National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2753
Submission on the NDIS Amendment Bill
Name: (Parent of a young adult NDIS participant)
My connection to this issue
I have a young adult who has a significant disability and has been a recipient of NDIA funding from its inception. While we have experienced many issues and challenges with regard to NDIS, it’s delivery and planning conversations to name a few, my child with a significant intellectual disability has had good outcomes because of the funding they have received. I have been able to return to paid work and contribute to the economy and pay taxes because my child has some funding.
My overall view of this Bill
I oppose this bill for several reasons. Main concern is the insurmountable power being granted to one person - namely, the NDIS Minister in charge. The bill lacks the basic checks and balances one would expect from a democratic governing system. I do not believe proper consultation was made with the disability community in bringing in this bill into parliament.
My main concerns
I believe the new bill and proposed changes will
● Definitely reduce choice and control for the participants (the very foundations on which the NDIS was formed), especially with having no direct redress for certain types of plan variations with ministerial power, where there is no access to review a decision. This is a violation of the basic human rights of a person with disability.
● Will NOT safeguard participants but rather put them in greater harm due to uniform reductions in support without taking individual circumstances into account
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
Submission 2753
● The bill will increase the administrative burden on participants creating another access barrier on top what’s already present. The government was supposed to improve access, not make it harder
● Children and early intervention are being cut for participants who are the most vulnerable in this transitional time, without providing a solution, since foundational supports are not in place before removing/ transitioning participants.
● Allied health professionals who provide person-centred support are usually small business owners or sole traders. They are being pushed out of the system. Some have decided to leave the system altogether, while others have decided to join bigger corporations that can absorb their ever-growing overheads. The current instability in the NDIS market has been pushing small businesses away. This is disrupting competition in the market for an already vulnerable group, making accessing quality person-centred therapy/services impossible.
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What I want the committee to understand The new bill, if introduced, will have a detrimental impact on many people with disability. The government is talking about fraud prevention. The disability community wholeheartedly agrees that this should be done. But the vilifying of the disability community as people who are living off taxpayers’ money has a really dangerous social impact. The disability community has many challenges to face in their lives, supporting them to live a dignified life should be the minimum standard we should expect in Australia. It is shameful that the government is trying to pass a bill that is going to hurt the most vulnerable in our community.
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My position on this Bill I oppose this bill and demand that it be withdrawn immediately, and any future amendments to go through a meaningful codesign with the disability community.
Date: 31st May 2026