Section 144 — National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013: Function of the Advisory Council

(1) The Advisory Council’s function is to provide, on its own initiative or at the written request of the Board, advice to the Board about the way in which the Agency: (a) performs its functions relating to the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and (b) supports the independence and social and economic participation of people with disability; and (c) funds or provides supports, including early intervention supports, for participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and (d) enables people with disability to exercise choice and control in the pursuit of their goals and the planning and delivery of their supports; and (e) facilitates the development of a nationally consistent approach to the access to, and the planning and funding of, supports for people with disability; and (f) promotes the provision of high quality and innovative supports to people with disability; and (g) raises community awareness of the issues that affect the social and economic participation of people with disability, and facilitates greater community inclusion of people with disability. (2) In providing advice, the Advisory Council must have regard to the role of families, carers and other significant persons in the lives of people with disability. (3) Advice provided by the Advisory Council must not relate to: (a) a particular individual; or (ba) the registration of a person or entity as a registered NDIS provider, or the variation, suspension or revocation of that registration; or (c) the corporate governance of the Agency or the Commission; or (d) the money paid to, or received by, the Agency. (4) The Advisory Council has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its function.