NDIS Supports Rules Consultation

On Friday 25 July 2025, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the Australian Government’s consultation on the NDIS Supports Rules. The rules will determine which supports are and are not considered NDIS Supports, and therefore can or can not be purchased through a NDIS plan. Mental Health Australia’s submission calls for:

• Exercise physiology and personal wellbeing activities for the purpose of improving psychosocial functioning to be available through NDIS plans
• A transparent process to update both the lists of ‘Supports that are NDIS supports” and “Supports that are not NDIS Supports”
• Clarity around the provision of recovery-oriented support
• Consistency in the interpretation of therapeutic supports for people with psychosocial disability.

The submission builds on Mental Health Australia’s previous submission, and also refers the Australian Government to the National Mental Health Consumer Alliance’s submission as a critical contribution from a lived experience perspective.