Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

The government does not support this amendment. The 24-month period in which to make rules under this proposed modifying-rules-making power aligns with the maximum period during which a provider may retrospectively adjust a claim for a subsidy. It was intended that this 24-month period would provide sufficient time both for any unanticipated matters to arise and for appropriate action to be determined and taken should this occur. The 24-month period after which a rule made under the proposed modifying-rules-making power is intended to allow sufficient time for the necessary action to be taken to identify the cause of an issue, develop policy to address it and then allow the introduction and passage of a bill.