EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
National Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Amendment Specification 2014
Summary
This Specification is made under section 10 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (the Act), and amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2013 (the 2013 Specification).
Background
Section 10 of the Act provides for the Minister to specify by legislative instrument that a State or Territory is a host jurisdiction for the purposes of the Act, with the agreement of the State or Territory. The 2013 Specification specified the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria as host jurisdictions. Since the 2013 Specification was made, Western Australia and the Northern Territory have agreed to be host jurisdictions and signed bilateral agreements with the Commonwealth, which confirm the operational and funding details for trials of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in launch sites, and their status as host jurisdictions. This Specification adds Western Australia and the Northern Territory to the list of specified host jurisdictions.
Explanation of the provisions
Section 1 states the name of the specification.
Section 2 provides that the specification commences on the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Section 3 provides that the table in Schedule 1 to the 2013 Specification is to be amended by adding Western Australia and Northern Territory. This has the effect of specifying Western Australia and the Northern Territory as host jurisdictions for the purposes of section 10 of the Act. These amendments do not affect the status of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which have previously been specified as host jurisdictions.
Consultation
The Commonwealth has entered into bilateral agreements with the new host jurisdictions (i.e. Western Australia and the Northern Territory) and notified existing host jurisdictions of the addition of the new host jurisdictions.
Regulatory Impact Analysis
The specification, of itself, is not regulatory in nature, will not impact on business activity and will have no compliance costs or competition impact.