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ABC The World Today
with Peta Donald
18 August 2015
12:35pm
E & OE
Subjects: NDIS rollout
FIFIELD:
Im absolutely committed to deliver the NDIS in full, and to deliver it as soon as is possible.
DONALD:
On time as you previously agreed?
FIFIELD:
There is the target date of 2019. Let me make clear I am not looking for ways to delay the NDIS,
Im looking at ways to deliver the NDIS. Thats why Im conducting negotiations with each of the
state and territory jurisdictions, to lay out the plan for full rollout of the NDIS beyond the existing
trial sites, to make sure that we deliver the better deal for Australians with significant disability
that they deserve.
DONALD:
There seems to be a delay with signing off on the agreement youve already reached with New
South Wales, is that the case and why?
FIFIELD:
No, theres no delay. These are complex and detailed negotiations which are taking place
between the Commonwealth and each jurisdiction. We have to make sure that we get the rollout
details right. We want to make sure that this is a scheme that is rolled out well and that delivers
for Australians with disability. Negotiations with New South Wales are going extremely well, and
any suggestion that the agreement with New South Wales is being delayed, or that theres an
attempt to delay it, is completely wrong. In fact, the first participants in the NDIS beyond the
existing trial site in New South Wales will shortly commence in Western Sydney. So things are