Submission 2463

31 May 2026

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

PO BOX 6100 PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA ACT 2600

NDIS Future Generations Bill 2026 Submission

Subject:

Bill Opposed

Dear Committee Members,

I am a NDIS participant, parent, carer, and parent representative for my two children who are

also NDIS participants.

I oppose the NDIS Future Generations Bill 2026.

I care about the negative impact this Bill will have on NDIS participants, as a participant myself

and as a parent representative for my two children who are also participants.

I write this submission with lived experience.

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The NDIA presently has many problems with its operation and the delivery of services to

participants. This Bill does not address or rectify these current issues and will just add to the

already increasing number of problems.

In fact, the Bill goes against the Human Rights Acts of QLD, VIC, and the ACT. Particularly the

Right to Life, Freedom of Movement, Right to Health Services, Right to Liberty, and Taking Part

in Public Life. And the Federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Particularly Indirect Discrimination, by implementing these Rules and Policy’s that appear neutral, but

disproportionately disadvantages people with a disability, which is not reasonable in the

circumstances. By way of discriminating those with a disability, by restricting and removing their

access to public premises, and the provisions of goods, services, and facilities.

You would be aware that the NDIA significantly uses a large amount of Taxpayers Funding, when a participant applies to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), for the NDIS’s representation of a solicitor. Just for majority of the Cases to be finalised with the decision benefiting the participant, in most instances over 70% in the participant’s favour. You can view the ART Caseload Reports on their website, www.art.gov.au The new Bill will not decrease or prevent this process, in fact, it is highly probable that the Caseload with dramatically increase, based on restricting or removing participant’s Supports furthermore, ultimately forcing participants to commence Tribunal Proceedings.

This is a reckless use of Taxpayers Funds. And is evident that there is something seriously broken in the NDIA’s Internal Decision-Making Processes, showing that the NDIS Staff are not qualified and equipped to be making any decisions on what Supports each participant with disabilities needs, and completely being ignorant to Experts recommendations provided in the form of FCA’s and Comprehensive Psychological Assessment Reports. I know this from personal experience and going through the ART process every-time mine or my children’s NDIS Plans come to their end of Plan dates.

With the proposed new Bill, what this will result in, is no costs ultimately being ‘saved.’ And what I mean by that is, it will instead place a bigger burden on Taxpayers, not just with increased ART Cases, but with more people with a disability going on the Disability Pension that were not in

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receipt of such, due to getting NDS Funding allowing participates to contribute to society and

the community in many ways. This Bill will impel me and both my children to obtain the Disability

Pension. As the Bill will completely remove all our Supports for accessing and contributing to the

community and stop the aid with building up our functional capacity, to work towards having the

skills to obtain employment.

But what this Bill will do is remove mine and my children’s quality and quantity of life, by

implementing these outrageous changes. We will become stuck at home, deprived from our own

liberty. Demanding us to concede that that is something we need to compromise and live

without. The adverse changes I refer to are:

• Reducing the number of people on the NDIS over time.
• Dramatically cutting social and community participation and therapy funding.
• Making it harder to get an unscheduled reassessment when circumstances change.
• Introducing new FCA’s from 2028.
• Reducing choice over support coordination and plan management.
• Expanding mandatory provider registration.
• Strengthening NDIA compliance and information-gathering powers.
• Introducing tighter record keeping and claim rules.
• Giving the Minister broad powers to reduce funding for groups of supports.

This Bill has not even considered the burden it will then place on the Mainstream Health System, which is at capacity, and that has not been provided any additional resources or structure to take on such a large influx of people with disabilities that the Government intends on removing from the NDS. It also does not protect those people with disabilities who are poor and/or in financial hardship, as there are out-of-pocket costs through the Public and Private Health Sector. Those that are in remote areas, are at threat of loosing complete access to any form of NDIS assistance. Thus, placing these groups at a substantial risk to their health and safety and to fall through the gaps.

The fact is, that the NDIS was developed to Support people with disabilities to work, take part within the community and access public spaces and live just ordinary lives.

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disabilities a greater choice and control over their lives, including improving long-term social participation. Now this Bill wants to strip that completely.

Recommendation: I highly recommend that the Committee not pass the NDIS Future Generations Bill 2026 and instead consider a Royal Commission into the NDIS to address the already current problems. People with disabilities need to have their individual choices and control protected, with the right to fair and transparent assessments, free from the fear of becoming isolated and stuck at home.

Frankly, it is disappointing and disgusting that there was no insight into the dramatic and inhumane implications this Bill will have on people with disabilities, including myself and my children.

There are many issues that I could not fully address in my submission, due to the constraint in time for the submissions to be fulfilled.

Thank you for listening and considering my submission.

Please keep my name and contact details private.

SINCERELY,