In setting the Commonwealth funding cap for ‘new’ participants, the Commonwealth and WA agree to set the Commonwealth funding cap for ‘new’ participants at the number of Commonwealth-only clients plus an allowance for unmet need, excluding ‘churn/newly eligible’. The Commonwealth and WA could then agree to direct the WA NDIS authority to identify the number of participants during the transition phase who have either left the scheme or have aged in the scheme; and identify the level of additional ‘new’ participants (over and above the Commonwealth funding cap for ‘new’ participants) who can be brought into the scheme. These additional new participants will be included in the scheme without an additional funding contribution from the Commonwealth. Where possible, the Parties agree to provide adequate data to the WA NDIS authority six months prior to the commencement of transition, to support the transfer of clients to the NDIS and consistent with Schedule F to this Agreement. The Parties agree that the estimates in these tables will be monitored or reviewed as necessary in light of transition experience. Appendix A Western Australian Service Regions by Local Government Authority Central North Metro Cambridge Claremont Cottesloe Mosman Park Nedlands Peppermint Grove Perth Stirling Subiaco Vincent Central South Metro Cockburn East Fremantle Fremantle Kwinana Melville South Perth North Metro Joondalup Wanneroo North East Metro Bassendean Bayswater Kalamunda Mundaring Swan South East Metro Belmont Canning Gosnells Victoria Park South Metro Armadale Mandurah Murray Rockingham Serpentine-Jarrahdale Kimberley-Pilbara Ashburton Broome – West Kimberley East Pilbara Halls Creek Karratha Port Hedland Wyndham – East Kimberley Midwest - Gascoyne Carnamah
Western Australian funded programmes Disability Services Act 1993 Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 State Records Act 2000 Freedom of Information Act 1992 Children and Community Services Act 2004 Working with Children (Criminal Records Checking) Act 2004 The Mental Health Act 2014 Disability Service Standards Other relevant state and standards including standards set via state- based policies and program guidelines. Applicable state legislation or policy enforced via contract Including upfront and ongoing external quality evaluation Staff vetting via applicable legislation or legal (e.g. contract) Applicable state legislation or policy enforced via contract Health and Disability Services Complaints Office Ombudsmen Public Advocate/ Guardians Government agencies Disability Services Act 1993 Contractual obligations Code of Practice for elimination of restrictive practice (voluntary) Disability Service Standards funded programmes including employment services Disability Services Act 1986 National Standards for Disability Services Accreditation bodies for AEDs and Advocacy Additional Program specific accreditation for intervention Relevant government departments Ombudsman Aged Care Policy enforced by contract N/A The Parties agree that NDIS participants in WA should have access to a nationally consistent complaints and appeals process, and should have access to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The Parties will work together to progress legislative change required to enable this.
disability lead of their choice and economic participation Proportion of participants who attain the outlined in their plans Participant satisfaction Increased mix of support options and innovative approaches to provision of support in response to assessed need Mix and number of provider services Proportion of participants with capacity building supports People with disability are able and are supported to exercise choice Proportion of participants, and families and carers, who report being able to exercise choice 2. NDIS is a financially sustainable, NDIS Effective estimation and management of and costs Comparison of actual expenditure against projected expenditure Changes in medium and long-term expenditure projections Projected expenditure matches projected revenue over the medium-term and longterm WA NDIS authority operating expenses ratio Reduction of long-term cost trends against population, price and wages growth Estimated future lifetime costs of support for current clients (NPV) Including disaggregation for new and existing clients by client group Benefits are realised from targeted investment strategies in enhanced disability support Effectiveness of early intervention in reducing estimated lifetime costs of support measured: in the short-term thorough case studies which include targeted investment; in the long-term through estimated returns from this investment 3. Greater community inclusion of people with disability People with disability are able to access support from mainstream services Referrals to mainstream services (participants and non-participants through Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Proportion of participants accessing mainstream services Community awareness of people with disability Activities undertaken by the Western Australian Government and the WA NDIS authority to increase community awareness of the issues that affect people with disability Effectiveness of Local Coordination (LC) and other funded community capacity building Number of people supported through ILC
Level B – Quarterly Performance Reporting The will report quarterly to DRC on aspects of operational performance that contribute directly to the achievement of outcomes for the NDIS. These requirements, and their relationship to the overarching NDIS outcomes and KPIs, are set out in Table 2 below. Also set out in Table 2 below are the requirements for quarterly reporting from the Board to the DRC. Participant outcomes will be measured using an outcomes framework, which is currently being piloted in the NDIS trial sites. Trends in indicators will be monitored, as well as comparisons between Australians without disability and people with a disability in other OECD countries. In addition to the outcomes framework, the WA NDIS authority will work towards national consistency in the measurement of individual participant goal attainment. Table 2: Quarterly Reporting from the Board to DRC Outcome Measures Indicators 1. People with disability lead lives of their choice Outcomes for participants and their families Proportion of participants, and their families and carers who report improved economic and social outcomes Proportion of participants who attain the goals outlined in their plans Participant satisfaction Provision of support in response to assessed need Number of registered service providers by characteristics and market profile Access request to receiving support within different timeframes 2. NDIS is a financially sustainable, NDIS Participant characteristics and their families Access requests made by outcome Eligible participants against bilateral targets, including key characteristics Participants with approved plans against bilateral targets Trends in plan approvals Access request to plan approval within different timeframes Ineligible participant numbers and key characteristics Support packages Committed support Actual payments Average and median package costs by sub-groups of the population and for all participants compared with the expected averages and medians, including trends Details of participants with second including length and value of supports Distribution of package costs Projections Cost of the NDIS in dollar terms and as a percentage of GDP (split by participants aged under 65 and over 65). This measure will include WA NDIS authority operating costs. [Note that this measure will need to be jointly reported by the State and Commonwealth] 3. Greater community Mainstream services Number of participants accessing mainstream services by service type