Joint Submission to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee from Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations
1 June 2026
PWDA with Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations (DRO’s) made a joint submission to Community Affairs Legislation Committee.
This submission reflects shared cross-sector concerns regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 and the current parliamentary process. See below for list of organisations.
DROs support reform of the NDIS and recognise the importance of long-term Scheme sustainability, integrity and participant safety.
However, reforms of this scale must be evidence-based, properly sequenced and implemented with safeguards that ensure people with disability are not exposed to avoidable harm.
The current legislation does not yet provide sufficient assurance that these conditions have been met.
DROs therefore recommends that the legislation not proceed in its current form or within the current timeframe pending:
- genuine consultation;
- robust evidence and modelling;
- stronger safeguards;
- greater transparency; and
- demonstrably operational alternative supports and system
DROs recommend that the Bill not proceed in its current form or within the current timeframe. The Bill in its current form contains significant unresolved risks, insufficient safeguards and overly broad powers that require substantial reconsideration before the legislation should proceed.
