National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Amendment Rules 2017 (Cth)

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Amendment Rules 2017

National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

I, CHRISTIAN PORTER, Minister for Social Services, make these Rules for the purposes of sections 32 and 32A (other than subsection 32A(4)) of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.

Dated: 10 December 2017

Christian Porter

Minister for Social Services

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1Name of Rules

These Rules are the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Amendment Rules 2017.

2Commencement

These Rules commence on the day after registration.

3Amendment of National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Rules 2016

Schedule 1 amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Rules 2016.

Schedule 1Amendments

Item 1Paragraph 2.3

Omit:

The CEO cannot make a decision to commence facilitating the preparation of plans for a class before the date specified in the table for that class.

Insert:

The CEO’s decisions to commence facilitating the preparation of plans for classes are tied to the sequence specified in the table at paragraph 2.6.

Item 2After paragraph 2.6

Insert:

2.6A The CEO may make a decision mentioned in column 3 of the table at paragraph 2.6 before the date mentioned for that decision. Such a decision may only be made if:

1. (a)

   the CEO decides that the Agency has the capacity to commence the facilitation of the preparation of plans for participants in the relevant class before the date; and

2. (b)

   the decision would not adversely affect the facilitation of the plans of participants in other classes; and

3. (c)

   the Governments of Tasmania and the Commonwealth agree to the CEO making the decision.