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14/05/2026

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NDIS Minister Mark Butler has introduced the NDIS (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill to the House of Representatives.

The Bill is the first step towards implementing the Scheme re-design that the Minister outlined at National Press Club in late April.

Today, we're just sharing a very basic overview. We will be publishing an in-depth analysis of the new legislation and its implications in next week's newsletter. We've opted for accuracy over speed, because the consequences of this Bill are far-reaching and legislation takes time to get your head around.

What we can say today is that the new Bill:

- Defines functional capacity for NDIS eligibility. A Technical Advisory Group will later advise the government on what is the appropriate level of functional capacity to qualify for the NDIS.

- Tightens the criteria for plan reassessments, so they can only occur when there is a ‘genuine and ongoing’ change in the person’s support needs and can only be requested by participants or plan nominees (not providers).

- Reinforces participants can only receive funding for impairments that have met the eligibility criteria.

- Allows the government to reduce the funding for particular groups of supports, like social and community participation.
Requires all plans to have an end date. When a plan ends, unspent funds will not roll over. New plans would contain the same funding minus any one off funding allocations, plus indexation.

- Redefines the reasonable and necessary criteria. Including through considering what it is reasonable to expect the NDIA to fund, with regard to consistency with other schemes, NDIS sustainability and family contributions.

- Tightens the criteria around establishing that a disability is ‘permanent,’ including by requiring people to have undertaken all appropriate treatments.

- Allows the NDIA to take into account an applicant’s eligibility for other government schemes when assessing NDIS eligibility.

- Amends the definition of an NDIS provider, considering the recommendations of the NDIS Registration Taskforce.

- Gives the NDIA more compliance and enforcement powers.

- Requires participants, plan nominees and providers to retain records for a certain period of time. Civil penalties will apply for failing to do so.

- Requires claims to be made within 90 days of delivering a support.

- Enables a new approach to plan management- where participants can select from a panel of approved plan managers. Plan managers could also be banned from providing other services under the NDIS.

- Enables the Minister to set prices for NDIS services.

- Allows for automated decision-making in the NDIS.

- Prohibits participants or plan nominees from managing NDIS funds if they’ve been convicted of certain offences.

There are also some minor amendments to facilitate the rollout of new framework plans and transitional matters related to the implementation of this Bill.

We know these are big changes, and there’s a lot to take in. Stay tuned for our more detailed analysis next week.

You can find the Bill and Explanatory Memorandum here: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fems%2Fr7487_ems_35e6531f-c440-4faf-98d6-7c7ddd8bd539%22

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22/04/2026

Today, Minister Mark Butler, the Minister for Health, Disability and the NDIS, spoke about the future of the NDIS.

When announcements like this are made, we know families want clear, reliable information. At ACD we start by sharing a summary and then work alongside disability organisations across Australia to help shape what happens next.

There is a lot in this announcement. Most of us at ACD are parents of children on the NDIS, and we understand how hard it can be to make sense of what these kinds of changes might mean for your own child and family.

NDIS eligibility 👈
🔹Eligibility for the NDIS is expected to change from January 2028 for both new and existing participants.
🔹It is proposed access will no longer be based on diagnosis but will be decided by a standardised functional capacity assessment.
🔹NDIS eligibility will depend on a significant reduction in a person’s functional capacity that impacts their day-to-day living.
🔹All existing participants will have their eligibility to remain on the NDIS reassessed, as their plan comes up for renewal.

Planning 👈
🔹The new framework planning, using a support needs assessment, will now begin from 1 April 2027. This will determine the size of a participant’s plan.
🔹From July 2026, participants are expected to only be able to request a plan reassessment if there are exceptional changes in circumstances.

What’s in a plan👈
🔹Social and Community Participation and Capacity Building Daily Activities funding in plans is expected to be reduced. How much these budgets are reduced will vary. This change is proposed to be rolled out from October 2026.

Who can provide services👈
🔹Plan management, support coordination and Supported Independent Living will be limited to a smaller group of approved providers.
🔹Personal care and daily living supports will need to be delivered by registered providers. No start date has been confirmed.

More information
👉You can read more here - https://acd.org.au/ndis-changes/