Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

Absolutely. One of the fundamental components of this particular initiative is to seek, through the rules process, to try and always get consensus amongst the states. That is not always possible, as you can probably well imagine, when you're talking about a number of different jurisdictions, and so obviously there needs to be a process by which we can continue the operation of the NDIS without having to get consensus every time. However, it's extremely important that the continuity of decision-making is maintained. But the collaboration and buy-in of the states and territories is a fundamental component of the NDIS, and the board is one part of that.