In July 2021, the Commonwealth, state and territory disability ministers made the decision not to proceed with the introduction of independent assessments. Information about independent assessments has been archived.

Submissions on this paper closed on 23 February 2021.

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What is and is not changing, what does it mean for you? Read more about the access and eligibility policy or download it here:

• Consultation paper - Access and Eligibility Policy with independent assessments (DOCX 2.3MB)
• Consultation paper - Access and Eligibility Policy with independent assessments (PDF 545KB)
  • Easy Read - Getting an independent assessment and applying for the NDIS (PDF 6MB)
  • Easy Read (text only) - Getting an independent assessment and applying for the NDIS (DOCX 56KMB)
• Read frequently asked questions about the access and eligibility policy with independent assessments
• Find out more about what these reforms mean for participants
• Submissions made to this paper
• Post consultation report.