Division Description Changes — Motions — National Disability Insurance Scheme — 6th Feb 2018

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Title

  • Motions — National Disability Insurance Scheme
  • Motions - National Disability Insurance Scheme - Psychosocial disabilities

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2018-02-06.131.2), which means it was passed.
  • Motions like these don't make any legal changes but they do represent the will of the Senate and so can be politically influential.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
  • > *(a) notes the recently released Mind the Gap report, a collaboration between the University of Sydney and Community Mental Health Australia;*
  • > *(b) recognises that the report is based on the experiences of 58 expert stakeholders across Australia, and builds on the work of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Productivity Commission;*
  • > *(c) acknowledges that, as outlined in the report, there are gaps in the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for people with psychosocial disability; and*
  • > *(d) urges the Federal Government to urgently address this issue by implementing the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Provision of services under the NDIS for people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition, including assertive outreach to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities are able to access the NDIS and through ensuring mental health services for those not participating in the NDIS.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) notes the recently released <i>Mind the Gap</i> report, a collaboration between the University of Sydney and Community Mental Health Australia;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) recognises that the report is based on the experiences of 58 expert stakeholders across Australia, and builds on the work of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Productivity Commission;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) acknowledges that, as outlined in the report, there are gaps in the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for people with psychosocial disability; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) urges the Federal Government to urgently address this issue by implementing the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme: <i>Provision of services under the NDIS for people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition</i>, including assertive outreach to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities are able to access the NDIS and through ensuring mental health services for those not participating in the NDIS.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">James McGrath</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">James McGrath</p>
  • <p>The government is considering its response to the committee's inquiry. It would be inappropriate to pass this motion until this process is concluded.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is the motion moved by Senator Siewert be agreed to.</p>