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senate vote 2019-11-14#12
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Bills — National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019; Third Reading- National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Description
<p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The committee has considered the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019 and agreed to it with amendments. The question is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed with the amendments.</p><p> <i>Senator Rice </i> <i>did not vote, to compensate for the</i> <i> vacancy created by the resignation of Senator Sinodinos</i></p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2019-11-14.196.1) to pass the bill as amended, which means the bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for their consideration.
- ### What does this bill do?
- According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1920a/20bd026):
- > *The purpose of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019 (the Bill) is to amend the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act) to:*
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- > * *introduce new requirements for appointments to the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (the Agency) and the Independent Advisory Council*
- > * *establish a 28 day requirement for consultation with host jurisdictions for certain matters and*
- > * *re-categorise some of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rules (NDIS rules) from Category A and Category C to Category D.*
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