Disability Representative Organisations urge Senate not to pass NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 in its current form.
Following six days of public hearings and more than 4,000 submissions, Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) now await the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s final report into the Bill, expected later today (Friday 14 August).
We are grateful to everyone who shared their experience and expertise with the Committee — whether through a submission, a hearing appearance, or both. Across all six days of hearings and thousands of submissions, the overall message was strong and consistent: this Bill should not pass in its current form. We hope the Committee’s findings fully and fairly reflect that sentiment.
DROs continue to have significant concerns about the Bill itself, and about the sequencing and implementation of the reforms it proposes. This includes concerns about the availability and readiness of foundational supports. Rushed implementation risks creating gaps — and every gap creates a genuine risk of foreseeable harm to the people relying on it. Without certainty that these supports are fully implemented and ready before they are relied upon, people with disability risk falling through the cracks during the transition period, with serious consequences for their safety and wellbeing.
We note the proposed carve-outs for people requiring 24/7 supports, health care supports, and some employment supports. However, these carve-outs cannot resolve the broader transition risks. We remain concerned that significant decisions affecting funding and scheme operation are still to be settled, rather than embedded in the primary legislation itself. This approach currently allows for unprecedented delegated powers, with limited parliamentary oversight and insufficient consultation, transparency and avenues for review. These are safeguards that matter most before, not after, a person with disability reaches a point of crisis.
DROs support reform that strengthens the sustainability and integrity of the NDIS. But that reform must be genuine and well-sequenced. It must guarantee that people are not diverted from, or lose, NDIS supports unless alternative supports are funded, operational, accessible and available in practice. DROs will review the Committee’s findings, the Government’s response and any amendments to the Bill. We will assess whether the concerns and evidence raised through the Inquiry have been adequately addressed, and respond publicly.
We remain ready to work constructively with Government to get these settings right. The thousands of submissions and six days of hearings show how significant these reforms are to people with disability and the broader community. We urge the Committee to give full weight to the evidence, lived experience and expertise it has heard, and to recommend against progressing the Bill in its current form.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jane Metlikovec, Upstride 0409 539 880 | jane@upstride.com.au
