{"id":"F2018L00506","name":"National Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018","slug":"national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":100013,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00506-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: National Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018\n\nmade under section 10A of the\n\nNational Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013\n\nCompilation No. 2\n\nCompilation date: 1 December 2020\n\nIncludes amendments up to: F2020L01507\n\nRegistered: 15 December 2020\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 December 2020 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nFor more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nSelf-repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018.\n\n3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.\n\n4 Schedules\n\n For the purposes of the definition of participating jurisdiction in section 10A of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 each host jurisdiction mentioned in Schedule 1 is specified.\n\nSchedule 1— Participating jurisdiction\n\n \n\n| Name of host jurisdiction |\n| --- |\n| Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia |\n\n\n \n\nEndnotes\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nThe Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.\n\nIf the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\n \n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n \n\n| ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |\n| --- | --- |\n| am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |\n| amdt = amendment | orig = original |\n| c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |\n| Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |\n| def = definition(s) | prev = previous |\n| Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |\n| Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |\n| ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |\n| effect | rep = repealed |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |\n| gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| effect | SR = Statutory Rules |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |\n| cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |\n| mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |\n| No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |\n\n\n \n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\n \n\n| Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| National Disability Insurance Scheme (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2018 | 23 Apr 2018 (F2018L00506) | 1 July 2018 (s 2(1) item 1) | |\n| National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2019 | 2 Apr 2019 (F2019L00514) | 1 July 2019 (s 2) | — |\n| National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participating Jurisdiction) Specification 2020 | 30 Nov 2020 (F2020L01507) | 1 Dec 2020 (s 2) | — |\n\n\n \n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\n \n\n| Provision affected | How affected |\n| --- | --- |\n| s 2..................... | rep LA s 48D |\n| Schedule 1 | |\n| Schedule 1................ | am F2019L00514; F2020L01507 |\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation has remained true to its original purpose. It was created to specify participating jurisdictions under section 10A of the NDIS Act, and continues to serve only that function. The amendments have merely updated the schedule to reflect current participating jurisdictions (notably, Western Australia joined later than the original seven jurisdictions)."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 operative sections plus a single schedule","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single purpose: listing 8 jurisdictions in a table","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (section 10A of the NDIS Act)","Straightforward amendment history — only additions to the schedule"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument officially names which Australian states and territories are “participating jurisdictions” in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It affects people with disability, state/territory governments and the NDIA because being listed determines formal recognition, funding responsibilities and how the NDIS operates in each area.\n\nIn short: it’s the official membership list that confirms which eight jurisdictions have joined the NDIS."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument’s scope — to specify which host jurisdictions are ‘participating jurisdictions’ for the purposes of s10A of the NDIS Act — remains the same. Later regulations amended the entries in Schedule 1 (see endnotes 3–4), but the instrument continues to perform the same classificatory function under the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: three operative clauses (name, authority, schedules) and a single Schedule listing jurisdictions (s1, s3, s4, Schedule 1).","Primary function is declaratory (specifies participating jurisdictions) rather than prescriptive, reducing interpretive complexity.","Relies on cross-reference to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (definition in s10A) — understanding full effect requires consulting the parent Act.","Amendment and commencement history present but limited (amendments to Schedule 1 in 2019 and 2020), so tracking current list requires attention to amendment history (endnotes 3–4).","Low administrative complexity but legal effect depends on how the parent Act assigns obligations and consequences to a ‘participating jurisdiction’."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument names which Australian states and territories count as “participating jurisdictions” under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. It operates by listing the host jurisdictions in Schedule 1 and is made under the Act (see s3 and s4). The specification classifies jurisdictions for the Act’s legal framework; it does not itself create NDIS entitlements or payment rules, but determines which jurisdictions fall within the Act’s reach."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018","history":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-disability-insurance-scheme-participating-jurisdiction-specification-2018/documents"}}