Government unveils draft NDIS bill
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The Federal Government has released the details of its long-awaited proposed legislation to begin setting up the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Labor has announced $1 billion to establish the scheme, but long-term funding still remains unclear.
The draft bill sets out the framework and eligibility criteria for the scheme, which gives people with a disability care based on need, and greater control over their support.
Disability Minister Jenny Macklin says the bill will be introduced to Parliament this week and will probably be referred to a committee for further consultation.
She says discussions are continuing over future funding, but she expects the legislation to go through Parliament early next year.
“There’ll also be a whole range of additional rules that we will be putting in place following the legislation,” she said.
“We’ll discuss those with people with a disability and of course their carers, with the states and territories and they too will enable further flexibility with the legislation.”