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NDIA scrutinised woman’s social media posts to challenge her eligibility, tribunal decision reveals
Exclusive: Agency’s ‘intelligence report’ dismissed by tribunal reviewing case as ‘far from sound’
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staff reviewed the social media accounts of a woman applying for the scheme and sent a report to a doctor engaged to provide an expert opinion, a tribunal decision reveals.
But their “intelligence report”, which included Facebook and LinkedIn posts dating back as far as 2015, was dismissed by a tribunal reviewing her case as “far from sound”.
Confirmation of the practice, labelled “outrageous” by one federal senator, comes from a recent judgment in a long-running Administrative Appeals Tribunal’s (AAT) case seen by Guardian Australia.
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Crucially, the tribunal found the applicant, a woman in her 30s diagnosed with hypermobility spectrum disorder and a number of other conditions, was eligible for the scheme. This overturned the agency’s previous decision.
The woman battled the NDIA for support for 21 months in the case, in which the AAT was tasked with reviewing the agency’s decision to knock back her national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) application.
Continue reading:-
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/01/ndia-scrutinised-disabled-womans-social-media-posts-to-challenge-her-eligibility-tribunal-decision-reveals
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staff reviewed the social media accounts of a woman applying for the scheme and sent a report to a doctor engaged to provide an expert opinion, a tribunal decision reveals.
But their “intelligence report”, which included Facebook and LinkedIn posts dating back as far as 2015, was dismissed by a tribunal reviewing her case as “far from sound”.
Confirmation of the practice, labelled “outrageous” by one federal senator, comes from a recent judgment in a long-running Administrative Appeals Tribunal’s (AAT) case seen by Guardian Australia.
Coalition rhetoric on NDIS ‘blowout’ cools as election looms but critics say crucial support still being cut
Read more
Crucially, the tribunal found the applicant, a woman in her 30s diagnosed with hypermobility spectrum disorder and a number of other conditions, was eligible for the scheme. This overturned the agency’s previous decision.
The woman battled the NDIA for support for 21 months in the case, in which the AAT was tasked with reviewing the agency’s decision to knock back her national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) application.
Continue reading:-
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/01/ndia-scrutinised-disabled-womans-social-media-posts-to-challenge-her-eligibility-tribunal-decision-reveals
