Student and early career CPD essentials

The association provided feedback on the Aged Care Bill 2024.

On 24 September 2024, we attended a workshop on your behalf that involved looking at transferring NDIS pricing arrangements from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA).

Changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are coming into effect from 3 October 2024.

The team attended an overview session that highlighted key changes to the NDIS that come into force on 3 October 2024.

In light of recent changes to Queensland's Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws on managing and preventing workplace sexual harassment, please find a summary update. The Stop Press is also available on the SharePoint HR Portal for members.

Read about news just in on the government passing the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024.

We met with the Hon Michael Sukkar, MP’s office to showcase the work of osteopaths and highlight the impact of osteopathy on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants.

The team provided additional feedback on the NDIS Amendment Bill 2024 to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee.

The Community Affairs Legislation Committee has passed the NDIS amendment Bill. Some concerns revolve around the inclusion of osteopathy and ensuring fairness for everyone.

The NDIS Amendment Bill 2024, which has been updated by the Department of Social Services and has passed the House of Representatives in its third reading, proposes significant changes to the NDIS Act, particularly redefining what constitutes an "NDIS support." The Bill aims to clarify and streamline the determination of supports that the NDIS can fund.

The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration taskforce's roundtable covered key topics like NDIS provider definition, self-directed supports, and worker registration. They emphasised the importance of visibility in strengthening regulations and welcomed testing new ideas.

The team attended the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee budget estimates. Several relevant topics for osteopaths were discussed, including disability funding, financial challenges for allied health professionals, and aged care and hospital support investments.