I, CHRISTIAN PORTER, Minister for Social Services, make these Rules for the purposes of sections 32 and 32A (other than subsection 32A(4)) of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.

Dated: 10 December 2017

Christian Porter

Minister for Social Services

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1 Name of Rules

  These Rules are the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Amendment Rules 2017.

2 Commencement

  These Rules commence on the day after registration.

3 Amendment of National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Rules 2016

  Schedule 1 amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Facilitating the Preparation of Participants’ Plans—Tasmania) Rules 2016.

Schedule 1 Amendments

Item 1 Paragraph 2.3

Omit:

The CEO cannot make a decision to commence facilitating the preparation of plans for a class before the date specified in the table for that class.

Insert:

The CEO’s decisions to commence facilitating the preparation of plans for classes are tied to the sequence specified in the table at paragraph 2.6.

Item 2 After paragraph 2.6

Insert:

2.6A The CEO may make a decision mentioned in column 3 of the table at paragraph 2.6 before the date mentioned for that decision.  Such a decision may only be made if:

(a)    the CEO decides that the Agency has the capacity to commence the facilitation of the preparation of plans for participants in the relevant class before the date; and

(b)    the decision would not adversely affect the facilitation of the plans of participants in other classes; and

(c)     the Governments of Tasmania and the Commonwealth agree to the CEO making the decision.