The Review will leverage existing relationships with both First Nations and remote communities to design the elements and enablers of alternative commissioning approaches.
The NDIS Review will provide initial support and guidance to governments and the NDIA to help build capacity to progressively roll out alternative commissioning approaches.
- Throughout 2023, we will work in partnership with governments, First Nations representatives and communities to design the elements and enablers of the alternative commissioning cycle and work with the NDIA to start some pilots in selected communities (Figure 14)
- We will leverage the existing engagement and relationships that the NDIA has with First Nations representatives and communities to ensure partnerships continue after the NDIS Review.
- At the end of the Review, the NDIA would continue working in partnership with First Nations communities and remote communities who contributed to the design of the alternative commissioning cycle. Depending on the preferences of specific communities, this could include continuing work to progress further alternative commissioning pilots.
The Review will also continue to consult on other market challenges
As outlined above, a range of other market challenges exists across the NDIS and a more active and flexible role for governments as stewards of the NDIS market is needed to address persistent market challenges.
We will explore and consult on how to build on the learnings of the recent NDIS thin market trials to consider how market coordination tools and other market mechanisms could be applied and scaled up in the NDIS.