Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme report: Progress Report on the implementation and administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, p. 2. http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/National_Disability_Insurance_Scheme/Correspondence_received

[2]        NDIA Action Plan on progress report: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/National_Disability_Insurance_Scheme/Correspondence_received

[3]        Section 172 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 sets out the requirement for the Board to provide an Annual Report on the NDIA's activities to the Minister and the Ministerial Council. Section 174 of the Act requires the NDIA Board to prepare a report on the operations of the NDIA for each period of three months.

[4]        National Disability Insurance Agency, 2013-2014 Annual Report, p. iv.

[5]        Community Affairs References Committee report on young people in aged residential care http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Young_people_in_aged_care/Report (accessed 8 July 2015).

[6]        The Senate, Standing Orders and other orders of the Senate, November 2009, SO 37.

[7]        www.aph.gov.au/joint_ndis

[8]        www.aph.gov.au/joint_ndis

Chapter Two - Trial sites

[1]        An access request is a formal request by an individual for a determination of eligibility to access the scheme. This includes all requests and is not unique to single participants.

[2]        National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, pp 16, 19.

[3]        National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, pp 16, 19.

[4]        Disability Services Commission, Quarterly Report to the Commonwealth Government, 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 (fourth quarterly report), p. 6.

[5]        COAG communiqué, 17 April 2015, p. 4.

[6]        COAG communiqué, 17 April 2015, p. 5.

[7]        National Disability Insurance Agency, website: http://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/our-sites/qld

(accessed 9 September 2015).

[8]        Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP media release: NDIS Set To Improve Lives Of Northern Queenslanders, https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2015-09-25/ndis-set-improve-lives-northern-queenslanders.

[9]        Australian Government, Budget 2015-16, Budget Measures, Budget Paper No.2, 2015-16,
p. 164.

[10]      Media Release from The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, 1 July 2015. http://www.mitchfifield.com/Media/MediaReleases/tabid/70/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/958/FifieldAjaka--Joint-Media-Release--NDIS-EARLY-ROLL-OUT-KICKS-OFF--1-July-2015.aspx, (accessed 9 September 2015).

[11]      Disability Services Commission, Quarterly Report to the Commonwealth Government, 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 (fourth quarterly report), p. 44.

[12]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Report on the sustainability of the Scheme, 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015, prepared by the Scheme Actuary, p. 27.

[13]      Disability Services Commission, Quarterly Report to the Commonwealth Government, 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 (fourth quarterly report), data extracted on 30 June 2015, p. 25.

[14]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, p 18.

[15]      Disability Services Commission, Quarterly Report to the Commonwealth Government, 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 (fourth quarterly report), data extracted on 30 June 2015, p. 15.

[16]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Report on the sustainability of the Scheme, 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015, prepared by the Scheme Actuary. p. 16.

[17]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Report on the sustainability of the Scheme,
1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015, July 2015, p. 46.

[18]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, p. 23.

[19]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 31 March 2015, p. 24.

[20]      Bilateral Agreement for NDIS Launch between the Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory, Appendix C, p. 10.

[21]      Bilateral Agreement for NDIS Launch between the Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory, Appendix C, p. 13.

[22]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, pp 28, 40, 41, 49 and 55.

[23]      National Disability Insurance Agency, http://www.ndis.gov.au/document/finding-and-engaging-providers/find-registered-service-providers, (accessed 9 November 2015).

[24]      National Partnership Agreement on trial of My Way sites, An agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and Western Australia, March 2014, p. 12.

[25]      National Partnership Agreement on trial of My Way sites, Schedule C: Participant Intake, May 2014, pp 1-2. The figures vary from the National Partnership Agreement signed in March 2014 to reflect the numbers of additional people found to be eligible for DSC funded support.

[26]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015.

[27]      WA DSC, WA independent evaluation, http://www.disability.wa.gov.au/wa-ndis-my-way/wa-ndis-my-way/the-trial/wa-independent-evaluation/ (accessed 18 June 2015).

[28]      Mr Alan Greenfield, Committee Hansard, 5 June 2015, p. 9.

[29]      Disability Services Commission, Quarterly Report to the Commonwealth Government, 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 (fourth quarterly report), data extracted on 30 June 2015, p. 5.

[30]      Mr Alan Greenfield, Committee Hansard, 5 June 2015, p. 9.

[31]      Barkly Regional Council, http://barkly.nt.gov.au/region/demographics (accessed 18 June 2015).

[32]      Northern Territory  bilateral agreement, Appendix B, p. 12.

[33]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, pp 28, 40, 41, 49 and 55.

Chapter 3 - Participants and planning

[1]        Active participants are those who are currently eligible, are not deceased and have a client status of "Active". Inactive participants are all other participants, including participants who are now deceased or have chosen to exit the scheme, as well as participants who have had their eligibility revoked. 

[2]        There are a further 688 participants in the WA NDIS MyWay site. (WA NDIS MyWay quarterly report – June 2015).

[3]        National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, p. 18.

[4]        NDIS Independent Advisory Council, Reasonable and Necessary Support across the Lifespan: An Ordinary Life for People with Disability, NDIS Independent Advisory Council Advice 2014, Attachment A1, p. 4.

[5]        NDIS Independent Advisory Council, Reasonable and Necessary Support across the Lifespan: An Ordinary Life for People with Disability, NDIS Independent Advisory Council Advice 2014, Attachment A1, p. 4.

[6]        National Disability Insurance Scheme, Operational Guideline – Planning and Assessment – Assessment of Participants' Needs (v2.0), 16 January 2014, p. 2.

[7]        National Disability Insurance Scheme, Planning and assessment fact sheet, 22 July 2014, p. 1. Available at: http://www.ndis.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/assessment_and_planning_factsheet.pdf.

[8]        Mrs Fiona May, ACT Disability and Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 26.

[9]        Ms Sue Barnes, People with Disability Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 68.

[10]      Ms Sue Barnes, People with Disability Australia, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 68.

[11]      Ms Maureen Fordyce, Amparo Advocacy, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 6.

[12]      Mrs Fiona May, ACT Disability and Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 26.

[13]      Mr Matthew Burrows, Therapy Focus, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 26.

[14]      Mrs Tina Siver, Focus ACT, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 1.

[15]      Mrs Fiona May, ACT Disability and Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 28.

[16]      Ms Leslea Geary, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 29.

[17]      Mr Ian Ross, Community Connections, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 18.

[18]      Ms Sally Richards, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 38.

[19]      Mr Gregory Mahony, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 37.

[20]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 48.

[21]      WA Government, Disability Services Commission, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 8.

[22]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 55.

[23]      Mr Bruce Bonyhady, National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 5 June 2015, p. 27.

[24]      Ms Tasha Alach, Autism Association, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 17.

[25]      Ms Bronia Holyoak, Valued Lives, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 34.

[26]      Mr Fergus Nelson, Just Better Care, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 12.

[27]      Mr Peter Seaward, Strive Warren Blackwood, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 12.

[28]      Ms Megan Butt, MIDLAS, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 30.

[29]      Ms Megan Butt, MIDLAS, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 31.

[30]      Mr Fergus Nelson, Just Better Care, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 13.

[31]      Mr Evan Williams, Therapy Focus, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 6.

[32]      National Disability Insurance Scheme, Reviewing your plan, 6 January 2014, p. 1.

[33]      Dr Ken Baker, NDIA Independent Advisory Council, Committee Hansard, 5 June 2015, p. 7.

[34]      WA government, Disability Services Commission, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 1.

[35]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, p. 39.

[36]      Dr Ken Baker, NDIA Independent Advisory Council, 5 June 2015, p. 7.

[37]      Dr Ken Baker, NDIA Independent Advisory Council, 5 June 2015, p. 7.

[38]      Mr Nigel Webb, Queenslanders with Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 30.

[39]      Ms Nicole Avery, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 37.

[40]      Mrs Kerry Carroll, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 26.

[41]      WA Government, Disability Services Commission, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 10.

[42]      For further information see about the PIR Initiative see http://www.pirinitiative.com.au/about/overview.php.

[43]      Ms Michelle McAllister, PIR National Organisation Reference Group, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 44.

[44]      Ms Pauline Coffey, PIR National Organisation Reference Group, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 46.

[45]      Ms Jennifer Adams, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 39.

[46]      Ms Jane Lloyd, CatholicCare NT, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 14.

[47]      Mrs Lorraine Davies, Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia in NT, Committee Hansard,
21 July 2015, p. 21.

[48]      ACT Government, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 45.

[49]      National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013, s. 4(14).

[50]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Annual Report 2013-14, 15 October 2014, p. 55. 

[51]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 64.

[52]      Disability Services Commission, WA NDIS My Way, Frequently asked questions, http://www.disability.wa.gov.au/wa-ndis-my-way/wa-ndis-my-way/frequently-asked-questions/ (accessed 9 September 2014).

[53]      National Disability Insurance Agency, answer to question on notice, 5 June 2015,
(received 23 July 2015).

[54]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 64.

[55]      National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 5 June 2015, p. 21.

[56]      Mr Tony Vis, Activ Foundation, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 3.

[57]      Ms Susan Shapland, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 3.

Chapter 4 - Provider issues

[1]        The Disability Reform Council oversees the trial and implementation of the NDIS and makes recommendations to Council of Australian Governments (COAG) on the transition to NDIS full scheme. Further information on the DRC is available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/programmes-services/government-international/disability-reform-council

[2]        Disability Reform Council, Integrated Market, Sector and Workforce Strategy, June 2015, available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2015/ndis_integrated_market_sector_and_workforce_strategy_june_2015.pdf (accessed on 28 July 2015).

[3]        See for example, Just Better Care, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 15; DUO Services, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 16; ACT Government, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 45.

[4]        Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2015, p. 2.

[5]        Council of Australian Governments, High-level Principles for a National Disability Insurance Scheme, p. 3, available at: https://www.coag.gov.au/sites/default/files/NDIS_high_level_principles.pdf (accessed 5 September 2015).

[6]        Disability Reform Council, Integrated Market, Sector and Workforce Strategy, June 2015,
p. 7, available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2015/ndis_integrated_market_sector_and_workforce_strategy_june_2015.pdf (accessed on 28 July 2015).

[7]        Disability Reform Council, Integrated Market, Sector and Workforce Strategy, June 2015,
p. 6, available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2015/ndis_integrated_market_sector_and_workforce_strategy_june_2015.pdf (accessed on 28 July 2015).

[8]        Disability Reform Council, Integrated Market, Sector and Workforce Strategy, June 2015,
p. 6, available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2015/ndis_integrated_market_sector_and_workforce_strategy_june_2015.pdf (accessed on 28 July 2015).

[9]        Disability Reform Council, Integrated Market, Sector and Workforce Strategy, June 2015,
p. 16, available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2015/ndis_integrated_market_sector_and_workforce_strategy_june_2015.pdf (accessed on 28 July 2015).

[10]      NDIA, answer to written questions on notice, NDIA SQ15–000006, February 2015 (received 15 April 2015).

[11]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 5. 

[12]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 5. 

[13]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 6.

[14]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 6.

[15]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 6.

[16]      NDIA, answer to written questions on notice, NDIA SQ15–000006, Attachment A, February 2015 (received 15 April 2015).

[17]      NDIA, answer to written questions on notice, NDIA SQ15–000006, Attachment A, February 2015 (received 15 April 2015).

[18]      Ms Lisa Fraser, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 32.

[19]      Ms Lisa Fraser, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 32.

[20]      Mr Tony Hayes, Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 52.

[21]      Mr Tony Hayes, Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 52.

[22]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 8.

[23]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, pp 9–10.

[24]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June 2015, p. 10.

[25]      Department of Social Services, Sector Development Fund - Strategy and operational guidelines, June, 2015, p. 10.

[26]      Mr Richard Nelson, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 31.

[27]      Mr Richard Nelson, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 31.

[28]      Ms Miranda Garnett, Koomarri, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 6.

[29]      Ms Tasha Alach, Autism Association, Committee Hansard, 9 April 2015, p. 18.

[30]      ACT Government, National Disability Insurance Scheme, Latest News, available at: http://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/disability_act/national_disability_insurance_scheme (accessed on 4 August 2015).

[31]      Mrs Tina Siver, Focus ACT, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 2.

[32]      Mrs Tina Siver, Focus ACT, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 43.

[33]      ACT Government, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 44.

[34]      ACT Government, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 44.

[35]      Mr Evan Williams, Therapy Focus, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 7.

[36]      Western Australia Disability Services Commission, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 7.

[37]      Ms Dawn Brodie, Ability Centre, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 9.

[38]      Ms Dawn Brodie, Ability Centre, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 9.

[39]      WA Disability Services Commission, answer to question on notice, received 29 May 2015.

[40]      Professor Linda Apelt, Montrose Access, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 38.

[41]      Mr John Townsend, Townsend Buses, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 41.

[42]      Queensland Government, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 49.

[43]      Queensland Government, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 52.

[44]      Queensland Government, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 52.

[45]      Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2015, p. 2.

[46]      NDIS, Independent Advisory Council, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on gaps in service.

[47]      Ms Maureen Fordyce, Amparo Advocacy, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 5.

[48]      Ms Maureen Fordyce, Amparo Advocacy, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 6.

[49]      Mr Scott Avery, First Peoples Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 74.

[50]      Mr Scott Avery, First Peoples Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2015, p. 14.

[51]      Mr Dwayne Cranfield, National Ethnic Disability Alliance, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 75.

[52]      National Disability Insurance Agency, 8^th Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, p. 18.

[53]      National Disability Insurance Agency, 8^th Quarterly Report to COAG Disability Reform Council, 30 June 2015, p. 18.

[54]      Mr Damian Griffis, First Peoples Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2015, p. 15.

[55]      Mr Damian Griffis, First Peoples Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2015, p. 15.

[56]      Mr Damian Griffis, First Peoples Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 19 June 2015, p. 15.

[57]      Mr Darrin Whatley, Darrin's Mechanical Repairs, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 8.

[58]      Hon. John Elferink, Minister for Disability Services, NT Government, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 29.

[59]      Ms Anne Skordis, National Disability Insurance Agency, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 33.

[60]      Ms Paige Armstrong, Queenslanders with Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 27.  

[61]      Mrs Fiona May, ACT Disability and Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 28.

[62]      Queensland Government, Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 57.  

[63]      Mr Damian Griffis, First Peoples Disability Network, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015,
p. 74.

[64]      Mr Cameron Croker, Keep Moving Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 10.

[65]      Mr Darrin Whatley, Darrin's Mechanical Repairs, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 4.

[66]      Mr Cameron Croker, Keep Moving Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 10.

[67]      Hon. John Elferink, Minister for Disability Services, NT Government, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 29.

[68]      Hon. John Elferink, Minister for Disability Services, NT Government, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 26.

[69]      Hon. John Elferink, Minister for Disability Services, NT Government, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 26.

[70]      Ms Jane Lloyd, CatholicCare NT, Committee Hansard, 21 July 2015, p. 14.

[71]      Disability Reform Council, Integrated Market, Sector and Workforce Strategy, June 2015,
pp 12, 17, available at: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/07_2015/ndis_integrated_market_sector_and_workforce_strategy_june_2015.pdf (accessed on 28 July 2015).

[72]      ACT Government, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 44.

[73]      A Proposal for a Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguarding framework, available at: https://engage.dss.gov.au/ndis-qsf/consultation-paper/ (accessed 18 August 2015).

[74]      Ms Dee McGrath, Carers ACT, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 8.

[75]      Mr Fergus Nelson, Just Better Care, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 13.

[76]      Ms Cheryl Pollard, DUO Services, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 16.

[77]      Mr Ian Ross, Community Connections, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 19.

[78]      Mrs Lorrae Loud, Lamp Inc., Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 16.

[79]      Ms Helen Lynes, Richmond Fellowship, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 23.

[80]      Mr Fergus Nelson, Just Better Care, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 15.

[81]      Ms Cheryl Pollard, DUO Services, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 15.

[82]      Ms Leslea Geary, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 29.

[83]      WA Disability Services Commission, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 17.

[84]      WA Disability Services Commission, Committee Hansard, 8 April 2015, p. 19.

[85]      Ms Leslea Geary, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 30.

[86]      Public Advocate of the ACT, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 32.

[87]      NDIA, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, pp 51-52.

[88]      NDIA, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 52.

Chapter 5 - Conclusions

[1]        Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme report: Progress Report on the implementation and administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, p 2. http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/National_Disability_Insurance_Scheme/Correspondence_received

[2]        Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Progress report on the implementation and administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, July 2014, p. xix.

[3]        Independent Advisory Council, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on gaps in service, June 2015, p.4.

[4]        NDIS, Independent Advisory Council, Response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on gaps in service.

[5]        National Disability Insurance Agency, 2013-2014 Annual Report, p. xi.

[6]        Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Committee correspondence, 27 June 2015, pp. 1-2.

[7]        Productivity Commission 2011, Disability Care and Support, Report no. 54, Canberra, p. 43.

[8]        National Disability Insurance Scheme, Information, Linkages and Capacity Building, available at: http://www.ndis.gov.au/ilc-policy (accessed 10 September 2015).

[9]        National Disability Insurance Scheme, Consultation on Information, Linkages and Capacity Building, available at: http://www.ndis.gov.au/consult-info-link-capacity-building (accessed 10 September 2015).

[10]      National Disability Insurance Scheme, Consultation on Information, Linkages and Capacity Building, available at: http://www.ndis.gov.au/consult-info-link-capacity-building (accessed 10 September 2015).

[11]      Joint Select Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Progress report on the implementation and administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, July 2014, p. xviii.

[12]      Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme report: Progress Report on the implementation and administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

[13]      Department of Social Services, Review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework,
June 2015, p. 3.

[14]      Department of Social Services, Review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework,
June 2015, p. 3.

[15]      Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Assistant Minister for Social Services, Funding extensions for disability and carer programmes, Media Release, 13 March 2015.

[16]      Mr Kenneth Hardaker, Advocacy Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 27 March 2015, p. 65.