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Disability advocacy for individuals fact sheet
This fact sheet on the Disability advocacy for individuals help promote, protect and defend the human rights of people with disability.
Thriving Kids – Fact sheet
Thriving Kids will identify developmental concerns earlier and establish a national system of supports for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay and/or autism with low to moderate support needs, and their families.
The National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention – Practice guidance – Relationship-based universal principle
This fact sheet explains the relationship-based universal principle and how it applies to the National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention. It outlines for practitioners what relationship-based practices are and how we'll know when they're working.
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Thriving Kids Advisory Group Final Report Summary – AUSLAN
This is the Thriving Kids Advisory Group’s final report summary.
Thriving Kids Advisory Group Final Report
This is the Thriving Kids Advisory Group’s final report. It includes a proposed national model for Thriving Kids.
Thriving Kids – Questions and answers
Thriving Kids will help children under 8 with developmental needs get support earlier, using local services, starting from 1 October 2026. Children with higher support needs will still get help through the NDIS.
NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee member biographies
The EAC and subcommittee members have expertise in a wide range of areas including allied health practice, nursing, clinical research, education, medicine, law, social work and business. It includes people with disability and other lived experience of disability, including carers.
Step 4: Using a plan
The factsheets provide a short summary of the content within the Explanatory Documents. They outline the rules under each step in the new framework planning process, this one focusing on Step 4: Using a plan
Step 2: The support needs assessment
The factsheets provide a short summary of the content within the Explanatory Documents. They outline the rules under each step in the new framework planning process, this one focusing on Step 2: The supports needs assessment
Explanatory document – New Framework Plan Spending Rules
The explanatory documents are technical documents explaining some of the new framework planning rules that are being developed. This explanatory document is on the new framework plan spending rules.
Step 3: Building a plan
The factsheets provide a short summary of the content within the Explanatory Documents.
They outline the rules under each step in the new framework planning process, this one focusing on Step 3: Building a plan
They outline the rules under each step in the new framework planning process, this one focusing on Step 3: Building a plan
Explanatory document – Notice of Impairment
The explanatory documents are technical documents explaining some of the new framework planning rules that are being developed. This explanatory document is on notice of impairments rules.
Explanatory document – Stated Supports
The explanatory documents are technical documents explaining some of the new framework planning rules that are being developed. This explanatory document is on stated supports rules.
Reviews and appeals under the new way of planning
This fact sheet outlines the reviews and appeals under new framework plans.
Step 1: Preparing for a support needs assessment
The fact sheets provide a short summary of the content within the Explanatory Documents. They outline the rules under each step in the new framework planning process, this one focusing on Step 1: Preparing for a support needs assessment.
Explanatory document – Transition to New Framework Plan
The explanatory documents are technical documents explaining some of the new framework planning rules that are being developed. This explanatory document is on the transition to new framework plan rules.
NDIS new framework planning: what we heard summary report
Report summarising disability sector feedback on proposed NDIS new framework planning. Provides insights from consultations and webinars that will guide new rules and future public engagement.
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NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 – Overview – Auslan video
An Auslan translation of the NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 – Overview document
NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 Overview
This Integrity and Safeguarding Bill will make changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act). It will support the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee meeting updates – 2025
Meeting updates from the National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee for 2025.
NDIS Integrity and Safeguarding Bill – Easy Read
This Integrity and Safeguarding Bill will make changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act). It will support the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
National Carer Strategy Outcomes Framework
This document presents an outcomes framework for the National Carer Strategy 2024-2034 (the Strategy).
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 29 July 2025
This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the thirteenth Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 29 July 2025.
Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) – Meeting Summary 5 March 2025
This document summarises the discussion and outcomes of the twelfth Roadmap Implementation Governance Group (RIGG) meeting held on 5 March 2025.
DSOA Program manual – Appendix F – Change of Service Coordinator form
Disability Support for Older Australians service providers must use this form to apply to change a coordinator.
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