Eligibility Checklist to access the NDIS.

You must answer yes to all questions to meet criteria. 

Age requirements

• Are you aged between 9 and 65?

Residence requirements

• Are you an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Special Category Visa holder?
• Do you live in Australia?

Disability requirements

• Do you have a disability caused by a permanent impairment?
• Do you usually need disability-specific supports to complete daily life activities?

Early intervention requirements

• Do you need some supports now to reduce your future need for support?
• Do you need some supports now for your family to build their skills to help you?

If you are aged between 9 and 65, a local area coordinator can help you to understand the NDIS, apply and connect with other government and community supports. 

If you have a child younger than 9, an early childhood partner can provide supports to children before they apply, and let families know if the NDIS is right for their child. 

Find out More: https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/am-i-eligible

You can ask for an internal review of a decision. https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/how-apply/receiving-your-access-decision/internal-review-decision

if you are still not happy after an internal review of a decision?

There are options available to you if you don’t agree with a decision we have made. This includes asking us to explain our decision, ways you can use your plan and how to access supports. For more information, visit what other options are available to you? on the Request a review of a decision page.

If you are not happy with the internal review decision, you can also ask the Administrative Review Tribunal to review it. We call this an external review.  

You can’t ask for an external review until after we complete the internal review of a decision. 

For more information about asking for an external review of an NDIS decision, check out the Administrative Review Tribunal website .

Visit https://www.aat.gov.au/ If you require more Information about :

• the AAT's role, 
• how to apply for review, 
• how the AAT will conduct reviews, and
• what support services are available to you