DISABILITY SERVICES, SELF-MANAGED FUNDING

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:10): By way of supplementary question, in terms of the minister saying that as long as a decision is consistent with the plan it can be made by the person, if a bureaucrat disagrees that it is consistent with the plan, what complaint and appeal rights does the client have?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (15:11): It is important to also point out that the full implementation of this does not begin until next year. The only people who are at this very minute experiencing this program are those, I think, 72 people who have been enrolled for the last 18 months on our trial. We will roll out this program next January. I am at a loss to understand what difficulties the honourable member can be speaking about.