What happened in the last meeting?

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Leah van Poppel ran the last meeting.

She is the Council’s Principal Member.

She’s also a member of the NDIA Board.

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The NDIA Board is a group of people who make decisions about all parts of the NDIA.

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The meeting was held on 21 November 2022.

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Leah thanked Ms Sarah Johnson for her work.

Sarah is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the NDIA.

This means she helps the Chief Executive Officer run the NDIA.

Sarah is leaving the NDIA.

Leah talked about:

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  • our advice about how to make the NDIS more inclusive

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  • the work the NDIA have done.

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When the NDIS is inclusive, everyone feels:

  • included
  • like they belong.

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Leah said we will give our advice to the NDIA Board in 2023.

When we do, the NDIA will tell the Board how they will use our advice.

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The Australian Government will review the NDIS.

When the Australian Government reviews something, they check to see what:

  • works well
  • can be better.

Leah welcomed the NDIS Review Co-Chairs:

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  • Professor Bruce Bonyhady AM

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  • Ms Lisa Paul AO PSM.

They will help run the project to review the NDIS.

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We had a closed session with the Co-Chairs.

This means we don’t share what happened in that part of the meeting.

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Leah welcomed Mr Kurt Fearnley AO.

He is the new Chairperson of the NDIA Board.

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Leah also welcomed Ms Rebecca Falkingham.

She is the new Chief Executive Officer of the NDIA.

This means she runs the NDIA.

What did Mr Kurt Fearnley AO share?

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Kurt shared that the experiences of the Council Members are important to the NDIA.

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He told us what he has done since he started.

Kurt explained that he will listen to:

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  • NDIA staff

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  • people with disability.

He wants to:

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  • understand what the community worry about

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  • help people trust the NDIS.

What did Ms Rebecca Falkingham share?

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Rebecca shared how important the knowledge of Council Members is to the NDIA.

She told us the NDIA has been working on:

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  • a new computer system

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  • supporting people with disability when they leave hospital

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  • ways to have more people with disability working at the NDIA.

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The NDIA is also working to make sure there are enough supports and services for everyone.

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And they are working to stop people doing the wrong thing with funding.

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Funding is money from your plan that pays for the supports and services you need.