Government announces NDIS review to cut wait times

The laws and rules guiding the National Disability Insurance Scheme will go under the microscope, in an effort to reduce wait times for participants.

Young disabled woman in wheelchair at home, rear view.

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The government has launched a review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme which aims to reduce wait times for participants. 

NDIS Minister Stuart Robert has appointed former finance department secretary David Tune to review the scheme which has been plagued by complaints about lengthy waits for funding for services and equipment.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News .


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Published 12 August 2019 12:42pm
Updated 12 August 2019 1:02pm
By Rosemary Bolger
Presented by Tinrawat Banyat
Source: SBS News, AAP


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