National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Submission 1466

I am a privately practicing Osteopath in Northern NSW who provides osteopathic care to multiple people on the NDIS, as well as family, friends and carers of people on the NDIS.

A lot of my patient’s on the NDIS suffer from chronic pain because of their disability. This can severely impact their function and involvement in the community and other social settings. NDIS has enabled these people to receive the specific individualised support they need, to help them better manage pain, have their independence and be a part of the community. This allows them to overall have a better quality of life.

If the funding cuts from this Bill result in the necessary individualised support not being received many people with disabilities will be so negatively impacted on both a physical and mental health level that their quality of life will be severely reduced. Some cannot leave the house if they do not receive the necessary support and care. That is why I strongly oppose the new NDIS Bill.

This new Bill in its current form is harmful as it would see these people becoming even more restricted by their disabilities and experience more pain on a day-to-day basis. This isolates people on the NDIS. We all deserve to have the best possible care and quality of life possible, and this Bill in its current form is unfairly denying people with disabilities of this.