Office of the Public AdvocateCommunity Visitors have been heartened by the unequivocal support for the continuation of the program from the State Government and welcomed their commitment to strengthen safeguards across the disability sector during the transition to the NDIS.
Despite this, the future of Community Visitors under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is uncertain. The long-awaited Australian Government review of the nation’s community visitor programs to determine the role that Community Visitors will play in the future is yet to commence, and the delay has caused considerable uncertainty and unease that there may be a diminution of safeguards in this state.
