On 1 July 2026, the House of Representatives agreed to several amendments to the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
Following further feedback from people with disability, families, advocates and organisations, the Australian Government agreed to additional amendments in the Senate.
This fact sheet summarises amendments to the Bill moved in the Senate on 18 August 2026.
There are two parts to this fact sheet. This is part two.
Part 2: Technical and enabling amendments
The Bill clarifies the criteria for requesting unscheduled plan reassessments.
This amendment means if the NDIA does not decide on a reassessment within 90 days of a request, then the request is treated as refused and participants have access to review rights.
The amendment also clarifies that a change in a participant’s living, education, work or informal support arrangements does not need to be ‘unanticipated’ for an unscheduled reassessment to be requested.
Participants only need to demonstrate the change was significant and ongoing.
Reasonable and necessary supports (parental responsibility)
The Bill clarifies what the NDIA must consider NDIS when deciding what supports are reasonable and necessary to fund for a participant.
The amendment clarifies what a parent is expected to provide for a child with disability for the purpose of decisions about supports.
Parents are expected to provide supervision, personal care, transport, emotional support and behavioural support.
This does not include the additional support a child needs due to their disability compared to children of a similar age without disability.
Definition of functional capacity
From 1 January 2028 access to the NDIS will be based on a standardised assessment of an individual’s functional capacity.
The amendment clarifies that using common forms of assistance during a functional capacity assessment is permitted.
This includes things like glasses, walking sticks, or hearing aids, or age-appropriate support for children.
Access to other service systems (grandparenting)
The Bill states that from 1 January 2028 a person is not eligible for the NDIS if they are receiving support for their impairment from workers’ compensation or motor vehicle accident schemes.
This amendment makes sure this access change only applies to people who apply to the NDIS from 1 January 2028.
Strengthening rule-making powers to clarify access
A new rule-making power will also make sure people can still get NDIS supports while waiting for a decision regarding compensation for a work-related injury or motor-vehicle accident.
Funding plan management in new framework plans What the Bill does:
The Bill enables the Government to commission a panel of providers to ensure participants receive high quality plan management services.
This amendment makes sure participants eligible for plan management supports can have these added to their plan.
This will be separate from the assessment of their disability-related support needs. Accounting for compensation in new framework plans
The NDIS Act already allows the making of NDIS rules to account for compensation when creating a participant’s budget.
This amendment allows the NDIA CEO to reduce funding in plans where a participant has received compensation once their budget had been developed.
Indexation for new framework plans
The Bill allows the Minister for the NDIS to determine maximum prices for NDIS supports.
The amendment allows the Minister to apply indexation to new framework plans at the same time.
This makes sure participants keep the purchasing power of their plans when prices increase.
Debt recovery safeguards
This amendment adds safeguards to how the NDIA can raise and recover debts.
This includes notifications of debts, allowing debts under $500 to be waived, and giving participants and provider the opportunity to provide alternate evidence of payments.
Support determinations
The Bill allows the Minister to reduce funding for certain types of supports in NDIS plans.
This will be used to reset funding for community participation and capacity building supports.
This will not impact budgets for critical supports, supports in employment and disability-related health supports.
The amendments introduce safeguards for high support needs participants requiring continuous 24-hour care.
A new plan variation pathway will be created for high support needs participants.
These participants will be able to apply for a plan variation within 90 days of a plan reassessment or renewal.
The NDIA will be able to vary their plan if necessary to increase their support funding and ensure their 24-hour care is maintained.
Amendments would also exclude high intensity supports, complex behaviour supports, and customized and wearable technology and hearing supports from reductions.
Participants may continue to request changes to their plan at any time.
The NDIA will provide more information for participants with high support needs before these changes start.
This is the summary for the part two.