The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding hearings on Thursday, 23 April 2026, for its inquiries into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the 2023–24 and 2024–25 Defence Major Projects Reports.

Media release issue date: Thursday, 23 April 2026

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding hearings on Thursday, 23 April 2026, for its inquiries into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the 2023–24 and 2024–25 Defence Major Projects Reports. Committee Chair Josh Burns MP commented that ‘the JCPAA has an important function to scrutinise the administration of major areas of government expenditure. Recent reports from the Australian National Audit Office suggest there are many areas for improvement in the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and in Defence procurement, and the Committee will examine some of these areas this week.’ ‘The hearing into Defence procurement will focus on the 2023–24 and 2024–25 Defence Major Projects Reports, continuing the Committee’s commitment to scrutinising Defence expenditures.’ Date:               Thursday, 23 April 2026 Time:              10.00am – 1.30pm National Disability Insurance Scheme             2.30pm – 4.30pm Defence Major Projects Reports Venue:            Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House Witnesses:     Hearing into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme National Disability Insurance Agency Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission Australian National Audit Office Hearing into the 2023–24 and 2024-25 Defence Major Projects Reports Department of Defence Australian National Audit Office The hearings will be broadcast live and will be accessible from the Parliament House website at https://www.aph.gov.au/live. Details on the inquiry into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and inquiry into the 2023–24 and 2024-25 Major Projects Reports—including terms of references and submissions—are available on the Committee’s website. Media inquiries Kitty Middleton, Office of Josh Burns MP 0429 044 218 For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4615 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Media release issue date: Monday, 1 December 2025

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Committee Chair Josh Burns MP commented that ‘the NDIS serves an important function for many Australians with disability and its administration must be fit-for-purpose’. The Committee will examine the performance of the National Disability Insurance Agency, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. In particular, the Committee will investigate: management of financial sustainability risks and claimant and provider compliance with NDIS claim requirements monitoring, measurement and reporting of NDIA performance regulatory performance of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s policy advice to government. The inquiry will have particular regard to any matters contained in or connected to the following Auditor-General reports: Auditor-General Report No. 22 2024-25 Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2024 Auditor-General Report No. 25 2024-25 Performance Statements Auditing in the Commonwealth—Outcomes form the 2023-24 Audit Program Auditor-General Report No. 39 2024-25 Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities Auditor-General Report No. 41 2024-25 Effectiveness of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency Auditor-General Report No. 48 2024-25 National Disability Insurance Agency’s Management of Claimant Compliance with National Disability Insurance Scheme Claim Requirements Auditor-General Report No. 2 2025-26 Effectiveness of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Regulatory Functions. Submissions to the inquiry addressing its terms of reference are invited by Friday, 30 January 2026. Further details of this inquiry—including its terms of reference, submissions received and public hearing schedules—can be accessed on the inquiry website. Media inquiries Kitty Middleton, Office of Josh Burns MP 0429 044 218 For background information Committee Secretariat 02 6277 4405 jcpaa@aph.gov.au For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.