Important updates

Our advice to the NDIA Board

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IAC Members gave an update on our ‘Improving the NDIS for children and young people’ advice.

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IAC Members agreed that our advice is ready to share with the NDIA Board.

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And they want to share the advice with the Board quickly to make sure the NDIA better understands what children and young people need.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

IAC Members got an update on:

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  • the AAT’s work

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  • the NDIA’s test of the program.

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IAC Members shared some ideas they had about the program.

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IAC Members shared that any way to review the NDIA's decisions should:

  • work with participants to support them
  • not make participants feel scared.

IAC Members shared it’s important the program reach out to:

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  • First Nations participants

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  • participants from different backgrounds.

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Not many of these participants took part in the test of the program.

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The program must also make sure participants with intellectual disability understand the program.

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IAC Members explained that reviewing the NDIA’s decisions early is a good idea.

And participants should always have this option before they need to go to the AAT.

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IAC Members shared they want to hear more about how well the program works.

This includes:

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  • how the program will record the experiences of participants

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  • how much the program will cost.

Our Work Plan

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IAC Members talked about what’s important to include in our new Work Plan.

Our Work Plan explains how we will make sure we support the community.

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IAC Members shared that we will make sure the IAC is a good place to work.

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This includes making sure we provide good services for:

  • people with disability
  • people with intellectual disability.

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IAC Members shared that we will use ideas from the:

  • NDIS Review
  • Disability Royal Commission.

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The Disability Royal Commission is a way to look into the experiences of people with disability.

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IAC Members shared we will include advice for participants as they grow older.

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And we will make sure the NDIS use our advice about how to be fairer.