National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2019
To the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee,
I am writing regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
I work within the disability sector and hold concerns regarding the practical impact these proposed reforms may have on vulnerable NDS participants.
In particular, I am concerned about:
- reduced reassessment accessibility,
- narrowing review pathways and ART oversight,
- increased barriers for participants with psychosocial disability, intellectual disability, autism, trauma, and complex support needs,
- restrictions surrounding Support Coordination involvement,
- broad Ministerial powers to reduce categories of supports,
- reduced social and community participation funding,
- increasing reliance on informal supports and parental responsibility,
- and the potential for vulnerable participants to disengage from or lose access to the Scheme.
While I support efforts to improve the integrity and sustainability of the NDIS, I believe reforms must continue to prioritise:
- participant safety,
- accessibility,
- procedural fairness,
- independent oversight,
- and meaningful individualised support.
I respectfully ask the Committee to carefully consider the real\ world impacts these changes may have on participants, families, carers, and frontline disability workers.
Kind regards,