Inquiry into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Terms of Reference

On 27 November 2025, the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit resolved to conduct an inquiry into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Committee will examine the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with reference to the management of financial sustainability risks and claimant and provider compliance with NDIS claim requirements; and the monitoring, measurement and reporting of NDIA performance. The Committee will also examine the regulatory performance of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission), and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's policy advice to the government. The inquiry will have particular regard to any matters contained in or connected to the following Auditor-General reports:•Auditor-General Report No. 22 2024-25Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2024•Auditor-General Report No. 25 2024-25Performance Statements Auditing in the Commonwealth—Outcomes from the 2023-24 Audit Program•Auditor-General Report No. 39 2024-25 Interim Report on Key Financial Controls of Major Entities•Auditor-General Report No. 41 2024-25Effectiveness of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency•Auditor-General Report No. 48 2024-25National Disability Insurance Agency’s Management of Claimant Compliance with National Disability Insurance Scheme Claim Requirements•Auditor-General Report No. 2 2025-26Effectiveness of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Regulatory Functions. The Committee invited submissions to the inquiry, addressing the terms of reference, by Friday, 30 January 2026. Committee SecretaryJoint Committee of Public Accounts and AuditPO Box 6021Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Phone:+61 2 6277 4615jcpaa@aph.gov.au