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The Autism Advisory Group (AAG) met on 6 July 2018. Members committed to working in partnership and to developing a trust-based and collaborative relationship within the group and with the sector more broadly. In that spirit, it was agreed that improving life outcomes for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (both participants and non-participants) should be the Group's core guiding principle. Against that background, the first AAG meeting was positive with all members sharing their perspectives and moving to a shared and agreed understanding of the key issues and priorities. Four key priorities were collaboratively developed by the AAG. What...

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Autism Advisory Group (AAG) met on 1 August 2019 to discuss the implementation of the recently announced Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) remediation plan to resolve delays and backlogs for children with disability in accessing supports. The AAG’s feedback on the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) ECEI approach and delays experienced by families has been instrumental in the development of the remediation plan, announced by the Minister for the NDIS, the Hon Stuart Robert MP, on 26 June 2019 . The remediation plan will be rolled out this month, and includes 6 month interim...

The Autism Advisory Group (AAG) met on 17 June 2021 by video conference. All AAG members attended the meeting.

NDIS Industry Chief Executive Forum (ICE Forum) Meeting: Monday 13 December 2021

Industry Reference Group (IRG) Meeting: Tuesday 17 August 2021

Gerrie Mitra (NDIA) gave an update on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, NDIS Reforms, and Market Intervention trials and initial outcomes.

IRG Meeting: Thursday 3 September, 2020 Membership Update The IRG welcomed Leanne Pearman, Independent Advisory Council (IAC) member, Dr Leanne Beagley, CEO, Mental Health Australia, and Stephen Broadfoot, Branch Manager, Provider Engagement to the group. NDIS Update Gerrie Mitra (NDIA) provided updates on current market activities. These included the new 2020-2021 Price Guide and the 1 July 2020 introduction of the change to group support pricing arrangements, while allowing time for providers to adapt to the new structure. Gerrie also noted the release of the Support Coordination Discussion Paper and the release of the Supported Independent Living Price Controls Issues...

IRG Meeting: Tuesday 21 April, 2020 NDIA COVID-19 Update The NDIA gave an update on the measures taken in response to COVID-19. These included the temporary 10 per cent COVID price limit increases for some supports, advance payment, extension of NDIS plans, outreach to vulnerable participants, and expansion of the exceptionally complex support needs pathway. This is in addition to establishing a dedicated COVID-19 telephone line via the National Contact Centre, and creating a COVID-19 specialised action team to respond to urgent/light-touch plan reviews with 48 hours. The NDIA is also making changes to the ‘Finding a Support Worker’ page...

IRG Meeting: Thursday 9 December, 2019 Markets Update – In Brief The Annual Price Review has commenced, including the release of the Issues Paper and Terms of Reference. Submissions are open until 2 February 2020. The SDA Reference Group met and discussed SDA flexibility. The NDIA has established a Robust SDA Working Group to improve provision of robust design and interplay with practice approaches. Assistive Technology The NDIA gave an overview of a policy being developed to facilitate flexible Assistive Technology (AT) supports. The aim of this policy is to enable participants to continue to access AT supports in a...