By Australian Psychological Society
The NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 has now passed the Senate and Lower House. This means the government will proceed with its program of significant cuts and changes to the NDIS. The APS is disappointed that the Senate Committee’s report only contained a single recommendation from the majority Committee that the Bill be passed. This is despite the consistent concerns raised about the Bill from participants, providers, peak bodies like the APS and the wider disability community. The APS has already written to the Australian Greens and Senator David Pocock, who provided dissenting reports, to thank them for engaging with the disability community and for upholding the values and principles of the NDIS.
We will soon enter into an extended phase of consultations and reforms to implement the Bill. We are guided by our expert NDIS Working Group in our advocacy for the psychology profession. We will continue to provide updates about how the reforms affect you and your NDIS participants.
See President Dr Kelly Gough’s update on the NDIS Bill from June for a summary of key changes to be implemented through these reforms, and read our submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Bill to understand the APS position in more detail.
For an outline of the changes that were made, click here:
Changes to NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for future generations) Bill 2026