National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 [Provisions]

Submission 112

NDIS Amending legislation

Context:

Mother and nominee aged 75 years; still working part time, tertiary educated
Daughter on NDIS for 7 years and works under Supported Wage System and has an intellectual disability

Section 10: “definition of NDIS support”:

one of this makes sense. Neither reference to the CRPD and to the Australian Constitution’s welfare power under 51(xxiiiA) make it clearer.

What is clear to me however is that there is no certainty on any level of ongoing support for my daughter. For example, s10((a)(i) states “is necessary to support the person to live and be included in the community … So, I ask, what happens to her inside her home? Does this cover cleaning, maintenance or what (if anything)?

Needs Assessment Report:

I note the particular role of a Needs Assessor will form part of this amending legislation. Below is a list of government paid for assessments carried out for my daughter from high school onwards:

Government doctor assessing her (in possession of high school IQ test)
Disability Support Payment application form (source: Centrelink)
Mobility allowance application form (source: Centrelink)
Job Capacity Assessment (source: Centrelink) numerous times
Outsourced JCA provider document (Centrelink decision)
DES (Disability Employment Services) provider support (funded by Commonwealth) and annual reviews
State govt assessment for disability support (summary report)
Accepted into NDIS under “defined entry”
PIA (Participant Information Access) report states “access met” by NDIA
Special Disability Trust confirmation letter confirming eligibility (source: Centrelink)

The proposed “needs assessor” can overturn all these reports and documents already provided to the Government?

How much money will be spent on these assessors re-inventing the wheel? I believe that should be disclosed to the taxpaying public.

Anonymous