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National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Amends the: National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 in relation to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to:

  • define ‘functional capacity’
  • limit unscheduled plan reassessments
  • clarify the requirement for support needs to be directly related to a participant’s eligible impairments
  • enable the Minister to reduce funding for specified groups of supports
  • introduce plan end dates and renewal processes
  • refine the framework for assessing ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports and update principles applying to participants and their plans
  • clarify the definition of permanence by introducing the concept of ‘all appropriate treatment’
  • require consideration of a participant’s eligibility for other service systems when determining access to the NDIS
  • expand the National Disability Insurance Agency’s powers to identify, investigate and respond to fraud and non-compliance and to ensure the integrity of the NDIS
  • amend governance arrangements relating to pricing decisions, indexation of old framework plans and the automation of administrative actions
  • provide for transitional arrangements
  • Crimes Act 1914 to make a consequential amendment
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 and National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Act 2024 to support the implementation of new framework planning arrangements.

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

ActNational Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Act 2026
NumberNo. 66, 2026
Assent20 Aug 2026
StatusIn force

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 21 Oct 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.

Progress

DateStep
House
14 May 2026Introduced and read a first time
14 May 2026Second reading moved
26 May 2026Second reading debate
27 May 2026Second reading debate
28 May 2026Second reading agreed to
1 Jul 2026Consideration in detail debate
2 Jul 2026Third reading agreed to
Senate
12 Aug 2026Introduced and read a first time
12 Aug 2026Second reading moved
17 Aug 2026Second reading debate
18 Aug 2026Second reading agreed to
18 Aug 2026Committee of the Whole debate
18 Aug 2026Third reading agreed to
House
19 Aug 2026Consideration of Senate message
19 Aug 2026Finally passed both Houses
20 Aug 2026Assent

Divisions on this bill

Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.