NDIA spends almost $22m on external legal costs as funding cut for thousands

Senate Estimates heard the agency overseeing the NDIS spent almost $22 million on external legal fees in the past financial year with complaints to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal increasing 400 per cent compared to the same period in 2020.  At the same time, hundreds of people with autism and intellectual disabilities have had their NDIS funding slashed in recent months with the agency deeming the payments were “not value for

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Topics:
NDIS

Author:
Andy Park

Source:
ABC RN Drive

Date published:
Fri 18th Feb, 2022