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The National Disability Insurance Scheme Handbook
No full text"The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was launched on 1 July 2013. The NDIS Act 2013 is an historic piece of legislation that is the foundation for a national scheme which will deliver meaningful change for people with disabilities across Australia.\ud
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The NDIS seeks to support the independence and social and economic participation of people with a disability, mainly by funding the provision of reasonable and necessary supports, including early intervention supports. The NDIS establishes three main criteria for access to the scheme - age, residence and disability. \ud
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme Handbook written by Bill Madden, Janine McIlwraith and Ruanne Brell examines the NDIS from the viewpoint of a person seeking to access the NDIS and those advising or assisting them. The three key criteria are examined, along with the powers of the NDIS Chief Executive Officer and the scope for review of adverse decisions. The important area of interplay between the NDIS and compensation entitlements is carefully scrutinised.\ud
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This handbook provides scheme users, carers, lawyers and health practitioners with an easy to understand guide to this watershed legal development."--Publisher websit
National Disability Insurance Scheme
No full textThis chapter gives an overview of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), in the context of its aim to assist individuals who meet the threshold level of disability by means of ‘supports’. The NDIS is not means tested. In order to benefit from the NDIS, a person must make an access request. That request must be made when the person is aged under 65. The scheme does not replace the Age Pension nor does it replace the funding of medical services under Medicare or public hospital system. It does not cover all disabilities, only those that give rise to a substantially reduced functional capacity to engage in certain activities. When available, the supports may assist a person to maintain his or independent living circumstances. The rollout of the NDIS across Australia. Since 2013, has been gradual and at the time of writing remains incomplete. Ultimately, the Scheme is expected to cover about 450,000 people. In some jurisdictions, the rollout has by way of geographic area. In New South Wales for example, the Scheme began in the Newcastle area. Other jurisdictions, such as Tasmania, began the rollout by reference to the age of eligible persons. The NDIS is expected to be in full operation by July 2020
