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, 2 August
- Tuesday, 15 November
Communiqués
Communiqués for each meeting held include:
- November 2019 meeting
- March 2020 meeting
- June 2020 meeting
- November 2020
- March 2021
- July 2021
- November 2021
- March 2022
- August 2022
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 Tracy Mackey | Chair/Commissioner | NDIS Commission |
| Ms Mary Henley-Collopy | NDIS Consultant | 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 |
| Ms Shannon Calvert | 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 |
| Ms Carolyn Hodge | Deputy 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 |
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 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;
- 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, 3 August
- Wednesday, 16 November,
Communiqués
Communiqués for each meeting held include:
- November 2019 meeting
- March 2020 meeting
- July 2020 meeting
- November 2020
- March 2021
- July 2021
- November 2021
- March 2022
- August 2022
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 Tracy Mackey | Chair/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 |
| Ms Astrid Timmers | Non-Executive Director | 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