Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you for that explanation. There will be scenarios where an individual is not entitled to NDIS supports, but in the view of the guide dog organisation they have the need for a guide dog. It may be that they are over the age of 65 and they acquired vision impairment later in life, so they will not be entitled to NDIS supports. However, in the view of the guide dog organisation they would be someone the organisation would look to provide a guide dog to. There will still be a need for these organisations to have the capacity to differentiate between those individuals who are funded and those who are not.