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delivery of their supports.

    1.3 In giving effect to these objects, regard is to be had to the need to ensure the financial sustainability of the NDIS.

    1.4 The Act also sets out a number of principles for the NDIS. The principles that are particularly relevant to these Rules are the following:

       (a) people with disability have the same right as other members of Australian society to realise their potential for physical, social, emotional and intellectual development;

       (b) people with disability should be supported to participate in and contribute to social and economic life to the extent of their ability;

       (c) people with disability and their families and carers should have certainty that people with disability will receive the care and support they need over their lifetime;

       (d) people with disability should be supported to receive reasonable and necessary supports, including early intervention supports;

       (e) reasonable and necessary supports for people with disability should:

           (i) support people with disability to pursue their goals and maximise their independence;

           (ii) support people with disability to live independently and to be included in the community as fully participating citizens; and

           (iii) develop and support the capacity of people with disability to undertake activities that enable them to participate in the mainstream community and in employment;

       (f) the role of families, carers and other significant persons in the lives of people with disability is to be acknowledged and respected;

       (g) people with disability should be supported to receive supports outside the NDIS, and be assisted to coordinate these supports with the supports provided under the NDIS.

       Part 2 Outline of these Rules

Introduction to supports for participants

    2.1 Once a person becomes a participant in the NDIS, they develop a plan with the Agency. The plan comprises two parts:

       (a) the participant's statement of goals and aspirations, which is prepared by the participant and specifies their goals, objectives, aspirations and circumstances; and

       (b) the statement of participant supports, which is prepared with the participant and approved by the CEO, and sets out, among other matters, the supports that will be provided or funded by the NDIS.

    2.2 In deciding whether to approve a statement of participant supports, the CEO is to have regard to a range of matters set out in the Act including the participant's statement of goals and aspirations. This will also specify the environmental and personal context of the participant's living (which might include, among other things, their gender and cultural background).

    2.3 In relation to both general supports to be provided and reasonable and necessary supports to be funded, the CEO also needs to be satisfied of a number of matters, including the following:

       (a) the support will assist the