NDIS – A Short Guide for Insurers
June 2016
Introduction
Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS) is here and moving into a crucial
implementation phase over the next 12 months.
Rosan Santangelo, HBA Legal Partner, reviews some documents from
the NDIS website and examines the legislation with a view to
understanding what these changes will mean for compensation
payers.
As anyone who practices in casualty litigation will know, at the
end of a personal injury case the parties fill in a Medicare form,
notify Centrelink of the judgment or settlement and seek the
required clearances. So what I initially wanted to know was does
the NDIS change any of that? The answer is yes, it does. The NDIS
regime also has the potential to influence peoples' decision as
to whether they will commence litigation or not.
