Expert knowledge and skills to support NDIS transition
Originally published on the the website of Jane Prentice MP and Christian Porter MP, 27 June 2017.
The Board overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will draw on an expanded Independent Advisory Council (IAC) from July this year, ensuring broader representation for people with disability during this critical period for the NDIS.
For the first time, the Council will include representatives with intellectual disability and deaf‑blindness, working alongside other new and long-time members as well as a new panel of five expert advisors. The expanded Council, moving from 10 to 13 members plus the expert panel, will start work on 1 July 2017.
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said the new model had been developed under the guidance of the IAC’s Principal Member, Professor Rhonda Galbally AO, to ensure a broad range of experience and advice to the NDIS Board.
“Since its establishment in 2013, the Independent Advisory Council has provided important advice to the Board overseeing the NDIS, bringing the views of participants, carers and sector experts together to the heart of the scheme,” Mr Porter said.
You can read the rest of the Media Release on Christian Porter's website.
The Board overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will draw on an expanded Independent Advisory Council (IAC) from July this year, ensuring broader representation for people with disability during this critical period for the NDIS.
For the first time, the Council will include representatives with intellectual disability and deaf‑blindness, working alongside other new and long-time members as well as a new panel of five expert advisors. The expanded Council, moving from 10 to 13 members plus the expert panel, will start work on 1 July 2017.
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said the new model had been developed under the guidance of the IAC’s Principal Member, Professor Rhonda Galbally AO, to ensure a broad range of experience and advice to the NDIS Board.
“Since its establishment in 2013, the Independent Advisory Council has provided important advice to the Board overseeing the NDIS, bringing the views of participants, carers and sector experts together to the heart of the scheme,” Mr Porter said.
You can read the rest of the Media Release on Christian Porter's website.
