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๐Ÿ“œ Disability Services Amendment Bill 2014

Assented toLABill 6213 March 2014

This bill amends the Disability Services Act 1993 to facilitate a trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Western Australia, allowing comparison between the state's disability services model and the NDIS model.

Impact

People with disabilities in Western Australia will be affected as the trial aims to improve disability service provision. The trial will help determine the best model for delivering disability services in the state.

Key Changes

["Inserts Part 4B into the Disability Services Act 1993 to enable the NDIS trial.", "Defines terms related to the NDIS for the purpose of the trial.", "Allows regulations to be made under the Disability Services Act for matters related to NDIS rules.", "Permits regulations to adopt published documents by reference."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA Second Reading MovedLA13 Mar 2014
  2. LA IntroducedLA13 Mar 2014
  3. LA Second Reading AgreedLA3 Apr 2014
  4. LA Third ReadingLA8 Apr 2014
  5. LC Second Reading MovedLC17 June 2014
  6. LC Second Reading AgreedLC18 June 2014
  7. LC Third ReadingLC19 June 2014
  8. Royal Assent24 June 2014
Affected Sectors
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