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Disability organisations rally against proposal to introduce independent assessments
More than 20 disability organisations have called on the federal government to abandon a plan which they say will force people to explain their support needs to a stranger in less than three hours, or risk losing their NDIS funding.
Key points:
- Disability organisations say a proposal to introduce independent assessments is about “box-ticking” and cost cutting
- NDIS funding plans are currently determined by reports from medical professionals and specialists
- The government has rejected the notion that there has been no consultation on the reform
Draft legislation on the proposal to introduce independent assessments is due to be released shortly, with the reforms to come into effect in the middle of this year.
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