5.15 Glossary
15.1.1 Defenitions
Term | Definition |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) | An independent body that conducts reviews of administrative decisions made under Commonwealth laws. |
Bilateral Agreement | An agreement between the Commonwealth and a state or territory that formalises the commitments of each party during Scheme rollout. |
Bilateral estimates | Estimates for the number of people expected to enter the NDIS by quarter in each state and territory over the next three years. These figures are estimates only. |
Disability sector | Refers to organisations and sole traders who deliver disability support services and the peak bodies that represent them. |
Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) Approach | This is the approach delivered by the NDIS to support children aged under seven years with developmental delay or disability and their families/carers to achieve better long-term outcomes through support services in their local community, regardless of diagnosis. The ECEI Approach is based on the principles of best practice in early childhood intervention and allows for access to timely, targeted and individualised early childhood intervention supports for children. |
Individual living options (ILOs) | Living arrangements that focus on the individual. They include Living Alone, Co-Residency, Host Arrangements and Living Together options. They are an alternative to group home services. |
Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) | The part of the NDIS that provides information, linkages and referrals to connect people with disability, their families and carers, with broader systems of support. |
Insurance approach | Sharing the costs of disability services and supports across the community. Placing emphasis on making up-front investments that reduce participants’ calls on the Scheme into the future, including investments in measuring lifetime costs, research and innovation, and community capability development. |
Local Area Coordinators /Coordination (LACs/LAC) | Local organisations working in partnership with the Agency, to help participants, their families and carers access the NDIS. |
Partners in the Community (PiTC) | Community-based organisations who work with the NDIA to deliver the NDIS. People between the ages of 7 and 64 years of age will work with the local area coordinator partner in their local government area. Children under 7 years of age who have a developmental delay or disability will work with the early childhood partner in their local government area. |
Plan | A written agreement worked out with the participant, stating their goals and needs, and the reasonable and necessary supports the NDIS will fund for them. Each participant has their own individual plan. |
Specialist disability accommodation (SDA) | A range of housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high needs. |
Supported independent living (SIL) | One type of help or supervision with daily tasks to help participants live as independently as possible, while building your skills. |
15.1.2 Acronyms
AAG—Autism Advisory Group
AAT—Administrative Appeals Tribunal
AAT Act—Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Agency—National Disability Insurance Agency
AHRC—Australian Human Rights Commission
AM—Member of the Order of Australia
ANAO—Australian National Audit Office
AO—Order of Australia, Officer in the General Division
APIs—Application Programming Interfaces
APS—Australian Public Service
APSC—Australian Public Service Commission
CALD—culturally and linguistically diverse
CEO—Chief Executive Officer
COAG—Council of Australian Governments
CRO—Chief Risk Officer
DSS—Department of Social Services
ECEI—Early Childhood Early Intervention
ELT—Executive Leadership Team
FASD—Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
FOI—freedom of information
FOI Act—Freedom of Information Act 1982
FTE—full time equivalent
GDP—Gross Domestic Product
GST—Goods and Services Tax
HR—human resources
IAC—Independent Advisory Council
ICT—information and communications technology
ILC—Information, Linkages and Capacity Building
ILOs—Individual Living Options
IRG—Industry Reference Group
KMP—key management personnel
LAC—Local Area Coordinator
LED—light emitting diode
NCC—National Contact Centre
NDIA—National Disability Insurance Agency
NDIS—National Disability Insurance Scheme
NDIS Act—National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
NED—Non-Executive Director
NMHSRG—National Mental Health Sector Reference Group
OCO—Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
PBS—Portfolio Budget Statements 2019–20
PED—Participant Experience Delivery
PGPA Act—Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
PGPA Rule—Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014
PiTC—partners in the community
PPE—personal protective equipment
PRC—People and Remuneration Committee
PRG—Participant Reference Group
PSPF—Protective Security Policy Framework
RoRDs—review of reviewable decisions
Scheme—National Disability Insurance Scheme
SDA—specialist disability accommodation
SES—Senior Executive Service
SIL—supported independent living
TTP—Temporary Transformation Payment
WHS—work health and safety
WHS Act—Work Health and Safety Act 2011
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