Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Government Services) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, again, for that question. The NDIS has been transformative for hundreds of thousands of Australians with permanent and very significant disability. It's also important to remember that it not only changes their lives; it also changes the lives of their family and those who love and care for them. Being a world's-first scheme, there were bound to be teething issues with a scheme still being designed as it was rolled out to welcome hundreds of thousands of individuals into the scheme. But, with eight years experience behind us now, now is the time to again work together to mature and to evolve the scheme.

I would like to thank the states and territories and also, in particular, the disability representative organisations for their engagement on a wide range of issues and reforms to continue to improve the scheme. I will shortly be bringing forward a bill for the Senate to consider to further improve the participant experience. (Time expired)