Bill Shorten says participants shouldn't have to foot the bill for mandatory assessments, after disability groups expressed concerns that the door had been left open.
The government said there would be extensive consultation on the mandatory assessment once the bill passes parliament.The NDIS minister has poured water on concerns that NDIS participants will have to pay for mandatory assessments under changes to the scheme.
A spokesperson for NDIS Minister Bill Shorten said in a statement that his colleague had been seeking to avoid pre-empting the reform process, but the government did not intend to make users pay.
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