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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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National Disability Insurance Scheme

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:24): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Human Services regarding the NDIS.

Leave granted.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: On 8 November, the Minister for Human Services said, in response to a question concerning Anglicare job losses, and I quote, 'I am not the minister responsible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.' I also refer the minister to her response to a question concerning the belated announcement of a disability advocate on 28 November, when she said, quote:

My office has certainly had a 'no wrong door' approach for some time in terms of the people who come to us with individual NDIS queries and we are more than happy to follow that up with them.

If the Hon. Mr Wortley doesn't enjoy constituent work he can ring my office at any time and refer any NDIS matters to our office and we will manage them for him.

Given that the minister is both all too happy to help with individual NDIS queries but also is not the minister responsible for the NDIS, can the minister confirm to the house who the actual minister for disabilities is?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:25): I am the minister responsible for disabilities in South Australia. There are two ministers responsible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and I think the title of that agency should be a dead giveaway: it's a national disability insurance scheme. The two ministers responsible for the NDIS are the Hon. Paul Fletcher and the Hon. Sarah Henderson.

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