The NDIA established the Self-Management Advisory Group in 2024.
The Group provides advice to the NDIA on changes to the NDIS that impact people who self-manage their plans. This includes advice on implementing NDIS Reform and the Self-management policy.
The Self-Management Advisory Group will help shape how the NDIA co-designs and engage with the disability community about changes that impact self-management.
Membership
Membership includes self-managed participants, child representatives and nominees, as well as representatives from the disability sector and the Independent Advisory Council.
Members are:
- Sam Paior – Independent Advisory Council member (Co-Chair)
- Marita Walker – Subject matter expert
- Marguerite Visser – Australian Inclusion Group
- Jane Wardlaw – Independent Advisory Council member
- Ken Griffits – Participant Representative
- Sylvana Mahmic – Participant Representative
- Dariane McLean – Inclusion Australia
- Jan Kruger – Imagine More
- Suzanne Gearing – Physical Disability Australia (PDA)
Meeting summaries
2026 Meetings
2025 Meetings
- 20 November 2025 meeting summary
- 15 October 2025 meeting summary
- 18 September 2025 meeting summary
- 12 August 2025 meeting summary
- 24 June 2025 meeting summary
- 7 May 2025 meeting summary
- 3 April 2025 meeting summary
- 6 February 2025 meeting summary