Submissions – People with Disability Australia

PWDA’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

12 November 2021

PWDA has made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021. This submission followed our October 2021 submission to the federal National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister, Senator The Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, in response to proposed legislative changes.… Continue Reading PWDA’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021

PWDA’s submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS

1 November 2021

PWDA has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (JSC on the NDIS) inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS. We commend the Joint Standing Committee on it’s decision to launch the inquiry. The NDIS is an integral part of Australia’s committment to The UN… Continue Reading PWDA’s submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS

PWDA’s Submission To The Government’s Proposed NDIS Legislative Changes And Participant Service Guarantee

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) made a submission on the Government’s proposed NDIS Legislative Changes and Participant Service Guarantee. The Commonwealth Government is introducing a reform package to the NDIS in the form of an amendment to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act), introducing two new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rules,… Continue Reading PWDA’s Submission To The Government’s Proposed NDIS Legislative Changes And Participant Service Guarantee

PWDA’s Submission To The Joint Select Committee On The Implementation Of The National Redress Scheme

13 September 2021

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) made two submissions to the Joint Select Committee, informed by our direct redress related work, in November 2020 and most recently in August 2021. In our most recent submission to the Joint Select Committee, we highlighted that more people with disability need to know about the National Redress Scheme to… Continue Reading PWDA’s Submission To The Joint Select Committee On The Implementation Of The National Redress Scheme

Impairment Tables Impair Our Access to Supports: Submission To The Department of Social Services

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) made a submission to the Department of Social Services’ Review of the Disability Support Pension Impairment Tables. PWDA also made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension which can be found here. Changes introduced to the… Continue Reading Impairment Tables Impair Our Access to Supports: Submission To The Department of Social Services

In Our Own Words: Submission To The Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension. PWDA also made a submission to the Department of Social Services’ Review of the Disability Support Pension Impairment Tables which can be found here. The supports made available… Continue Reading In Our Own Words: Submission To The Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry