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participant's control:

       (a) while temporarily absent from Australia, the participant, their spouse, or a family member of the participant:

           (i) is involved in a serious accident; or

           (ii) becomes seriously ill; or

           (iii) is hospitalised; or

           (iv) is the victim of a serious crime; or

           (v) is a party in custody proceedings; or

           (vi) is required to remain overseas in connection with criminal proceedings;

       (b) war, industrial action, or social or political unrest in which the participant is not willingly participating;

       (c) natural disaster.

       Part 6 Describing supports in participant's plan

    6.1 A participant's statement of participant supports (referred to as the statement in this Part) specifies, among other things:

       (a) the general supports (if any) that will be provided to, or in relation to, the participant; and

       (b) the reasonable and necessary supports (if any) that will be funded under the NDIS.

    6.2 Some supports in the statement may be described generally, whether by reference to a specified purpose or otherwise. For such supports, the participant will have a high degree of flexibility over the implementation of the supports.

    6.3 In contrast, some supports may be specifically identified in the statement. Such supports will have to be purchased or provided in the way described in the statement.

                     Paragraphs 6.1 to 6.3 summarise paragraphs 33(2)(a) and (b), and subsections 33(3) and 35(2) of the Act.

Description of a support in a participant's statement

    6.3A Paragraphs 6.4 to 6.7 and 6.9 set out rules that apply to the description of a support in a participant's statement.

Whether supports should be specifically identified or described generally

    6.4 When deciding whether the support should be described generally or more specifically in the participant's statement, the CEO is to have regard to the following:

       (a) the cost of the support;

       (b) any expected return or saving in costs from providing the support;

       (c) any risks associated with the supply of the support such as the need for the support to conform to State or Territory laws;

       (d) whether achievement of other goals in the plan or the effectiveness of other supports is contingent on a particular support being procured or used;

       (e) whether the participant's disability requires a specialist, evidence-informed support provided by a qualified person or a particular delivery mode;

       (f) whether the participant accessed the NDIS by satisfying the early intervention requirements.

Describing supports where more cost-effective for agency to provide

    6.5 If the CEO considers that it is more cost-effective for the support to be provided directly by the Agency (for example, using bulk purchasing of goods), the statement is to record that the support will be provided by the Agency.

Describing supports where most efficient and effective to be provided