Submission: National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment
Securing NDIS for Future Generations Bill 2026 Human Rights Obligations under CDRP and other Treaties
Committee Secretary Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Date: 27/05/2026
Dear Committee Secretary,
We write to raise our concerns regarding proposed changes made through [NDIS] Act Amendement (Securing NDLS for Future Gen) Bll 2026. In view these amendments deviate from original goals set out within legislation; are at odds with Australia’s human rights commitments towards people wth disability & fail comply duty avoid retrogressive measures economic social cultural rts.
The NDS has explicit goal realize core HRs for ppl w/disability. Object of [NDS] Act ‘give effect’ obligations UN Convention Rights Persons Disabilities Part(3)(a), as well certain international covenants including:
- International Covenant Civil Political Rights
- Economic Social Cultural Rights
- Child Rights
- Elimination All Forms Discrimination Against Women
- Elimination All Forms Racism Discrmination’. The NDS Act strong framing in its Objects stronger than most comparable Australian leg - because commitment meet int’l rights obligation support independence, social econ participation ppl wdisabilty’. This was underlined explanatory memorandum National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 Parliamentary Joint Comm on Human Rights noted: ‘make clear that the NDIS conceived light underlying conceptual framework specific oblige CRPD JCHR 2013.’ Statement Compatibility Human Rights tabled Natl Disab Insur Schm Bll stated clearly engage with rights ppl disabilitie Conventions especially Articles 3478 etc., children’s rights articles 12 and 23; Article ESR ; Art CDRP highlighted function scheme meeting obligations under Article Living independently being included community) & (Habituation rehabilitation).
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1504
Section 3: Community Affairs Legislation Committee Review
The 2013 Community Affairs Legislation Committee review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 noted strong stakeholder endorsement for a rights-based approach in the NDLS legislation CALC. The committee recommended removal of conditional language within the bill partially committing scheme fulfillment human rights obligation recommendation revised more strongly reflect Australia’s international human rights such as civil political economic social culture prevention racial discrimination torture people disability women children CALC[2]. These recommendations were implemented text become National Disability Insuranc Act including explicit goal Objects meet six core human rights treaties which Australia party.
Section 4: Proposed Amendments
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Securing NDIS Future Generations] proposes number amendments aim reduce costs on Scheme and outlined Explanatory Memorandum put Scheme sustainable footing now future generations One key changes proposed powers Minister make support determinations funding provided eligible participant may be less actual cost providing acquiring support rationale reducing level available financial sustainability Scheme Another important change is amendment to Objectives National Disability Insurance Scheme Act would limit reasonable necessary supports those that condition ‘financial sustainability’.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 1504
On This Matter:
On this matter we note that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has already provided advice to Parliament regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment: Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.