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54        NDIS Transitioning                                                                                                                                   To improve the wellbeing and social and economic participation of people with disabilities and their families and carers as follows:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) by building a National Disability Insurance Scheme;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) by providing a better start for children with disabilities and helping children with autism by providing them with early access to early intervention services;
                                                                                                                                                               (c) by providing supported employment services to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in employment;
                                                                                                                                                               (d) by providing outside school hours care for teenagers with disabilities;
                                                                                                                                                               (e) by providing immediate and short‑term respite support for carers of young people with severe or profound disabilities whose needs are not being met through existing government initiatives;
                                                                                                                                                               (f) by providing young carers respite and information services to assist young carers who need support to complete their secondary education or vocational equivalent due to the demands of their caring role.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing funding or support:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) by providing medical and dental services and pharmaceutical, hospital and sickness benefits; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) by engaging in measures to meet Australia's international obligations in relation to persons with disabilities, in particular obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.