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1. What was proposedLaura NuttallGreens · Crossbench
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) modelling by the Federal Treasury on 27 May 2026 projects 241,000 participants cut from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by mid-2031, despite the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, announcing 160,000 participants would be cut on 22 April 2026; (b) people with disability in Canberra are already experiencing reductions or removals of supports within NDIS plans; (c) the proposed new functional capacity assessment model has not yet been designed, consulted on or implemented; (d) the Australian Human Rights Commission said “a two-week consultation period is wholly inadequate for reforms of this scale, which have significant implications for people’s rights, lives and livelihoods. Proceeding without appropriate scrutiny creates a clear risk of adverse and unintended human rights impacts”; (e) the dissenting report of the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Legislation Committee report entitled National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 [Provisions] states that: (i) “foundational supports are currently non-existent and must first be established by the States and Territories, which the Government itself acknowledged would take at least two years just to develop a strategy”; and (ii) “it’s critical that [foundational supports] be designed and implemented before there’s any change in any other aspects of the ecosystem”; (f) foundational supports are not yet fully operational or embedded in communities in the ACT for either adults or children; (g) the 2026-2027 Budget submission of the ACT Disability Advocacy Caucus said “demand for advocacy, inclusive education capacity, health access, services and interventions, foundational supports and accessible infrastructure continue to outstrip supply”; (h) the Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services is working with community to codesign Thriving Kids, however, these foundational supports will not help adult participants; (i) the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 (Cwlth) (the bill) proposes a new Section 34A(1) that would allow the Federal Minister to make unilateral decisions to determine reduced funding for groups of support without state and territory disability ministers’ approval; and (j) the bill’s explanatory memorandum states that “changes to the NDIS Act do not require the formal agreement of states and territories. However, some reforms require Category A NDIS rule changes that require unanimous state and territory agreement”; (2) calls on the Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services, Treasurer and Chief Minister to: (a) publicly oppose the proposed changes to the NDIS until foundational supports for all adults and children in the ACT are fully funded, operational and embedded in communities; (b) publicly oppose all elements of the bill that would erode state and territory ministers’ ability to block funding cuts to participants’ plans; (c) meaningfully consult with people with disabilities in the Territory, including a reasonable timeframe and inquiry process and involving Disabled People’s Organisations, before agreeing to proposed changes; (d) exercise existing territory powers relating to the NDIS rules of the NDIS Act to oppose cuts to participants’ plans before foundational supports are fully embedded in community; and (e) report back on these actions by 15 September 2026; and (3) calls on every Minister to reaffirm their commitment to the human rights of people with a disability in line with the Human Rights Act 2004 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Debate ensued.

2. Proposed changeSuzanne OrrLabor · Minister10 June 2026

   Grouped by key words as: added a new call or point, changed a date or deadline, added reporting or consultation, added conditions.

   Before

   (a) modelling by the Federal Treasury on 27 May 2026 projects 241,000 participants cut from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by mid-2031, despite the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, announcing 160,000 participants would be cut on 22 April 2026

   After this change

   (a) modelling by Treasury on 27 May projects 241,000 participants cut from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by mid-2031, despite the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, announcing on 22 April that at least 160,000 participants would be cut by the end of the decade;

   The exact wording of this change

   together: 1. Omit paragraph (1)(a), substitute: “(a) modelling by Treasury on 27 May projects 241,000 participants cut from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by mid-2031, despite the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, announcing on 22 April that at least 160,000 participants would be cut by the end of the decade;”. 2. Omit paragraph (2), substitute: “(2) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) advocate for a strong, fair and sustainable NDIS that maintains essential supports for participants, ensuring that no changes are made where viable and appropriate alternatives are not in place; (b) publicly oppose all elements of the NDIS Bill 2026 that would erode state and territory Ministers’ role in the shared governance of the scheme; and (c) recognise the importance of genuine consultation by supporting processes that allow sufficient time and opportunity for engagement, and, wherever possible, actively seek and incorporate the views of people with disability in the ACT, including through inclusive consultation timeframes, transparent inquiry processes, and the involvement of Disabled People’s Organisations before agreeing to proposed changes;”. 3. In paragraph (3), omit “Minister”, substitute “Member of the Legislative Assembly”. 4. In paragraph (3), after “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, insert “and the principles embedded in the Disability Inclusion Act 2024;”. 5. Insert after paragraph (3): “(4) calls on the Federal Government to extend the public consultation time for the bill; (5) in passing this motion acknowledges they are providing support for the intent of creating an eco-system of supports outside the NDIS and reforming the NDIS to align with its original intent providing individually tailored supports to people with permanent and significant disabilities; (6) requests the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly write to the leaders of each Federal parliamentary party as well as Independent Members noting the views as expressed by the Legislative Assembly in this resolution and calling on them and their respective parties to support the ACT Government in upholding this resolution; and (7) calls on relevant parties to report back as appropriate on these actions by 15 September 2026 outlining its engagement with the Commonwealth on the proposed legislation, including how stakeholder perspectives have informed its approach.”. Debate continued.

   Agreed in a recorded vote, 10 to 9. Its wording is in the final text.

   Ayes 10

   • Yvette Berry, Marisa Paterson, Michael Pettersson, Caitlin Tough, Tara Cheyne, Taimus Werner-Gibbings, Suzanne Orr
   • Fiona Carrick, Thomas Emerson
   • Leanne Castley

   Noes 9

   • Chiaka Barry, Mark Parton, Peter Cain, Jeremy Hanson, James Milligan
   • Laura Nuttall, Andrew Braddock, Rebecca Vassarotti, Jo Clay
3. Proposed changePeter CainLiberal · Opposition10 June 2026

   Grouped by key words as: added a new call or point, changed a date or deadline.

   The exact wording of this change

   to the motion, as amended: After all text in paragraph (2)(c), insert: “(d) publicly release, by 1 September 2026, a detailed implementation roadmap for foundational supports and Thriving Kids, including rollout timelines, workforce and funding requirements, service gaps, transition safeguards, and six-monthly reporting to the Assembly to ensure no Canberrans lose supports before equivalent services are fully operational.”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

4. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

   Decided on the voices: no individual votes were recorded, so this doesn’t show that every MLA agreed.

   Final agreed wording, with changes marked

   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) modelling by Treasury on 27 May projects 241,000 participants cut from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by mid-2031, despite the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, announcing on 22 April that at least 160,000 participants would be cut by the end of the decadeOrr; (b) people with disability in Canberra are already experiencing reductions or removals of supports within NDIS plans; (c) the proposed new functional capacity assessment model has not yet been designed, consulted on or implemented; (d) the Australian Human Rights Commission said ‘a two-week consultation period is wholly inadequate for reforms of this scale, which have significant implications for people’s rights, lives and livelihoods. Proceeding without appropriate scrutiny creates a clear risk of adverse and unintended human rights impacts’; (e) the dissenting report of the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Legislation Committee report entitled National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 [Provisions] states that: (i) ‘foundational supports are currently non-existent and must first be established by the States and Territories, which the Government itself acknowledged would take at least two years just to develop a strategy’; and (ii) ‘it’s critical that [foundational supports] be designed and implemented before there’s any change in any other aspects of the ecosystem’; (f) foundational supports are not yet fully operational or embedded in communities in the ACT for either adults or children; (g) the 2026-2027 Budget submission of the ACT Disability Advocacy Caucus said ‘demand for advocacy, inclusive education capacity, health access, services and interventions, foundational supports and accessible infrastructure continue to outstrip supply’; (h) the Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services is working with community to codesign Thriving Kids, however, these foundational supports will not help adult participants; (i) the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 (Cwlth) (the bill) proposes a new Section 34A(1) that would allow the Federal Minister to make unilateral decisions to determine reduced funding for groups of support without state and territory disability ministers’ approval; and (j) the bill’s explanatory memorandum states that ‘changes to the NDIS Act do not require the formal agreement of states and territories. However, some reforms require Category A NDIS rule changes that require unanimous state and territory agreement’; (2) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) advocate for a strong, fair and sustainable NDIS that maintains essential supports for participants, ensuring that no changes are made where viable and appropriate alternatives are not in place; (b) publicly oppose all elements of the NDIS Bill 2026 that would erode state and territory Ministers’ role in the shared governance of the scheme; (c) recognise the importance of genuine consultation by supporting processes that allow sufficient time and opportunity for engagement, and, wherever possible, actively seek and incorporate the views of people with disability in the ACT, including through inclusive consultation timeframes, transparent inquiry processes, and the involvement of Disabled People’s Organisations before agreeing to proposed changes; and (d) publicly release, by 1 September 2026, a detailed implementation roadmap for foundational supports and Thriving Kids, including rollout timelines, workforce and funding requirements, service gaps, transition safeguards, and six-monthly reporting to the Assembly to ensure no Canberrans lose supports before equivalent services are fully operationalCain; (3) calls on every Member of the Legislative AssemblyOrr to reaffirm their commitment to the human rights of people with a disability in line with the Human Rights Act 2004 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the principles embedded in the Disability Inclusion Act 2024Orr; (4) calls on the Federal Government to extend the public consultation time for the bill; (5) in passing this motion acknowledges they are providing support for the intent of creating an eco-system of supports outside the NDIS and reforming the NDIS to align with its original intent providing individually tailored supports to people with permanent and significant disabilities; (6) requests the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly write to the leaders of each Federal parliamentary party as well as Independent Members noting the views as expressed by the Legislative Assembly in this resolution and calling on them and their respective parties to support the ACT Government in upholding this resolution; and (7) calls on relevant parties to report back as appropriate on these actions by 15 September 2026 outlining its engagement with the Commonwealth on the proposed legislation, including how stakeholder perspectives have informed its approachOrr.

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Proceeding without appropriate scrutiny creates a clear risk of adverse and unintended human rights impacts’; (e) the dissenting report of the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Legislation Committee report entitled National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 [Provisions] states that: (i) ‘foundational supports are currently non-existent and must first be established by the States and Territories, which the Government itself acknowledged would take at least two years just to develop a strategy’; and (ii) ‘it’s critical that [foundational supports] be designed and implemented before there’s any change in any other aspects of the ecosystem’; (f) foundational supports are not yet fully operational or embedded in communities in the ACT for either adults or children; (g) the 2026-2027 Budget submission of the ACT Disability Advocacy Caucus said ‘demand for advocacy, inclusive education capacity, health access, services and interventions, foundational supports and accessible infrastructure continue to outstrip supply’; (h) the Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services is working with community to codesign Thriving Kids, however, these foundational supports will not help adult participants; (i) the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 (Cwlth) (the bill) proposes a new Section 34A(1) that would allow the Federal Minister to make unilateral decisions to determine reduced funding for groups of support without state and territory disability ministers’ approval; and (j) the bill’s explanatory memorandum states that ‘changes to the NDIS Act do not require the formal agreement of states and territories. 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