This list has all the decisions we can review under the law. It also has a list of the common groups of people who can ask for a review of those decisions.
If this list says you can ask for a review, you can also give someone else consent to ask for you .
If you’re not on this list, you may still be able to ask for a review. But you’ll need to show us that you’re directly affected by our decision .
If you’re not sure if you can ask for a review, ask us and we’ll help you work it out.
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission handles all internal reviews relating to provider registration.
Applying to the NDIS
If we decide you’re not eligible to become an NDIS participant.
If we decide not to give you more than 90 days to give us information or a report for your NDIS application .
Who can usually ask for a review?
The person who applied to the NDIS.
A person appointed by a court or tribunal to make decisions for the person who applied to the NDIS.
A parent or legal guardian for a child younger than 18 applying to the NDIS.
Leaving the NDIS
If we decide you’re no longer eligible for the NDIS.
Who can usually ask for a review?
The person who used to be a participant.
A person appointed by a court or tribunal to make decisions for the person who used to be a participant.
A nominee or child representative of the person who used to be a participant.
Creating your plan
Approving your plan. This includes what supports we include, how we describe those supports, how long your plan goes for, and who manages the funding in your plan.
Who can usually ask for a review?
Your plan
If we decide not to extend a grace period for your temporary absence from Australia.
The grace period is 6 weeks unless we decide to extend it. Your plan is suspended from the end of the grace period, until you return to Australia.
Who can usually ask for a review?
Varying your plan
If we decide to vary your plan, or decide not to vary your plan when you request a variation to your plan.
Who can usually ask for a review?
Plan reassessment
If we decide not to do a participant-requested plan reassessment.
Who can usually ask for a review?
Child representatives
If we decide that someone, who doesn’t have parental responsibility, is a child representative for a participant younger than 18. Or, if we don’t decide they’re the child’s representative.
If we decide that a child cannot represent themselves.
If we decide that someone with parental responsibility for a child is the child’s representative, instead of the child’s guardian. Or, if we don’t decide they’re the child’s representative.
If we decide that only some of the people with parental responsibility are child representatives. For example, if we decide one parent is a child representative, and another parent is not.
Who can usually ask for a review?
A participant younger than 18.
A person who has parental responsibility for someone younger than 18, including a parent or guardian.
A State or Territory Minister, or the head of a State or Territory government department.
Nominees
If we decide whether we appoint a plan nominee .
If we decide whether we appoint a correspondence nominee.
If we decide whether we cancel or suspend the appointment of a nominee.
Who can usually ask for a review?
The participant.
A person appointed by a court or tribunal to make decisions for the participant.
A nominee, someone who wants to be appointed as a nominee, or someone who used to be a nominee.
Compensation
If we decide that a participant must take reasonable action to claim or obtain compensation.
If we refuse to extend how much time a participant has to take reasonable action to claim or obtain compensation.
If we decide to take action to claim or obtain compensation.
If we decide to take over the conduct of a compensation claim.
If we give notice that we propose to recover an amount of compensation. We call this a ‘recovery notice’.
If we decide that not all or part of a compensation payment was fixed by a judgment or settlement, for the purposes of calculating how much we can recover.
Who can usually ask for a review?
Debt recovery
If we decide not to write off a debt. That is, we decide we’ll still try to recover a debt.
If we decide not to waive a debt, or we don’t need to waive a debt. That is, we decide a person still owes us money.
Who can usually ask for a review?
The person who owes us money.
Specialist disability accommodation – dwelling enrolment
If we decide not to enrol a dwelling.
If we decide to cancel a dwelling enrolment.
Who can usually ask for a review?
