STATE disability ministers have criticised the lack of flexibility in draft federal legislation to establish a National Disability Insurance Scheme ahead of its planned introduction to parliament next week.
Federal Families Minister Jenny Macklin is likely to present the bill, which is yet to be publicly released, in the lower house during the year's final sitting week before the summer break.
NSW Disability Minister Andrew Constance on Wednesday warned the bill reflects Ms Macklin's failure to "consult widely and broadly" and as a result the disability sector may be disappointed.
Mr Constance also said Labor had "put a timeframe on this to suit their election timetable" and described the draft bill as "overly bureaucratic".
"There's been a lack of engagement and consultation by Jenny Macklin with the disability sector," Mr Constance told AAP on Wednesday.
"I haven't seen anything that gives me comfort."
Mr Constance said the bill had been drafted in the "prism of a social security bill", creating a lack of flexibility.
"It will potentially risk some of the fundamental outcomes of having a national scheme in place, such as people's ability to have choice and control when it comes to development of their own plan," he added.
"The sector doesn't want to see a prescriptive bill."
West Australian Disability Minister Helen Morton and South Australia's Ian Hunter echoed Mr Constance's concerns.
"It is clear this legislation is based on a social security model and that if left unchanged will lead this state towards a Centrelink-type approach to disability services," Mrs Morton said.
"This would take WA backwards to a rigid, compliance-based system and undermine the progress we are making to give people choice and control over services."
Mr Hunter said while he was pleased there had been significant changes to the draft laws he had raised concerns with Ms Macklin over its "overly prescriptive nature".
"I will continue to lobby for a greater emphasis on choice and flexibility for people with disability," he said.
A parliamentary committee will examine the draft legislation and feedback will be sought from people with disabilities, their families, carers and disability workers.
The NDIS is expected to cost around $15 billion a year to run when fully implemented in 2018/19.
The Labor government has set aside $1 billion to fund five launch sites around the nation from mid-2013, but future funding commitments fall outside the four-year budget estimates period.
Last month Ms Macklin hinted at extra money in the next year's federal budget for the national roll-out.
Mr Constance also said the states were yet to hear what input they would have on appointments to the board that will govern the NDIS.
"We need to see more details around the planning processes associated with the individual," he said.
A spokeswoman for Ms Macklin maintained the bill had been developed in consultation with people with disabilities, their families and their carers.
"The NDIS will give people with disability, their families and carers more choice and control over their lives, and the legislation reflects this," she said.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
States react to federal NDIS draft bill
Dengan url
http://mesinjahitan.blogspot.com/2012/11/states-react-to-federal-ndis-draft-bill.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
States react to federal NDIS draft bill
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
States react to federal NDIS draft bill
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar