Inquiry into a long-term disability care and support scheme
June 2010 and August 2011
The Australian Government has asked the Productivity Commission to undertake a public inquiry into a long-term disability care and support scheme. (National Disability Insurance Scheme -NDIS).
Amongst other things, the inquiry will examine:
- how a scheme should be designed and funded to better meet the long-term needs of people with disability, their families and carers
- how to determine the people most in need of support, the services that should be available to them, and service delivery arrangements
- the costs, benefits, feasibility and funding options of alternative schemes
- how the scheme will interact with the health, aged care, informal care, income support and injury insurance systems
- its impacts on the workforce
- how any scheme should be introduced and governed
- what protections and safeguards should be part of the scheme.
The draft report is due for release in February 2011. News Update: The Draft Report into Disability Care and Support was released on the 28th of February 2011. Further News Update: The Final Report Disability Care and Support was released on the 10th of August 2011. To view and download the report please go to the Productivity Commission Report page.
Our submissions to the inquiry:
Submission to the Productivity Commission's Draft Report into Disability Care and Support, no DR786, submitted to the Inquiry 29 April 2011.
Submission to the Federal Government's Productivity Commission Inquiry into a National Disability Long-term Care and Support Scheme, no 214, submitted to the Inquiry 9 August 2010.
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