Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Sydney, NSW (part 1 of 2)
22 October 2025
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Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Australian Parliament
15:54 - 18:27
Speaker 11
I would like to declare open this hearing of the joint standing committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme for the committee's inquiry into the first annual report of the forty eighth parliament. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Iroa nation, and pay my respects to their elders past and present. And I extend that respect to aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here today. We will be conducting today's hearing in person and via teleconference. I have the deputy chair, senator Kovacic, and committee members, miss Berry, with me today in person, as well as senate senator Mulholland and senator Steele John joining us on teleconference.
These are public proceedings being video streamed live via the parliament's website, and a Hansard transcript is being made. We are also being broadcast through YouTube. And I would like to thank, our broadcaster, folk from, parliament to... Who are providing this for us. It is actually quite groundbreaking.
It is only the second time we've been able to, bring ourselves to you, and particularly for people with disability, I think to have a live broadcast stream is a is a really good step forward. I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee, are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and such action may be treated by the senate as a contempt. It is also a contempt to give false or misleading information. Witnesses also have a right to request to be heard in camera.
If a witness objects to answering a question, they should state the ground upon which the objection is made, and the committee will determine whether it will insist on an answer having regard to the ground which is claimed. If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request that the answer be given in camera. This is all very formal, but in my time on this committee, this has not happened. So I'm hoping we'll be okay. Could I please remind those providing evidence today that you should not divulge confidential, personal, or identifying information when you speak?
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