Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00280:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00280
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 7827–9878

6  Reassessment of participant's plan—matters to which the CEO must have regard
 (1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 48(5) of the Act.
 (2) The CEO must have regard to each of the matters mentioned in subsection (3) in doing either of the following things:
 (a) deciding whether to conduct a reassessment of a participant's plan on the CEO's own initiative under subsection 48(1) of the Act;
                         (b) making a decision under subsection 48(3) on a request of a participant to reassess the participant's plan.
Note: Subsection 48(3) provides that if a participant requests a reassessment of the participant's plan, the CEO must before the end of the period of 21 days beginning on the day the CEO receives the request:
                    (a) make a decision that the plan needs to be varied under subsection 47A(1); or
                    (b) make a decision that the plan needs to be reassessed; or
                    (c) make a decision not to conduct a reassessment of the plan.
 (3) The matters to which the CEO must have regard are as follows:
 (a) whether the participant's need for NDIS supports has significantly changed as a result of one or more of the following:
 (i) a change in the participant's functional capacity;
 (ii) a change in the participant's informal supports;
 (iii) a change in the participant's living arrangements;
  (iv) a major life stage change or transition, including starting or leaving school, tertiary education or employment;
 (b) whether there has been a change to the participant's entitlement to compensation, or a change in the participant's entitlement to supports in respect of personal injury under a scheme of insurance, or under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law;
 (c) when the CEO would next be required to conduct a reassessment of the participant's plan, in accordance with the plan's reassessment date;
           (d)   any matters raised by the participant that the CEO considers relevant;
           (e) any other matters that the CEO considers relevant.