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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1190 asked in the Legislative Council on 22 October 2019 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME — WARRICK PROUDLOVE

1190. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Minister for Disability Services:

I refer the minister to the tragic case of Warrick Proudlove and the horrific injuries he suffered as a result of an accident in 2011.

(1) Is Warrick eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and, if not, why not?

(2) Is Warrick eligible for any other government assistance; and, if yes, has he been receiving this assistance; and, if no, why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the question.

(1)–(2) As the Leader of the Opposition said in his question, Warrick Proudlove's case is indeed tragic. He had a terrible accident in 2011. During the time of the last government, Warrick and his family campaigned very strongly to get the laws in Western Australia changed. Of course, those changes were made in 2016 by the former Liberal–National government and had cross-partisan support because we recognised that we needed to change the system in Western Australia for no-fault accident insurance.

In Warrick's case, I am advised that he has received confirmation from the National Disability Insurance Scheme that his access request was successful a few weeks ago. I understand that he now has a booking to commence the planning process with the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The date for that meeting is early November. In the meantime, Warrick has been accessing what was the Department of Communities disability services support. Warrick receives an annual package of about $215 000, which is a sizeable package known as individualised accommodation support funding. That support provides Warrick and his family with overnight in-home support and a personal assistant to attend to his personal care needs and help him access the community. Certainly, I have asked my department to reach out to the family during the period of transition from the state scheme to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to see whether any additional support needs can be met during that time.

Hon Peter Collier: He won't be worse off, will he?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON: No. Certainly, as part of the transition across to the national scheme, people who have plans under the state will have those plans honoured for 12 months. We will go through a planning process, but certainly I see Warrick continuing to have the same services once he transitions across to the national scheme.