{"id":"F2016L00226","name":"National Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2016","slug":"national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94099,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00226-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2016","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2016\n\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013\n\nI, CHRISTIAN PORTER, Minister for Social Services, acting under section 10 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, make this specification.\n\nDated: 16 February 2016\n\nChristian Porter  \nMinister for Social Services\n\n1 Name of specification\n\nThis specification is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2016.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis specification commences on the day after registration.\n\n3 Revocation of previous instrument\n\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2013 – F2013L00803, registered on 20 May 2015 is revoked.\n\nNote: paragraph 7(2)(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, as applied because of section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, ensures that the previous operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Host Jurisdiction) Specification 2013 is not affected by its revocation under this provision.\n\n4 Host jurisdiction\n\nFor the purposes of section 10 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, each State and Territory mentioned in Schedule 1 is specified.\n\nSchedule 1 – Host jurisdiction\n\n(section 4)\n\n| State or Territory           |\n| ---------------------------- |\n| Australian Capital Territory |\n| New South Wales              |\n| Northern Territory           |\n| Queensland                   |\n| South Australia              |\n| Tasmania                     |\n| Victoria                     |\n| Western Australia            |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose of simply listing which jurisdictions are host jurisdictions under the NDIS Act. The 2016 update expanded the list to include Western Australia, but this was always the intended function of the instrument—to reflect which states had signed up to the scheme. The scope has not grown beyond this administrative listing function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 4 operative sections plus a schedule)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used ('host jurisdiction' from the parent Act)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Simple tabular format for the list of jurisdictions","Single cross-reference to section 10 of the parent Act","Straightforward revocation and savings provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument declares all eight Australian states and territories as \"host jurisdictions\" for the NDIS, replacing the 2013 specification while preserving the legal effects of the earlier version. It formalises each jurisdiction’s participation—most notably Western Australia’s entry—so the NDIS Act and the NDIA’s powers and obligations apply nationwide, affecting participants, providers and the Agency’s administration of the scheme."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument revokes the 2013 specification (section 3) and re‑specifies host jurisdictions by listing each State and Territory in Schedule 1 (section 4; Schedule 1). It does not add operational rules or financial arrangements and therefore does not alter the substantive scope of which jurisdictions are treated as host jurisdictions under section 10 of the NDIS Act."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: limited to specifying host jurisdictions (section 4; Schedule 1).","Very short structure: contains only name, commencement, revocation and host-jurisdiction provisions (sections 1–4).","Cross-reference dependency: legal effect derives from section 10 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (instrument made under s10).","Interpretive preservation: revocation includes a saving note referencing the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as applied (note to section 3), a minor interpretive point for continuity of prior operation.","Low administrative detail: does not set procedures, funding or regulatory obligations, reducing compliance burden (sections 2–4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by the Minister under section 10 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, names each Australian State and Territory as a ‘host jurisdiction’ for the NDIS (section 4; Schedule 1). It revokes the earlier 2013 specification and takes effect the day after registration (sections 2–3). It is purely a naming/administrative instrument and does not itself set funding, operational rules or charges — it simply identifies which jurisdictions count as host jurisdictions (section 4; Schedule 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016","history":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-host-jurisdiction-specification-2016/documents"}}