National Legal Aid commissioned the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW to independently evaluate the implementation and impact of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Appeals Program Legal Services.
Legal Aids in each state and territory are funded by the Federal Government to provide legal support to eligible people who are appealing to the Administrative Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) about a National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) decision.
This program is vital to the appeals process which can often be complicated, daunting, legalistic, and very difficult for people with a disability to navigate without support.
The Report details the merit of the program, its challenges, as well as the steps necessary for its efficient and ongoing operation.
You can read the full report here as well as a four-page summary report and an easy read version.
