National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

The National Disability Insurance Scheme rules may make provision in connection with the funding or provision of reasonable and necessary supports or general supports, including but not limited to prescribing:

methods or criteria to be applied, or matters to which the CEO is to have regard, in deciding, the reasonable and necessary supports or general supports that will be funded or provided under the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and

reasonable and necessary supports or general supports that will not be funded or provided under the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and

reasonable and necessary supports or general supports that will or will not be funded or provided under the National Disability Insurance Scheme for prescribed participants.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme rules referred to in subsection (1) may relate to the manner in which supports are to be funded or provided and by whom supports are to be provided.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme rules referred to in subsection (1) may relate to how to take into account:

lump sum compensation payments that specifically include an amount for the cost of supports; and

lump sum compensation payments that do not specifically include an amount for the cost of supports; and

periodic compensation payments that the CEO is satisfied include an amount for the cost of supports; and

supports in respect of personal injury that may be funded or provided under a scheme of insurance, or under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme rules referred to in subsection (1) may relate to how to take into account amounts that a participant or prospective participant did not receive by way of a compensation payment because he or she entered into an agreement to give up his or her right to compensation.