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

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (18:41): I'm still unclear whether—I don't know how you describe it—the underpinnings of the algorithm will be made available. The government says: 'Of course we'll be transparent. Of course we'll let you know the business rules.' But with the actual algorithm, what we're running into when it comes to Minister Rae and the IAT in aged care, which clearly is not delivering—the whole Senate agrees it's not delivering.

When we ask to see the algorithm, we're told, 'No, we can't possibly make that public because then people could game the system, could game the algorithm.' This is exactly what the robodebt royal commission said: you need an expert body that can look at it. Will that be happening? Who will look at the algorithms that are used, and give Australians and the Senate the assurance that they're actually delivering for Australians on the NDIS?