Submission Opposing the NDIS Amendment (Securing
the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
To the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee,
I am writing to oppose the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 in its current form.
I am concerned that the Bill may create stricter access, funding, or reassessment rules that could remove or reduce essential supports for people with significant and permanent disability needs. For participants who rely on daily personal care, safe transfers, community access, support worker assistance, therapy evidence, equipment, and continuity of care, sudden changes can create serious safety risks.
I ask the Committee to recommend that the Bill not proceed in its current form unless stronger safeguards are added.
My concerns are:
- Participants must not lose essential support because of broad cost-saving targets;
- Any new eligibility or reassessment process must be transparent, fair, reviewable, and based on individual functional needs;
- Participants with complex support needs must not be pushed into unsafe gaps between the NDIS, health aged care housing mainstream systems; The Bill must include protections so participants are not left without supports while reviews gathering Change Circumstances requests underway; Conflict-of-interest concerns should be managed through safeguards declarations service agreements progress notes Transparent invoicing -not by automatically cutting off safe necessary supports I support sustainability of the NDIS but Sustainability must come at participant Safety dignity independence Access reasonable necessary Supports I ask committee Recommend bill rejected delayed substantially amended after proper consultation People Disability Families Carers Providers Advocates
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2196
Kind regards,
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