Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01184:reg:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013L01184
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4
Character Range: 1909–3387

4                         Scheme actuary to advise on NDIS processes
(1)          The scheme actuary must advise the Agency on how processes, systems and tools of the NDIS relating to the matters set out in subsection (2) can best be developed and implemented to enable the scheme actuary to perform his or her duties under section 180B of the Act effectively, and in particular to allow the scheme actuary to be satisfied that the NDIS is financially sustainable.
(2)          For subsection (1), the matters are:
(a)          ensuring that decisions about whether applicants meet the access criteria are made efficiently, consistently and correctly;
(b)          monitoring, assessing and reporting on consistency and correctness of those decisions;
(c)          ensuring that decisions about participants' needs, participants' plans and statements of participants' supports are made efficiently, consistently and appropriately;
(d)          monitoring, assessing and reporting on consistency of resource allocation across regions, planners, disability type and other groupings as appropriate;
(e)          monitoring, assessing and reporting on consistency in cost and participant outcomes across different providers of support;
(f)           evaluating and reporting on NDIS outcomes and performance, including against key performance indicators;
(g)          ongoing research into continuous improvement and best practice;
(h)          the NDIS risk management framework.