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RC interrogates NDIS-justice interface
13/08/2021
A two-day hearing continued on from public hearing 11 in February, when we heard the stories of 'Melanie'Â and 'Winmartie', two First Nations people with cognitive disability, and their interactions with the criminal justice system.
The RC considered the COAG Applied Principles in detail, particularly those which lay out what the NDIS and the criminal justice system should fund respectively.
A representative from the NSW Trustee and Guardian, and Melanieâs public guardian, noted the protracted process to secure SDA funding for when Melanie is released.