Overview On 20 August 2025, the Minister for Disability and the NDIS, The Hon Mark Butler MP, announced in a speech at the National Press
Introduction One of the most significant changes included in the October 2024 reform of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal – now the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART)
New “funding periods” in NDIS plans As part of the ongoing implementation of the “Getting the NDIS Back on Track” amendments to the NDIS Act
Introduction The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Management of Funding and Plan Management) Rules 2025 (Cth) (“the amendments”) commenced on 4 March 2025. They amend
Introduction Before a Hearing of a NDIS appeal, a Member or a Registrar of the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) will issue pre-Hearing programming directions requiring
That sinking feeling! After weeks of waiting and navigating NDIS bureaucracy, you have finally received your internal review decision from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
“NDIS Support” Changes to the NDIS Act made by the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No 1) Bill 2024, and
Introduction Changes to the NDIS Act made by the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No 1) Bill 2024, and the
New legislation From 14 October 2024, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was abolished and replaced with a new body called the “Administrative Review Tribunal” (ART).
Summary of presentation to Carers WA Conference on 17 October 2024 by Angela Cox, Principal Lawyer and Practice Owner, Special Voices Disability Law and Advocacy
Getting the NDIS “back on track” On 22 August 2024, Parliament passed the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No 1)
What is the Bill about? On 27 March 2024, the Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No 1)
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