Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012
Submission dated: 28 January 2013
Committee Secretary Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
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North Melbourne 3051
Good morning, Australia
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Please consider this email a formal submission by me to the Senate North Melbourne 3051 Australia Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012. Tel. 61 3 9320 9555 Fax. 61 3 9320 9595
The Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc (MDA) has reviewed the Exposure ABN & DGR 33 376 893 530 Reg. A1497Z “Home of MDA” and as a potential service provider. Such is the interest in NDIS that MDA www.mda.org.au client and taxpayer expectations of NDIS were provided to MDA without “Camp MDA” involvement and they are also included in the summary provided at Appendix www.campMDA.org 1.
As the father of a child with a disability and the leader of a Not-for-Profit organisation that serves the disability sector I take this opportunity to acknowledge the body of work that has been done with NDIS.
I would ask that the following general comments be considered.
- That the funding of NDIS be legislated as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product rather than government variations. This will ensure certainty in the strategic planning and support to a vulnerable group within our community.
This should provide adequate resourcing to effect timely fulfillment of prescribed equipment. In my son’s case, an electric wheelchair was prescribed to meet his specific needs. The time delay for provision was exacerbated by the cost of the wheelchair and shortfall in government funds allocation. The Scheme provided $8,500 and the total cost of the wheelchair exceeded $26,000. Additional funds had to be sourced through other avenues.
This significant delay impacted on his and our quality of life and distracted us in having to scour the community for the funds shortfall.
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That the NDIS financial year be offset by three months from the current arrangements of 1 July to 30 June in order to ensure seamless and uninterrupted service support and minimise government finance activity eddies.
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That existing processes be identified for their contribution to reduce waste in NDIS. For example:
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION means… Hope
Review of International Pension Agreements
\u278F Pension agreements between other countries and Australia require review to inform NDIS of process and product to ensure that participants cannot draw NDIS (or similar support) from more than one country at any one time.
\u278F That individuals that take out physical incapacity insurance be provided with taxation incentives to encourage maintenance of that practice so as to reduce NDIS resourcing.
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Yours sincerely,
Boris M Struk Executive Director
Appendices:
- A Summary of Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc comments on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill, 2012.
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