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PDA urges NDIS reforms focused on safety and daily participation outcomes
Key points5 points
- Joint Committee Report 519 identifies weaknesses in NDIS governance, performance reporting, complaints handling and regulatory oversight.
- The report recommends better monitoring of participant outcomes and stronger sharing of provider risk information.
- PDA asks for plans to manage provider withdrawals and closures so participants keep access to daily assistance.
- The Committee cautions against using average payment per participant as a standalone measure of NDIS success.
- PDA wants reform milestones published and people with physical disability involved in designing and assessing changes.
Summary
Physical Disability Australia is pressing the Australian Government, NDIA and NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to act on Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Report 519, which found weaknesses in governance, performance reporting, complaints handling and regulatory oversight. PDA wants reform judged by participant safety, independence and participation rather than spending levels, and warns that cutting expenditure can shift costs onto health services. Its five asks include outcome measures shaped by people with physical disability, accessible complaints pathways, contingency planning for provider closures, and risk-based registration that preserves participant choice. For providers, the report signals more scrutiny of outcomes, incident handling and continuity of service.