IMPORTANT: Changes to NDIS Legislation
From NDIS:
On 22 August 2024, the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 was passed by the Parliament.
The passage of the Bill allows us to get on with making the NDIS stronger and improving the experience for participants.
There will be changes in the coming weeks once the laws come into effect.
Until then:
- all access and planning processes, decisions and supports will continue in line with current operational guidance.
- participants should continue spending in accordance with their plans and existing operational guidance.
- providers should continue to claim for supports in line with current operational guidance.
Many of the changes will be implemented through new NDIS Rules, which set out the details of how the Scheme operates.
New Rules will be designed with the disability community – continuing to put people with disability at the heart of NDIS reforms.
Rules will be implemented in stages over time as other key reforms, such as the development of foundational supports, are introduced.
The new NDIS laws will come into effect 28 days after Royal Assent. We expect this will be mid to late September.
Once we know when, we will tell you.
What’s changing
Participants may see changes in:
- how their eligibility is assessed
- the supports that can be funded by the NDIS
- how their plans are managed
- how their funding is allocated and needs to be spent
- requirements for information gathering for eligibility reassessment.
We will update information on this page over the next few weeks to explain what the changes mean, when they will impact you and how you can get ready.