NDIS Commission consultative committees

This page contains information about:

Disability Sector Consultative Committee
Industry Consultative Committee

Disability Sector Consultative Committee

About

The NDIS Commission Disability Sector Committee (the Committee) brings together key stakeholders from the disability sector to represent the interests of and encompass the different perspectives of NDIS participants and their support networks where they exist.

The Committee’s key purpose is to provide high-level evidence-based advice to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner (the Commissioner) on national issues, which influence the delivery of quality and safe NDIS supports and services.

The primary function of the Committee is to provide ongoing advice and feedback at a national level on:

matters that impact or have the potential to impact on system level interventions;
issues raised by other key stakeholders such as but not limited to advocates, the NDIS Independent Advisory Council and the NDIA CEO Forum;
emerging and complex issues relevant to quality and safeguards in the NDIS market which may impact on the NDIS Commission as a regulatory authority;
aspects of continuous improvement and the NDIS Commission’s operation as a regulator of quality and safe supports and services.

How it works

The Committee commenced on 19 November 2019 for a three-year term. The Committee will meet three times per year or more frequently if required, and will report to the Chair.

The meeting dates for 2022 include:

Tuesday, 22 March
Tuesday, 19 July
Tuesday, 8 November

Communiqués

Communiqués for each meeting held include:

Current membership

Members bring a range of skills and experience to the Committee as well as a broad understanding of human rights and disability related issues consistent with the intention and provision of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework.

The members of the Committee are as follows.

Name	Title	Organisation
Ms Samantha Taylor	Chair/Acting Commissioner	NDIS Commission
Ms Mary Henley-Collopy	Chair	Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Ms Mary Sayers	Chief Executive Officer	Children and Young People with Disability Australia
Ms Mary Mallett	Chief Executive Officer	Disability Advocacy Network Australia
Mr Keir Saltmarsh	Consumer Co-Chair	National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum
Ms Catherine McAlpine	Chief Executive Officer	Inclusion Australia
Mr Dwayne Cranfield	Chief Executive Officer	National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Ms Jenny Karavolos	Co-Chair	Australian Autism Alliance
Mr Sebastian Zagarella	Chief Executive Officer	People with Disability Australia
Mr Brendan Cullinan	Executive Director	People with Disabilities (WA)
Ms Carolyn Frohmader	Executive Director	Women with Disabilities Australia
Dr Bronwyn Morkham	National Director	Young People in Nursing Homes National Alliance
Ms Jen Blyth	Chief Executive Officer	Deaf Australia
Ms Caterina Ponzio	Community Liaison	First Peoples Disability Network
Mr Wayne Hawkins	Representative	Consumers' Federation Australia

More information

An outline of the matters discussed at each Committee meeting will be published as a communiqué on the NDIS Commission website.

If you have any questions about the Committee, please contact committee@ndiscommission.gov.au

Industry Consultative Committee

About

The NDIS Commission Industry Consultative Committee (the Committee) brings together key provider stakeholders from the disability sector to represent the interests of and encompass the different perspectives of the ability of NDIS providers to deliver quality and safe supports and services in a regulated NDIS market.

The primary function of the Committee is to provide ongoing advice and feedback at a national level on:

matters that impact or have the potential to impact on system level interventions;
emerging issues and risks, service delivery trends, quality issues and other important factors that will help shape the NDIS market over time;
emerging and complex issues relevant to quality and safeguards in the NDIS market which may impact on the NDIS Commission as a regulatory authority;
aspects of continuous improvement and the NDIS Commission’s operation as a regulator of quality and safe supports and services.

How it works

The Committee commenced on 26 November 2019 for a three-year term. The Committee will meet three times per year or more frequently if required, and will report to the Chair.

The meeting dates for 2022 include:

Wednesday, 23 March
Wednesday, 20 July
Wednesday, 9 November

Communiqués

Communiqués for each meeting held include:

Current membership

Members of the Committee bring with them a wide range of skills and experience and broad understanding of disability-related industry issues.

The members of the Committee are as follows.

Name	Title	Organisation
Ms Samantha Taylor	Chair/Acting Commissioner	NDIS Commission
Ms Laurie Leigh	Interim Chief Executive Officer	National Disability Services
Dr Chris Atmore	Manager Policy and Advocacy	Allied Health Professions Australia
Ms Carmel Tebbutt	Chief Executive Officer	Mental Health Coordinating Council
Mr David Sinclair	Executive Officer	Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia
Dr Nicole Brooke	Chief Executive Officer	Australian Community Industry Alliance
Mr Andrew Rowley	Chief Executive Officer	Ability First Australia
Ms Yvonne Keane	Chief Executive Officer	Reimagine Australia
Mr Jess Harper	Chief Executive Officer	Disability Intermediaries Australia
Mr Ian Maynard	Chair	SDA Alliance
Mr Rob White	Representative	Alliance 20
Ms Jess Styles	Organisational Nominee	National Aboriginal and Community Controlled Health Organisation

More information

An outline of the matters discussed at each Committee meeting will be published as a communiqué on the NDIS Commission website.

If you have any questions about the Committee, please contact committee@ndiscommission.gov.au