New Changes to the NDIS - Implications for Mental Health Support

Speaker: Dr Gerry Naughtin OAM, Consultant and previous NDIA Strategic Adviser on Psychosocial Disability

Discussant: Dorothy Belperio, Managing Director Connexion One and WAPR Australia President.

On the 14 May 2026, the Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill, to give effect to the 2026-2027 Budget changes. These includes changes to eligibility and to the supports the NDIS funds, as well as updating governance and administrative arrangements.

Dr Gerry Naughtin OAM will provide an update on the changes and what this will mean for mental health supports and NDIS participants with a psychosocial disability. Gerry will bring his significant knowledge and experience of NDIS as the previous NDIA Strategic Adviser on Psychosocial Disability to his presentation.

Dorothy Belperio, Managing Director Connexion One, will provide feedback and commentary from her industry experience as a psychosocial support provider and in her role as the President of WAPR Australia.

This presentation will provide an opportunity to hear about the proposed NDIS changes and what this will mean for the delivery of mental health supports.