Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

The NDIA and the Commonwealth government will not tolerate the misuse of funds intended to support people with disability, and we take all reports of suspected fraud seriously. I can advise that a revised statement of strategic guidance was issued to the NDIA board by the government in March 2017, and I should also indicate that the coalition government established the NDIS fraud task force in July 2018 to tackle serious fraud against the NDIS. The task force is a partnership between the NDIA, the Department of Human Services and the Australian Federal Police. Anyone who is aware that fraud is being committed against the NDIS, which also means against the Australian community, should contact the police or the NDIS fraud hotline on 1800650717.