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Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

23 Apr 2024

Following COVID, and in recognition of the importance of having staff located near the communities we service, RFW’s staff footprint has undergone a dramatic transformation, moving from a Sydney-based organisation to now having 40% of our clinical and service staff work remotely and located across NSW, QLD, WA, and VIC. [...] Royal Far West and the NDIS Through a combination of Commonwealth, State, corporate and philanthropic funding, RFW plays a crucial role in supporting Australia’s most disadvantaged and isolated children and families, by integrating health and education across a growing number of rural and remote communities, collaborating with schools and early learning settings and in more recent times, those tha. [...] Sam’s parents immediately requested a review of this decision as the funding was inadequate to meet the child’s needs, based upon the provider’s estimates of the frequency and recommendations. [...] This therapist’s hourly rate also had additional cost of 1 hour travel plus mileage effectively raising the cost of therapy to $450 per hour and reducing the number of sessions to 8, over the 12 months of the plan. [...] The internal appeal was subsequently rejected so the family then took this to the AAT and are currently awaiting the results of that appeal.
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