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Rules also apply where a person does not receive any compensation because they entered into an agreement to give up their right to compensation.

    1.4 The Act sets out a number of objects for the NDIS. The objects that are most important for these Rules are the following:

       (a) supporting the independence and social and economic participation of people with disability;

       (b) providing reasonable and necessary supports, including early intervention supports, for participants in the NDIS launch.

    1.5 The Act sets out a number of principles for the NDIS. The principles that are most important for 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; and

           (ii) support the capacity of people with disability to undertake activities that enable them to participate in the 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; and

       (h) the financial sustainability of the NDIS should be ensured.

       Part 2 Outline of these Rules

    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 These Rules are about how compensation payments in respect of an injury suffered by a participant are taken into account by the CEO in determining the reasonable and necessary supports that will be funded under the NDIS.

       Part 3 Compensation

Application

    3.1 This Part applies in relation to a person who is a participant, or who later becomes a participant, if the impairment of