Warwick v National Disability Insurance Agency

[2024] FCA 616

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Catchwords

1. Administrative Law
2. › Judicial Review
3. › Appeal on question of law from Administrative Appeals Tribunal
1. Administrative Law
2. › National Disability Insurance Scheme
3. › Reasonable and necessary supports
1. Administrative Law
2. › National Disability Insurance Scheme
3. › Day-to-day living costs
1. Administrative Law
2. › National Disability Insurance Scheme
3. › Relocation costs

Quick Take

The Federal Court held that relocation costs (including real estate agent fees, removalist costs, conveyancing fees and stamp duty) are not 'day-to-day living costs' within paragraph 5.1(d) of the NDIS Rules and therefore are not automatically excluded from NDIS funding. The Court found these are extraordinary rather than everyday expenses, contrasting them with rent, groceries and utilities which are canonical examples of day-to-day living costs.