The Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirms less than 2% of NDIS decisions appealed by participants

Published 21st October 2019

Only a tiny proportion of appeals that people with disability bring to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) are actually heard by the tribunal – the rest are negotiated by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). 

The AAT’s own figures show the NDIA is potentially using undue influence to get participants to back down or to accept lesser claims.

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Source:
Geoff Southwell, 2019, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au)