National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2013

Summary

Establishes a framework for the National Disability Insurance Scheme by: setting out the objects and principles of the scheme, including people with disability being given choice and control over the care and support they receive, and giving effect to certain obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; providing for the establishment and functions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, including implementing the scheme from July 2013; and providing for a review of the operation of the Act after a two-year period.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	29 Nov 2012
Second reading moved	29 Nov 2012
Second reading debate	06 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	07 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	11 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	12 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	13 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	14 Feb 2013
Second reading debate	12 Mar 2013
Second reading debate	13 Mar 2013
Second reading debate	14 Mar 2013
Second reading agreed to	14 Mar 2013
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 77 Government agreed to	14 Mar 2013
Third reading agreed to	14 Mar 2013

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Mar 2013
Second reading moved	18 Mar 2013
Second reading debate	18 Mar 2013
Second reading debate	19 Mar 2013
Second reading debate	20 Mar 2013
Second reading agreed to	20 Mar 2013
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 16 Government and 1 Australian Greens agreed to	20 Mar 2013
Third reading agreed to	20 Mar 2013

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	21 Mar 2013
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	21 Mar 2013


Text of bill as passed both Houses	21 Mar 2013
Assent Act no.: 20 Year: 2013	28 Mar 2013

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet BP268]

Non-Government
ANDREWS, Kevin, MP

Opposition
WILKIE, Andrew, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7357]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 7356]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Government [sheet CT200]

Independent [sheet 7362]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Opposition [sheet 7361]
FIFIELD, Sen Mitch

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (29/11/2012): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (13/03/2013)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.