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The Autism Advisory Group (AAG) met 13 August 2024 for the fourth meeting this year. The meeting was held online.

The Children’s Expert Advisory Group (CEAG) met for their second time on Tuesday 3 September 2024. This was an online meeting.

The Children’s Expert Advisory Group (CEAG) met for the first time on Monday 22 July in Melbourne. This was a hybrid meeting conducted in person and online.

The Neurodegenerative, Palliative Care and Rare Diseases Advisory Group (NPR) met online on 23 May 2024.

The Autism Advisory Group (AAG) met in Sydney on 18 June 2024 for their third meeting this year. Some members joined online.

On 27 March 2024, the Australian Government introduced proposed changes to the NDIS Act to set up the scaffolding needed to start making the NDIS stronger and to improve outcomes for NDIS participants. As part of the proposed legislative amendments to Section 10 of the NDIS Act, Government has developed draft definitions of NDIS Supports which describe what NDIS funding can and cannot be spent on. You can view the draft definitions on DSS Engage. Public consultation is open until 25 August.