Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Disability Reform, Senator Evans. In 2007 the Australian government ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Article 4 of that convention stipulates that people with disability must be involved in all decisions that affect their lives. In 2011 the Australian government committed to introducing the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This scheme represents a funda­mental shift of control to people with disability over their choice and management of disability supports. In light of this conven­tion, does the government acknowledge that people with disability should be involved right from the beginning of the process of the development of the NDIS? What action is the Australian government taking to ensure that people with disability are intrinsically involved in all aspects of the development and implementation of the NDIS, right from the beginning of the process?