants

Hearing loss and deafnessBlindness and low visionDeafblindness

Submission 18: Deafblind Australia

Submission 42 — Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, NDIA, and NDIS Commission — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Personal care supportIn-home supportSupported independent livingSupport coordinationPlan management

Submission 42: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, NDIA, and NDIS Commission

Addressing Integrity Risks in Government Payments

Submission 72: Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Submission 65 — Developmental Educators Australia — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Community access support

Submission 65: Developmental Educators Australia

Nutrition and dietetic therapy supports for people with disability within the NDIS

Dietetics and nutrition supportArt therapyMusic therapyPersonal care supportEnteral feeding supportIndependent advocacy

Submission 36: Dietitians Australia

Effectiveness of the current complaints system for people with disability

Independent advocacy

Submission 11: Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)

Submission regarding integrity of NDIS plan management and support coordination

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 73: Disability Intermediaries Australia

Integrity measures and risks for people with intellectual disability

Intellectual disabilityDown syndrome

Submission 75: Down Syndrome Australia Consortium

Compliance issues and reforms for National Disability Insurance Scheme

Speech pathologySupported independent livingPlan management

Submission 58: Dr Harry Rothenfluh

Market Viability and Provider Registration Challenges in the NDIS

Intellectual disabilityBlindness and low vision

Personal care supportCommunity access supportSupported independent livingSupport coordination

Submission 21: Endeavour Foundation

National Disability Insurance Scheme support worker conditions and protections

Submission 79: Hireup

Integrity in the NDIS: fixing whistleblower protections

Specialist disability accommodationSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Psychology

Submission 85: Human Rights Law Centre

Systemic Challenges Threatening NDIS Integrity and Sustainability

Support coordination

Submission 20: Illawarra Disability Alliance

NDIS Scheme Integrity and Non-Compliance

Submission 14: Integrated Disability Action Inc

Nature and Extent of Non-Compliance, Fraud, and Sharp Practices within the NDIS

AutismIntellectual disabilityAcquired brain injuryDown syndrome

Occupational therapyPositive behaviour supportPersonal care supportCommunity access supportGroup and centre-based activitiesSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodationAugmentative and alternative communication devicesSupport coordinationPlan managementCommunity nursingIndependent advocacy

Submission 53: Intellectual Disability Rights Service NSW

NDIS infrastructure improvements for compliance and fraud prevention

Plan management

Submission 57: Intrepidus Law

Concerns about politicisation and cuts to NDIS supports

Speech pathologySupported independent livingSupport coordinationPlan managementLocal area coordinationPeer support

Submission 25: JFA Purple Orange

Impacts of fraud prevention measures on NDIS participants

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Submission 50: Justice and Equity Centre

Plan management data reveals NDIS invoicing and fraud risks

Plan management

Submission 24: Kismet

Addressing NDIS Service Provider Disputes and Fraudulent Practices

Support coordinationPlan management

Submission 12: Legal Aid NSW

Market access barriers for professional participants with ASD and CPTSD

Submission 62: Louise Kaestner

The role of evidence-based, sustainable assistive technology in protecting the integrity of the NDIS – MedTechVic Hub, Swinburne University of Technology

WheelchairsIndependent advocacy

Submission 4: MedTechVic Hub

Submission 64 — Mental Health Carers Australia — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Support coordination

Submission 64: Mental Health Carers Australia

Integrity of the NDIS and protections for people with psychosocial disability

Personal care supportSupported independent livingSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 87: Mental Health Legal Centre Inc

Experiences with unregistered providers and family expectations for participant support regimes

Supported independent livingPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 7: Minda

Concerns over NDIS governance, fraud, and impact on participants’ futures

Hearing loss and deafnessCerebral palsy

HydrotherapyWalking aids

Submission 96: Mr Adam Johnston AM

Lack of integration undermining NDIS service quality and accountability

AutismBlindness and low vision

Submission 55: Mr Jack Davenport

Structural flaws in the National Disability Insurance Scheme invite exploitation

Submission 5: Mr Michael Sanderson

Concerns about NDIS provider registration and compliance

Submission 10: Mr Robert Heron

Fraud and predatory business practices in Supported Residential Services

Blindness and low visionAcquired brain injuryMultiple sclerosisParkinson's diseaseMotor neurone disease

Support coordination

Submission 78: Mr William Brennan, Ms Anne Bolzonello and Ms Julie Fry

Safeguards for NDIS participants and improved scheme integrity

WheelchairsSupport coordinationPlan managementPeer support

Submission 19: MS Australia

Integrity measures and ethical oversight within the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Global developmental delay

Supported independent livingWalking aids

Submission 6: Ms Cat Walker

Connecting a Decade of Failure: AI-Powered Submission on NDIS Systemic Risks

Global developmental delayBlindness and low vision

Personal care supportHospital beds and bedding equipment

Submission 94: Ms Marie Johnson

Concerns over NDIS fraud and its impact on participant plans

AutismIntellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delayEpilepsy

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologySupported independent living

Submission 86: Ms Shirley Humphris

Addressing Integrity Risks in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Plan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 71: Multicultural Disability Advocacy Australia

Concerns about due process in NDIS-funded care delivery

Domestic assistance

Submission 97

Fraudulent billing by Hire Up impacting NDIS participant funding

Personal care supportDomestic assistanceSupport coordinationPlan management

Submission 93

Integrity issues affecting the National Disability Insurance Scheme

AutismGlobal developmental delay

HydrotherapyPsychologyPersonal care supportCommunity access supportOvernight supportShort term accommodationSpecialist disability accommodation

Submission 92

Lack of integrity and confidentiality concerns within NDIS services in rural areas

Local area coordination

Submission 91

Lack of integrity and systemic non-compliance in NDIS interactions

PsychologySupport coordination

Submission 88

Structural Non-Compliance, Extractive Practices, and System Reform in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 89

Systemic integrity issues within the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Occupational therapySpeech pathologyPsychologyPositive behaviour supportShort term accommodation

Submission 90

Systemic investigation lags and safeguarding failures within the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

Submission 95

Submission 76 — National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Support coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 76: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Unpaid Care and Gender Inequality within the NDIS

Submission 15: National Council of Women Victoria

Inclusive disability research funding and its impact on NDIS integrity

Submission 56: National Disability Research Partnership

Strengthening integrity through system design and market oversight

AutismAcquired brain injurySpinal cord injury

Submission 31: National Disability Services

Submission 37 — National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 37: National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA)

Submission 47 — Occupational Therapy Australia — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Occupational therapy

Submission 47: Occupational Therapy Australia

Strengthening Scheme Integrity: The Role of Allied Health Evidence

Occupational therapyHome modificationsSupport coordination

Submission 2: Occupational Therapy Society for Hidden and Invisible Disabilities (OTSi)

Submission 41 — Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 41: Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

Recommendations for NDIS integrity regarding allied health professional qualifications and regulation

Acquired brain injuryCerebral palsy

OsteopathyMeal preparation support

Submission 17: Osteopathy Australia

Submission 13 — People with Disability Australia — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Independent advocacy

Submission 13: People with Disability Australia

Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and associated failures of the NDIA to deliver a regulatory environment that adequately protects people living with Prader-Will Syndrome

AutismIntellectual disabilityGlobal developmental delay

Dietetics and nutrition supportSupported independent livingSpecialist disability accommodation

Submission 46: Prader-Willi Syndrome Australia Ltd

Allied Health Professionals’ Concerns Regarding Scheme Integrity and Proposed Reforms

PhysiotherapyOccupational therapySpeech pathologyExercise physiologyPsychologyIndependent advocacy

Submission 39: Professionals Australia

Systemic weaknesses and accountability gaps within the NDIS

Support coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 60: Propel Pathways Pty Ltd

Recommendations for reducing NDIS costs and coverage

Submission 9: Prosperity Institute

Recommendations for Improving Counsellor Qualifications and NDIS Funding

Occupational therapyPsychologyCounselling

Submission 48: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia

Systemic safeguarding failures and relational care for children with disability

Community access supportPeer support

Submission 69: Queensland Family and Child Commission

Integrity of the NDIS and Safeguarding Reforms

Submission 27: Queenslanders with Disability Network

Strengthening GP involvement in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Submission 26: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Self-management and self-direction as an integrity solution

PhysiotherapyPsychologyPlan management

Submission 40: Self Manager Hub

Supplementary submission 40.1

Focus:

Occupational therapyHome modifications

Submission 51: Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health

NDIS reform risks to provider sustainability and participant choice

Submission 74: Social Work Policy & Advocacy Action Group, RMIT University

Observations and Challenges Regarding NDIS Integrity

Short term accommodationPlan management

Submission 59: Support Management Solutions

Strengthening NDIS integrity: A framework for provider architecture, workforce governance and participant safeguards

Dietetics and nutrition support

Submission 22: The Australasian Association and Register of Practicing Nutritionists (AARPN)

Supports for people with psychosocial disability and complex needs across Australia

Intellectual disabilityAcquired brain injury

Speech pathologyPositive behaviour supportPersonal care supportCommunity access supportIn-home supportGroup and centre-based activitiesSupported independent livingHoists and transfer equipmentSupported employmentSupport coordination

Submission 70: The Disability Trust Group

Strengthening NDIS integrity through increased provider accountability and oversight

Supported independent livingSupport coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 84: Uniting Communities

Addressing structural drivers of non-compliance within the NDIS

Local area coordinationIndependent advocacy

Submission 33: Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council

Submission 67 — Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Acquired brain injury

Specialist disability accommodationIndependent advocacy

Submission 67: Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service

Submission 54 — Western Australia Consumer Advocacy Network — Integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Support coordinationPlan managementIndependent advocacy

Submission 54: Western Australia Consumer Advocacy Network

Protecting access to home-and-living supports, including SDA