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Senate s1478 Status Act

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2026

Introduced by Rebecca White, Melissa Mcintosh

Amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 to:

  • expand the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s powers to detect, prevent and respond to breaches of obligations under the Act
  • provide participants wishing to withdraw from the National Disability Insurance Scheme with additional safeguards and communication options
  • enable the National Disability Insurance Agency to move to an entirely electronic claiming system for providers
  • ensure that plan variations can include an increase or decrease of the total funding amounts.

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

ActNational Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Act 2026
NumberNo. 41, 2026
Assent8 Apr 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
Senate
26 Nov 2025Introduced and read a first time
26 Nov 2025Second reading moved
31 Mar 2026Second reading debate
31 Mar 2026Second reading agreed to
31 Mar 2026Committee of the Whole debate
31 Mar 2026Third reading agreed to
House
31 Mar 2026Introduced and read a first time
31 Mar 2026Second reading moved
31 Mar 2026Second reading debate
1 Apr 2026Second reading debate
1 Apr 2026Second reading agreed to
1 Apr 2026Third reading agreed to
1 Apr 2026Finally passed both Houses
8 Apr 2026Assent

Divisions on this bill

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