If you have been following the NDIS Amendment Bill and felt like the chance to say something had already passed you by, it has not. The window just reopened.
On 29 June, the Senate committee examining this Bill agreed to accept submissions again, right up until 10 July 2026. So you have a short window, and it is open right now.
This is the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment, the Securing the NDIS for Future Generations Bill. It is the biggest set of changes to how the scheme works that we have seen, and it is still being examined before Parliament votes on it. The committee tabled an interim report on 23 June, and the final report is due 14 August. So nothing is locked yet.
What that means for you is simple. If you run services in this sector, or you support someone who relies on it, you can put your view in front of the people writing that report. And your view carries weight, because you see how these changes land in real life, not on a spreadsheet.
Let me walk you through how to do it properly, so your submission actually gets read and counted, and not set aside.
A submission is just you writing to the committee with your view on the Bill. That is it. No legal qualifications. No special format.
There are 2 things the committee is firm about, and getting these right is the difference between a submission that counts and one that gets handed back.
First, you have to address what is actually in the Bill. This is a bill inquiry, so there are no terms of reference to respond to. You are commenting on the provisions themselves. A general vent about the NDIS will not qualify. Tie what you say to specific parts of the Bill.
Second, your personal experience is welcome, and it has to connect to the Bill. You can absolutely tell them what a change will mean for your participants or your business. Just anchor it to the part of the Bill that causes it.
Now the things they do not want. Do not send medical reports, participant plans, court documents, or your NDIA correspondence. They will be returned to you. This is about the law, not your personal file.
And to be clear, the committee can’t fix an individual complaint about the NDIA or the Commission, and it can’t overturn a decision made about you. That is not what this is for. This is about shaping the law before it passes.
Here is the part I want providers to hear.
The committee is not just collecting complaints. They are looking for ideas. They use submissions to shape the recommendations they hand back to Parliament.
So the most useful submission does 2 things. It names the problem, and it offers a way to fix it.
And that is exactly where you are strong. You know what a change does to a roster, to a margin, to a participant’s continuity of support, to your ability to keep good workers. You can describe the real consequence of a clause that, on paper, looks harmless.
The people reading the spreadsheets do not have that view. You do. That practical, on the ground knowledge is the most valuable thing you can put in front of them, and almost nobody else can give it.
So this is not about being political. It is about putting operational reality on the record while there is still time for it to matter.
If you are a provider and you want to think through how the changes in this Bill actually hit your business before you write, that is the kind of thing we work through together. And either way, do not let anything stop you here. Even a single clear page in your own words counts. Now let me give you the steps.
Five steps.
Step 1. Read the Bill and pick what affects you.
You do not need to read the whole thing, and it is a long one. Find the changes that touch your world. The interim report from 23 June is a good shortcut for seeing what the committee is already focused on. Pick the 1, 2, or 3 changes that matter most to you, and write about those.
Step 2. Write it simply, in your own words.
Start with a short line on who you are. A provider, a support coordinator, a participant, a family member. Then for each change you picked, say 3 things. What the provision is. What it will do in real life. And what you would do instead. Problem, impact, and your suggested fix. That last part is what the committee is hunting for.
Step 3. Keep it tight, and keep it clean.
The committee asks for concise submissions, generally no more than 4 or 5 pages. Shorter is completely fine. And only put in things you would be comfortable seeing published online, because submissions can be made public.
Step 4. Protect your details.
Put your name and contact details on a cover note, not buried in the body of the submission. And if you do not want it published, or you want it kept confidential, say so clearly on the front page and tell them why.
Step 5. Lodge it online before 10 July.
The committee prefers the online submission portal. It is secure, and the moment you upload, you get an email confirming they have it. You can email or post it instead, and those take longer to be acknowledged. The portal link, the committee email, and the postal address are in the description. Use the portal if you can.
One honest note. If you use a tool to help you draft this, and plenty of people will, you are still responsible for every fact in it. So check it. Make sure it reflects your actual experience and the actual Bill, in your own voice. A real, specific, slightly imperfect submission beats a polished one that says nothing.
If you do one thing today, pick your 1 change. The single part of this Bill that worries you most, or that you most want them to get right. You can build the rest around that.
You have until 10 July. That is not long. And a short submission you actually send beats a perfect one you never finish.
This Bill will shape the sector you work in, and the scheme the people you support rely on. It is not law yet. The committee asked to hear from people, and for a short window, that door is open again.
You do not have to be an expert. You do not have to write pages. You just have to put your real, grounded view on the record before 10 July.
The link to lodge it is in the description. Subscribe and I will keep you across this Bill as the final report lands in August, and we find out what actually changes.
Because you deserve information you can actually build with.