We ran the two pilots to test the assessment process and the tools, to make sure the way independent assessments are applied is in line with the NDIS Act, and the Productivity Commission’s 2011 advice.
We’ve also chosen a suite of independent assessment tools (the toolkit) to make sure the independent assessments produce consistent and reliable results between different assessors, and different types of participants.
We’ve also released our Independent Assessment Framework. The Framework explains why we’re introducing independent assessments, and how independent assessments will provide new and existing participants with consistent and reliable evidence of their functional capacity.