National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024

Type
Government
Portfolio
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 to: define National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports; clarify the process for reassessment of participant status; provide for participants to transition to a new framework plan; provide for new framework plans that include a flexible budget and budget for stated supports; provide for old framework plans to have a total funding amount; update the circumstances in which the National Disability Insurance Agency will manage funds; require participants spend money only on NDIS supports and in accordance with their plan; exempt NDIS rules from sunsetting; impose conditions on approved quality auditors to not employ or engage a person against whom a banning order has been made; and expand the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner’s delegation powers. Also makes consequential amendments to the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27 Mar 2024
Second reading moved 27 Mar 2024
Second reading debate 30 May 2024
Second reading debate 03 Jun 2024
Second reading debate 04 Jun 2024
Second reading debate 05 Jun 2024
Second reading agreed to 05 Jun 2024
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 29 Government and 1 Crossbench agreed to
05 Jun 2024
Third reading agreed to 05 Jun 2024
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 24 Jun 2024
Second reading moved 24 Jun 2024
Second reading debate 24 Jun 2024
Second reading debate 27 Jun 2024
Second reading debate 12 Aug 2024
Second reading agreed to 12 Aug 2024
Committee of the Whole debate 12 Aug 2024
Committee of the Whole debate 20 Aug 2024
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 53 Government, 14 Opposition and 3 Independent (Senator Thorpe) agreed to
22 Aug 2024
Third reading agreed to 22 Aug 2024
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message
  • Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
22 Aug 2024
Finally passed both Houses 22 Aug 2024
Assent
  • Act no: 81
  • Year: 2024
05 Sep 2024

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

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Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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