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

Senator McALLISTER (New South Wales—Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) (19:32): The amendment before us seeks to make sure that the privacy provisions are being used as intended, and, in doing so, it seeks to make it clear that they are not intended to be relied upon by providers who have in recent times sought to use these immunities to prevent them from being accountable for some of their obligations.

As I indicated in my earlier answer to you, the immunities that apply to officers of the NDIA and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission are subject to exceptions where disclosure is necessary, and I listed those. There are some purposes under the NDIS Act that enable or compel disclosure. The Royal Commissions Act is relevant; the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act is relevant, and the Australian Crime Commission Act is relevant.