Supplementary Paper for Inquiry the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026
5 August 2026
PWDA made a submission to the Inquiry the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
We support the objective of maintaining a Scheme that can continue to deliver for future generations of people with disability.
Sustainability cannot be achieved through measures that reduce access to essential supports, weaken safeguards or undermine the rights, safety and participation of people with disability.
PWDA acknowledges the Committee’s Interim Report and the recommendations. However, we do not support Recommendation 4 that the Bill pass in its current form.
In PWDA’s view, the evidence received by the Committee demonstrates that the Bill requires substantive amendment.
Our position remains that the reforms should be evidence-based, subject to full parliamentary scrutiny and developed in genuine partnership with people with disability.
Our submission made 44 recommendations to strengthen the Bill.
We continue to support those recommendations and consider them necessary
to ensure the legislation protects the rights of people with disability.
Adoption of our recommendations would:
- safeguard participant rights, including access to independent review and human oversight of decisions
- ensure financial sustainability measures don’t override participant safety, dignity, participation and human rights.
- limit broad ministerial powers and strengthen transparency and accountability mechanisms
- protect participants from suspension, revocation, or loss of supports due to disability-related barriers
- require that implementation of reforms is contingent on the availability of accessible, funded and operational alternative supports
PWDA acknowledges amendments are under consideration. Amendments adopted
should address the breadth of recommendations put forward by PWDA.
This supplementary paper does not replace or narrow our recommendations. Rather, it provides additional evidence and real-world case studies in relation to four areas addressed in our original submission.
The four proposed amendments discussed in this paper are:
- Amendment 1 – Ensure continuity to supports and prevent gaps in access
- Amendment 2 – Parliamentary oversight of eligibility and funding rules
- Amendment 3 – Remove the ‘exhaust all treatments’ requirement
- Amendment 4 – Prohibit automated decision-making
