Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Just briefly, I want to make a statement in relation to One Nation's second reading debate amendment. I didn't do a speech in the second reading debate. One Nation's amendment was seeking to constrain the amount of money that is being spent on the NDIS, and it was ambiguous in its nature. I just want to put on the record that the providers to the NDIS only ever charge the maximum rate. There's no competition. If you rock up and seek a service and you then mention you're on the NDIS, the full tote odds are paid. There needs to be some mechanism used to address that, because that means that people don't get the maximum service for the money that is available. It means the money's getting chewed up more quickly than it normally does. I ask the minister to consider how that problem might be addressed. It's the typical 'I'm here for a wedding, therefore the price that will be paid is very high'.