The IAC’s Principal Member

Ms Leah Van Poppel.

Ms Leah van Poppel is the IAC’s Principal Member.

She is also the Reference Group Co-Chair.

This means she helps run the Reference Group.

Leah waving hello.

Leah welcomed old and new members to the Reference Group.

A calendar that says '1 July 2023' with an arrow pointing to another calendar that says '31 December 2024'.

Members will work with the Reference Group from:

  • 1 July 2023

to

  • 31 December 2024.

She shared that new members of the Reference Group include:

2 people pointing at themselves beneath an intellectual disability icon showing a lightbulb, a cog and a brain.

  • people with intellectual disability

and

3 young people pointing at themselves. 2 of them are also raising their hands.

  • younger people.

2 people dressed in formal clothes. Above them is a badge that says 'New'.

Leah explained the IAC will find new Co-Chairs for each Reference Group.

A minister behind a bench that says NDIS.

They will do this after the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) shares who the new members of the IAC are.

A minister leads an area of the government.

Leah shared the work done since the last meeting by:

A group of people behind a bench that says 'IAC'.

  • the IAC

A group of people. 2 are raising their hands to say something.

  • the IAC Reference Group.

This includes the work the Reference Group did with:

A document that says 'Equity in the NDIS'. On the document are 2 people on a balanced scale.

  • the IAC on their Improving Equity in the NDIS advice

A strategy document.
  • the NDIA on some of their strategies.

A strategy is a plan for how we will do things in the future.