Critics argue this sets up a situation where people with disability and their advocates, often not lawyers, are pitted against solicitors from some of the country’s top firms. The $41m paid to private lawyers to defend the NDIA at the administrative appeals tribunal (AAT) also pales in comparison to the funding provided to advocates and legal aid to assist people with disability in their appeals.
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- Appeals processes, NDIS
- Author:
- Luke Henriques-Gomes
- Source:
- Guardian Australia
- Date published:
- Wed 1st Jun, 2022