Question Without Notice No. 143 asked in the Legislative Council on 13 June 2017 by Hon Peter Collier
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME
143. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Minister for Disability Services:
I refer to the media statement that the minister put out on Friday, 9 June titled ''Unique event puts people with disability at forefront of consultation''. I appreciate that he probably will not be able to give me a full answer, but I think he will also appreciate that it is an area that is causing great concern at the moment. In particular, I refer to the comment within the media statement that states —
This has been a tremendous opportunity for us to hear what is important to people with disability as we roll out the scheme in this State.
Will the minister be rolling out the WA National Disability Insurance Scheme or the commonwealth NDIS and when will it be rolled out?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the member for the question. First of all, Friday, 9 June and Saturday, 10 June were two great days when the Disability Services Commission, along with the Disability Coalition in Western Australia, hosted a fantastic event at which people with disability got to share their views and their concerns about the NDIS. However, people also expressed a great deal of frustration, partly because the previous government refused to consult whatsoever on the NDIS, and that is why we are in the situation now. I have spent the last three months consulting with people, hearing their views and cleaning up its mess. In relation to the NDIS, 1 July is getting close. I will be making an announcement over the coming days about the future of the NDIS in Western Australia.