{"id":6461,"date":"2026-06-15T16:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:19:29","slug":"melba-calls-for-thoughtful-ndis-reform-in-senate-inquiry-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/melba-calls-for-thoughtful-ndis-reform-in-senate-inquiry-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"Melba calls for thoughtful NDIS reform in Senate Inquiry submission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6461\" class=\"elementor elementor-6461\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286b5191 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"286b5191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2897f1 e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2897f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7849bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d7849bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melba calls for thoughtful NDIS reform in Senate Inquiry submission<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741242e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"741242e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 15 June 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4dd185 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b4dd185\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6191cc23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6191cc23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06109c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06109c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef6ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ef6ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Senate-submission.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Senate-submission.png 940w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Senate-submission-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Senate-submission-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Senate-submission-600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f78d25 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f78d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Melba has made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee\u2019s inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026. We also contributed to joint submissions through Ability First Australia and National Disability Services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our submission, we support reforms that strengthen the sustainability and integrity of the NDIS. This includes improving safeguards, addressing\u00a0fraud\u00a0and making sure funding is used effectively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the same time, we are calling for a careful, evidence-informed approach to\u00a0change\u00a0so people are not put at risk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a provider supporting people with complex and lifelong disability, we see every day how the right supports keep people safe, connected and living well. Our submission highlights serious concerns about proposed reductions to funding for Social, Civic and Community Participation supports.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want to be clear. These supports are not optional extras. For many people, they are essential.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Community participation supports help people build relationships, develop skills,\u00a0maintain\u00a0their\u00a0health\u00a0and feel part of their community. For people living in Supported Independent Living, they also play a critical role in\u00a0maintaining\u00a0safety,\u00a0stability\u00a0and emotional wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When these supports are reduced, the impact can be immediate. People may become more isolated, less visible in their communities and more reliant on a smaller circle of paid support. This increases the risk that distress,\u00a0deterioration\u00a0or unsafe situations go unnoticed until they reach crisis point.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our submission also highlights the broader system impacts. Reducing preventative supports does not remove cost. Instead, it often shifts it elsewhere, into crisis\u00a0responses, hospital\u00a0admissions\u00a0and more intensive supports. This creates what we describe as a false economy, where both human outcomes and overall system costs are worsened.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are also concerned about the impact on provider sustainability. Specialist providers supporting people with the most complex needs are already under significant pressure. Further funding reductions risk destabilising services and reducing choice, a key premise of the NDIS, for people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Based on this experience, our submission makes\u00a0a number of\u00a0recommendations. These include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">maintaining choice and control through individualised assessment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ensuring funding decisions are based on functional need, not broad cuts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">protecting people with high and complex support needs from blanket reductions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strengthening fairness,\u00a0transparency\u00a0and access to review<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">involving people with disability,\u00a0families\u00a0and providers in genuine co-design<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assessing the real-world impacts of reforms before they are implemented<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the heart of our submission are a range of practice examples that show what these changes look like in real life. They highlight the risk of increased distress, reduced independence and avoidable crisis when supports are taken away.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We support a sustainable NDIS. But sustainability cannot come at the cost of people\u2019s safety,\u00a0wellbeing\u00a0or human rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are calling on the Australian Government to ensure reforms are grounded in the lived reality of how support works, and to protect the supports that help people live full and connected lives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a1bf7b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14a1bf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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