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.

A calendar that says '15 December 2022'.

The meeting was held on 15 December 2022.

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Leah talked about the work we are doing.

3 people behind a podium that says 'The NDIS Commission'.

She talked about a meeting we had with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.

In this bulletin we call them the NDIS Commission.

The NDIS Commission makes sure people who take part in the NDIS:

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  • are safe

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  • get good services.

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We will keep working with the NDIS Commission.

What did Mr Kurt Fearnley AO share?

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Mr Kurt Fearnley AO is the Chairperson of the NDIA Board.

This means he runs the NDIA Board.

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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 about some meetings he has had.

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And about some interviews he did for the media.

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The media includes:

  • TV
  • radio
  • the Internet
  • social media – like Facebook.

What did Ms Rebecca Falkingham share?

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Ms Rebecca Falkingham is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NDIA.

This means she runs the NDIA.

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

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She told us what the NDIA has been working on.

This includes:

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  • helping the media talk about disability in a good way

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  • hiring more people with disability to work at the NDIA.

The NDIA has been working towards:

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  • a new computer system

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  • supporting people with disability when they leave hospital

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  • making it easier for people with disability to change parts of their home.

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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.

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The NDIA is also making it easier to use the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

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The AAT is a government organisation that is separate to the NDIS.

They check the NDIA’s decisions about:

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  • who can join the NDIS

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  • NDIS plans.