Common use of Cash and In-Kind Contributions Clause in Contracts

Cash and In-Kind Contributions. The Parties agree that WA will not provide any in-kind services as part of WA’s repayments to the Commonwealth as part of continuity of support arrangements. Schedule F Sector and System Readiness in Western Australia The Parties agree that full scheme costs for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) must be sustainable. The Parties agree that transition arrangements will be managed so that providers, the workforce, individuals, the Western Australia (WA) NDIS authority and existing systems are prepared to operate in the NDIS system. The Parties agree to recognise and support practical steps to support sector and system readiness. The Parties recognise and support that to be able to meet the timeframes envisaged for processing access requests/eligibility2 and developing plans under this Agreement, the WA NDIS authority will need: access to data from WA and Commonwealth governments that is in the form, and quality, required to support the transition of people in existing programs into the NDIS; including data from current programs that allows the WA NDIS authority and governments to understand the characteristics of clients and the support they receive, and to remove potential double counts for transitioning clients; and to establish mechanisms to efficiently and effectively transfer information between the WA NDIS authority, stakeholders and providers that avoid regulatory burden on providers. The Parties recognise and support that to be able to operate in the market‑based system envisaged for the NDIS within the timeframes outlined for transition under this Agreement, providers and participants will need to be ready to move to the NDIS system at the point of transition consistent with Schedule B: Participant Transition Arrangements in Western Australia. For providers, this means they understand the costs of their business and are able to operate within a contestable environment and interact with the WA NDIS authority; and For participants, this means being ready to undertake goal-based planning and exercise control and choice over the supports they receive. The Parties agree that existing funding and contracting arrangements and the Sector Development Fund will be used to build readiness in the following areas: building participant capacity for choice and control; developing the capacity of providers to participate in a more contestable market; and workforce growth and development. The Parties are committed to leveraging existing government investment in sector development activities and infrastructure and will work with the WA NDIS authority to determine how tools, resources and systems can be adopted or funded to support the NDIS in WA where appropriate. The Parties agree that they will facilitate the WA NDIS authority working with prospective participants and providers ahead of phasing in. The Parties agree to monitor market, sector, participant, workforce and system readiness, including through: monitoring the completeness and quality of data available to the WA NDIS authority about people in existing programs who are due to transition into the NDIS; the WA NDIS authority building a picture of provider characteristics, numbers, and capacities; developing a mechanism to determine workforce requirements based on the population to phase in against reference packages; monitoring the capacity of providers to recruit locally; and using WA-held information about regions to assist the WA NDIS authority with service and workforce mapping. The Parties agree that these monitoring arrangements will take account of the challenges associated with rural and remote service delivery. The Parties agree that these arrangements will be used to continually review market, sector, participant, workforce and system readiness to transition to the NDIS and that if this monitoring indicates significant concerns that put agreed transition arrangements at risk, then a strategy for addressing the issues will be developed. The Parties agree that participants should not be put at risk and that the agreed strategy could include changes to Schedule B: Participant Transition Arrangements in Western Australia. Schedule G Transition arrangements for Quality and Safeguards in Western Australia This schedule sets out quality and safeguards assurance arrangements during the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Western Australia (WA). All governments agree that quality and safeguards are important to effectively support the phasing of a large number of participants into the NDIS, including vulnerable and high-need cohorts. National Framework for Quality and Safeguards

Cash and In-Kind Contributions. The Parties agree that WA South Australia will not provide any in-kind services as part of WA’s repayments to the Commonwealth as part of continuity of support arrangements. Schedule F E Sector and System Readiness in Western South Australia The Parties agree that full scheme costs for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) must be sustainable. The Parties agree that transition arrangements will be managed so that providers, the workforce, individuals, the Western Australia National Disability Insurance Agency (WANDIA) NDIS authority and existing systems are prepared to operate in the NDIS system. The Parties agree to recognise and support practical steps to support sector and system readiness. The Parties recognise and support that to be able to meet the timeframes envisaged for processing access requests/eligibility2 requests and developing plans under this Agreement, the WA NDIS authority NDIA will need: access to data from WA governments and Commonwealth governments providers, that is in the form, and quality, required to support the transition of people in existing programs programmes into the NDIS; including data from current programs programmes that allows the WA NDIS authority NDIA and governments to understand the characteristics of clients and the support they receive, and to remove potential double counts for transitioning clients; and to establish mechanisms to efficiently and effectively transfer information between the WA NDIS authorityNDIA, stakeholders and service providers that avoid regulatory burden on providers. The Parties recognise and support that to be able to operate in the market‑based system envisaged for the NDIS within the timeframes outlined envisaged for transition under this Agreement, providers and participants will need to be ready to move to the NDIS system at the point of transition consistent with Schedule BA: Participant Transition Arrangements in Western South Australia. For providers, providers this means that they understand the costs of their business and are able to operate within a contestable environment and interact with the WA NDIS authorityNDIA system; and For participants, participants this means being ready to undertake goal-based planning and exercise control and choice over the supports they receive. The Parties agree that existing funding and contracting arrangements and the Sector Development Fund will be used to build readiness in the following areas: building participant capacity for choice and control; developing the capacity of providers to participate in a more contestable market; and workforce growth and development; and developing a market in rural and remote South Australia. The Parties are committed to leveraging existing government investment in sector development activities and infrastructure and will work with the WA NDIS authority NDIA to determine how existing tools, resources and systems can be adopted or funded to support the NDIS in WA where appropriate. The Parties agree that they will facilitate the WA NDIS authority NDIA working with prospective participants and providers ahead of phasing in. The Parties agree to monitor market, sector, participant, workforce and system readiness, including through: monitoring the completeness and quality of data available to the WA NDIS authority NDIA about people in existing programs programmes who are due to transition into the NDIS; the WA NDIS authority NDIA building a picture of provider characteristics, numbers, and capacities; developing a mechanism to determine workforce requirements based on the population to phase in against reference packages; monitoring the capacity of providers to recruit locally; and using WA-state and territory held information about regions to assist the WA NDIS authority NDIA with service and workforce mapping. The Parties agree that these monitoring arrangements will take account of the challenges associated with rural and remote service delivery. The Parties agree that these arrangements will be used to continually review market, sector, participant, workforce and system readiness to transition to the NDIS and that if this monitoring indicates significant concerns that put agreed transition arrangements at risk, then a strategy for addressing the issues will be developed. The Parties agree that participants should not be put at risk and that the agreed strategy could include changes to Schedule B: Participant Transition Arrangements in Western Australiathe phasing schedule. Schedule G F Transition arrangements for Quality quality and Safeguards safeguards in Western South Australia This schedule sets out quality and safeguards assurance arrangements during the transition to the full National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Western South Australia (WA)from July 2016 to July 2018. All governments agree that quality and safeguards are important to effectively support the phasing of a large number of participants into the NDIS, including vulnerable and high-need cohorts. National Framework for Quality and SafeguardsSafeguards The parties and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) are working together on the design of a nationally consistent quality and safeguarding system to be agreed by the Disability Reform Council (the Council) by early 2016. The NDIS quality and safeguarding system will be consistent with the principles agreed by the Council as set out in the Consultation paper released on 17 February 2015. Existing South Australian and Commonwealth quality and safeguarding systems will apply until the approach, including agreed roles and responsibilities, is implemented. This schedule will be reviewed by June 2016 to reflect the outcomes of Ministers’ decisions and incorporating consequent implementation arrangements.