20th Oct 2021, 12:06 PM – Senate National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for at Risk Participants) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Consultation

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that whilst the disability community was variably consulted during the course of the Robertson Review, it was not consulted on this bill and the implementation of the recommendations that emerged from the final report of the Robertson Review; and

(b) is strongly of the view that the Government and its departments and agencies must properly consult the disability community and their publicly funded disability representative bodies, and publish exposure drafts before introducing legislation, to ensure that policies, systems, and services are designed by and for disabled people.