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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 participant to pursue the goals, objectives and aspirations included in the participant's statement of goals and aspirations;

       (b) the support will assist the participant to undertake activities, so as to facilitate the participant's social or economic participation;

       (c) the support represents value for money in that the costs of the support are reasonable, relative to both the benefits achieved and the cost of alternative support;

       (d) the support will be, or is likely to be, effective and beneficial for the participant, having regard to current good practice;

       (e) the funding or provision of the support takes account of what it is reasonable to expect families, carers, informal networks and the community to provide;

       (f) the support is most appropriately funded or provided through the NDIS, and is not more appropriately funded or provided through other service systems (service systems is defined in paragraph 6.4).

    2.4 The CEO may consider supports in a plan either in relation to a particular support or a package of supports to achieve an outcome. If the participant has identified or requested particular supports, the CEO will also have regard to these.

    2.5 In administering the NDIS and in approving each plan the CEO must have regard to objects and principles of the Act including the need to ensure the financial sustainability of the NDIS and the principles relating to plans.

                     Paragraphs 2.1-2.5 summarise a number of provisions of the Act including aspects of sections 3, 33 and 34 of the Act.

                     There are a number of other sets of rules made under the Act that are relevant to have regard to in the context of these Rules—see in particular the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Plan Management) Rules 2013 and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Supports for Participants—Accounting for Compensation) Rules 2013.

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    2.6 Part 3 sets out criteria or considerations that the CEO is to use in deciding whether the CEO is satisfied in relation to some of the matters in paragraph 2.3. These are:

       (a) value for money (see paragraph 2.3(c));

       (b) whether the support is effective and beneficial (see paragraph 2.3(d));

       (c) taking account of the expectations of what is reasonable to expect families, carers, informal networks and the community to provide in informal supports (see paragraph 2.3(e));

       (d) whether the support is appropriate under the NDIS (see paragraph 2.3(f)).

    2.7 Part 4 relates to needs assessments and the use of assessment tools when conducting such assessments.

    2.8 Part 5 sets out general