and much much more besides this headline stuff.more on the NDIS LINK.
Amendment
New legislation
Impact
When will it come into effect?
1 Section 21
Separate pathways
When you apply to access the NDIS, the NDIA will consider, decide and tell you if you have met the disability requirements, early intervention requirements, or both.
This change supports the creation of new participant pathways, for example, for participants who will benefit from early intervention.
This impacts people applying to access the NDIS.
Now: We will tell you how you’ve met access to the NDIS – that is, whether you have met the disability or early intervention requirements. This will not change how you experience the NDIS until the new participant pathways are designed in the future.
Later: You’ll be supported by the relevant participant pathway depending on how you meet access to the NDIS.
This applies to access requests made on or after the law comes into effect on 3 October 2024.
2 Section 24
Disability requirements
Disability requirements have been updated to clarify that a person should only access the NDIS if they require supports which are NDIS supports.
This makes it clearer when a mainstream system is responsible for providing support.
This impacts:
- people applying to access the NDIS
- existing participants upon eligibility reassessment.
Now: There will be clearer guidance for prospective participants and access delegates about the supports available under the NDIS.
When the law comes into effect on 3 October 2024. 3 Section 25
Early intervention requirements
Early intervention requirements have been updated to clarify that a person should only access the NDIS if they require supports which are NDIS supports.
This makes it clearer when a mainstream system is responsible for providing early intervention support.
This impacts:
- people applying to access the NDIS
- existing participants upon eligibility reassessment.
Now: There will be clearer guidance for prospective participants and access delegates about the supports available under the NDIS.
When the law comes into effect on 3 October 2024. 4 Section 19
Limit on making new access request
If you have your status as a participant revoked and request a review of that decision, you cannot make another access request until your review is complete. This impacts people applying to access the NDIS.
Now: You can apply to access the NDIS again if we decide or are taken to have decided that you don’t meet the access criteria, but only after your review is complete.
When the law comes into effect on 3 October 2024. 5 Section 34
Supports for impairments
The NDIS will only fund NDIS supports related to the impairment(s) you meet access for.
This impacts participants at planning and using their plan for plans approved or varied after the law starts.
Now: The reasonable and necessary supports in your plan must relate to the impairments you meet access for.
When the law comes into effect on 3 October 2024.
they've addressed much of the weaknesses that enabled the rorts and scams, including ensuring ALL services are to be founded on evidence.
