Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I can advise the Senate that negotiations with each state and territory will commence next year on the transition to the full scheme. Currently, we have a number of trials in place. The detail as to how we transition to the full scheme in each jurisdiction is yet to be determined. This detail will be finalised through a series of bilateral agreements to be negotiated between the Commonwealth and each jurisdiction.

The trial sites are doing what they were intended to do, which was to provide valuable insights into the scheme for the agency and all levels of government so that we could learn lessons and help inform the full scheme rollout. I look forward to working with my state and territory colleagues as we nut out the details as to how we will all get to where we want to be, and that is having a nationwide NDIS that delivers the better deal that people with disability deserve.