Abbreviations

Act	National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
AFDO	Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
ASU	Australian Services Union
Bill	National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017
COAG DRC	Council of Australian Governments' Disability Reform Council
Commission	NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Commissioner	NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner
Committee	Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
DANA	Disability Advocacy Network of Australia
Department/DSS	Department of Social Services
DPOA	Disabled People’s Organisation Australia
EM	Explanatory Memorandum
HSU	Health Services Union
Human Rights Committee	Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
Minister	Commonwealth Minister for Social Services
NDIA	National Disability Insurance Agency
NDIS	National Disability Insurance Scheme
NDIS Framework	NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework
NDS	National Disability Services
OPA Victoria	Victorian Office of the Public Advocate
PACYPC	ACT Public Advocate and Children and Young People Commissioner
PGPA Act	Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
QAI	Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
Scrutiny Committee	Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
VCOSS	Victorian Council of Social Services
VICSERV	Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria