Disability Services Act 1993

The Commission must ensure that a person does not participate in a trial unless the Commission is satisfied that at the time the person becomes a participant —

either —

the person has not reached 65 years of age; or

the person belongs to a class of persons approved by the Commission for the purposes of this paragraph;

and

the person meets the residence requirements in the NDIS Act section 23(1)(a) and (b); and

either —

the person meets the disability requirements in the NDIS Act section 24; or

the person meets the early intervention requirements in the NDIS Act section 25;

and

the person meets any other requirement prescribed by the regulations.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), in deciding whether or not a person meets the residence requirement in the NDIS Act section 23(1)(a), the Commission must have regard to the matters set out in the NDIS Act section 23(2).

[Section 26H inserted: No. 10 of 2014 s. 4.]