Report

Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017 and 10 related bills

16 October 2017

© Commonwealth of Australia 2017
ISBN 978-1-76010-669-0

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Senate Economics Legislation Committee (PDF 22KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 56KB)

Conduct of the inquiry
Background
Purpose of the bills
Overview of the bills
Legislative scrutiny
Financial Impact

Chapter 2 - Views on the bills (PDF 300KB)

The NDIS funding gap
Support for using the Medicare levy to fund the NDIS
The NDIS Savings Fund Special Account
The need for long-term funding certainty
Nation Building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017 (the Funds repeal bill)
Industry perspective on the Education Investment Fund
The value of research infrastructure
Funding sources for research infrastructure

Dissenting Report by Labor Senators (PDF 26KB)

Medicare Levy Amendment (NDIS Funding) Bill 2017 and related tax amendment bills
Nation-building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017
Conclusion

Additional Comments by the Australian Greens (PDF 27KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional documents received (PDF 16KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses (PDF 12KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
economics.sen@aph.gov.au