Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

It is a great privilege to be the minister with responsibility for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but it is also a great responsibility. Let me state unequivocally again that this government is absolutely committed to implementing in full the National Disability Insurance Scheme. When we were in opposition, we put partisanship aside and supported the referral to the Productivity Commission. We supported the legislation, the announced funding and the launch sites. In the words of the Prime Minister, 'The NDIS is an idea whose time has come.'

We will work to ensure that the National Disability Insurance Scheme is sustainable, not just now and through the launch sites but for the long term. Australians with disability are entitled to have certainty that the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the services it provides are here to stay.