Policy Submissions: National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
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- Child & Youth Mental Health
- Lived Experience
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Policy & Reform
- Psychosocial
- Workforce
NDIS Supports Rules Consultation
29 July 2025
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 consid…
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NDIS Incoming Government Brief
23 June 2025
On Friday 20 June 2025, Mental Health Australia provided an Incoming Government Brief on psychosocial disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to Minister for Disability and the NDIS, the Hon Mark Butler MP and Minister for the NDIS, Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister.
Read moreSubmission to the consultation on draft lists of NDIS Supports
27 August 2024
On 16 August 2024, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the Department of Social Services consultation on the draft lists of NDIS supports. This was a critical consultation on lists designed t…
Read moreSubmission to National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024
21 May 2024
Mental Health Australia made a supplementary submission to the Inquiry into the NDIS Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill. The submission highlights issues raised in Mental Health Aust…
Read moreSubmission to the NDIS Review
22 May 2023
On Thursday 18 May 2023, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the NDIS Review, following consultation with members through a Members Policy Hub process. The submission answers five quest…
Read moreJoint Submission to National Disability Insurance Scheme Review
16 December 2022
Mental Health Australia, CMHA and MIFA have made a joint preliminary submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review. This submission outlines three priority issues and related so…
Read moreJoint submission to the Joint Standing Committee on NDIS Inquiry into NDIA Capability and Culture
20 October 2022
Mental Health Australia, Community Mental Health Australia and the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia provided a joint submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the National Disa…
Read moreSubmission to Joint Standing Committee inquiry into NDIS implementation and forecasting
18 November 2021
Mental Health Australia has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS. This submission highlights concerns r…
Read moreSubmission to Senate Inquiry into NDIS Participant Service Guarantee Bill
12 November 2021
Mental Health Australia has provided a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee considering the NDIS Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021. Men…
Read moreSubmission to consultation on NDIS legislation changes
7 October 2021
In this submission, Mental Health Australia provided feedback to the Department of Social Services regarding proposed changes to NDIS legislation. Overall, the proposed changes represent positive refo…
Read moreSubmission to the Joint Standing Committee on NDIS Inquiry into NDIS Workforce
23 August 2021
In August 2021, Mental Health Australia, Community Mental Health Australia and the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia made a second joint submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inq…
Read moreJoint Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on NDIS Inquiry into Independent Assessments
25 May 2021
In March 2021, Mental Health Australia, Community Mental Health Australia and the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia provided a joint submission to the Joint Standing Committee on NDIS Inquiry int…
Read moreSubmission to Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS – Inquiry into NDIS Workforce
5 July 2020
Mental Health Australia developed a joint submission with Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia and Community Mental Health Australia to this inquiry into NDIS workforce. Our submission outlined the …
Read moreJoint Submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the New NDIS Participant Service Guarantee
30 October 2019
Mental Health Australia, Community Mental Health Australia and the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia provided a joint submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the new NDIS Participant Service…
Read moreSupplementary submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS inquiry into the provision of services under the NDIS for people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition
18 May 2018
This supplementary submission, prepared for the Joint Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in response to its question on what needs to change for the Scheme to have a recovery focus for people with psychosocial disability. The submission sets out the various legislative provisions that are not conducive to recovery-oriented practice and provides options for addressing that. The submission was jointly made by Mental Health Australia, the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia and Community Mental Health Australia following our joint appearance before the Committee in Melbourne on 28 April 2017.
Read moreSubmission to inquiry into transitional arrangements for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
7 March 2018
In August 2017, Mental Health Australia provided an update to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) transitional arrangements for the NDIS.
Read moreSubmission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on Market Readiness
6 March 2018
Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on Market Readiness
Read moreMental Health Australia submission to NDIS Independent Pricing Review
26 October 2017
The NDIS Board has commissioned McKinsey and Co to conduct a review of the NDIS pricing arrangements. The submission highlights the unique aspects of providing support to people with psychosocial disability and the experiences of providers of psychosocial services.
Read moreSubmission seeking amendments to the permanency requirements for people with psychosocial disability in the NDIS Act
16 August 2017
This submission was made to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017 (the Bill).
Read moreResponse to the Productivity Commission National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Costs Position Paper
13 July 2017
Mental Health Australia has lodged a comprehensive response to the Productivity Commission’s Position Paper on its NDIS Costs study.
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