National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

Mr BUTLER (Hindmarsh—Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Minister for Health and Ageing and Deputy Leader of the House) (12:36): The member for Indi is right in saying that she has a deep interest and deep understanding of this area. We consider ourselves a government that has tried to work with the member for Indi and others in improving supports for whistleblowers across government programs, including the NDIS.

I'm quite attracted to the idea behind this amendment. The advice I've received is that we would need to do quite a bit more work. There are some very complex issues the member's amendment raises that really flow from the nature of this scheme.

Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to support this amendment today, but I am keen to, if the member is interested, keep working with the member on ways in which we can continue to improve supports for whistleblowers in this critically important scheme. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Chesters ): The question is that amendment (6) on sheet 1, as moved by the member for Indi, be agreed to.