The ANAO could assess the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA’s) debt management and recovery processes, and its administration of compensation recovery and reduction amounts. A debt can arise and be recovered where a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) payment is made to a person or organisation not entitled to it. For example, where a NDIS participant or provider makes a mistake in their claim or makes a false claim. In 2024–25 the NDIA reported a historical scheme debt provision of $6.3 million. In August 2025, the NDIA completed a review of its debt management policies and practices and found errors in the way it handled some historical participant and provider debts, which it revoked or refunded. The NDIA is progressing system and policy improvements through its Crack Down on Fraud and Payment Integrity programs. Amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 made in October 2024 allow the NDIA to apply more flexible debt waivers to protect participants.

For some participants entitled to NDIS payments, separate compensation is also payable for the cost of supports they need due to personal injury causing their impairment. The NDIA may recover specific compensation amounts from participants, compensation payers or insurers to avoid duplication in support funding. In 2024–25 the NDIA reported compensation receipts of $69.2 million. The NDIA may separately apply a compensation reduction amount (CRA) to a participant’s plan, reducing their entitlement to future NDIS support funding. A CRA is not a debt owed to the NDIA. In relation to compensation recovery, NDIS legislation allows the NDIA to seek compensation on a participant’s behalf and allows it to decide not to recover compensation in special circumstances.

The ANAO could assess the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) policies and practices for procuring goods and services — including planning, market engagement, risk management, probity arrangements, tender evaluation, contract management and transparency. As a non-prescribed corporate Commonwealth entity, the NDIA is not required to comply with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules. A March 2023 Independent Review of Services Australia and NDIA Procurement and Contracting identified deficiencies and deviations from good practice in relation to NDIA’s procurement practices, and made recommendations to improve documentation, probity, competition, reporting, and value-for-money assessments. In 2024–25, the NDIA reported 40 contracts with an original value of over $1 million, the combined value of which was over $484 million.

The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) design and implementation of the Participants, Platforms and Processes program (program) (including the PACE system).

The objective of this audit is to assess the effectiveness of the Fraud Fusion Taskforce to improve collaboration and reduce fraud against Australian Government programs.

The ANAO could assess the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA’s) framework and processes for setting, updating and communicating National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing arrangements and price limits, including the annual pricing review, advice from the Independent Pricing Committee, and incorporation of external data and stakeholder feedback to balance participant access, provider viability and scheme sustainability.

Through its annual pricing review, the NDIA examines NDIS support categories, collects and analyses market data, benchmarks prices against other schemes, and seeks feedback through public consultation papers, and considers expert advice from the Independent Pricing Committee (which was established in September 2024). The NDIA publishes an annual pricing arrangements and price limits document, which sets out regulated price controls for NDIS supports and services, and a NDIS Support Catalogue, which lists available supports providers can use when lodging a payment request. These NDIS pricing arrangements are updated regularly. On 22 April 2026 the Minister for the NDIS announced reforms to the NDIS including changes to pricing arrangements.

The consolidated financial statements (CFS) present whole-of-government financial results inclusive of all Australian Government–controlled entities. Also presented are the financial statements of the general government sector (GGS) and disaggregated information on each of the sectors of government.