AAT casts doubts on independent assessments

The government’s recently announced plans to roll out independent functional assessments went down about as well as a sneeze in a Melbourne supermarket does right now. In response, many community groups have launched campaigns urging the Agency to re-think this endeavour. But last week there was a new voice entering the debate that nobody saw coming: the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

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Topics:
Case study, NDIS, Policy reform, Systemic Advocacy

Author:
Sara Gingold

Source:
Disability Service Consulting (DSC)

Date published:
Thu 17th Sep, 2020