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Allied Health Consultation Tracker
Consultations on how Allied Health is funded, regulated, paid and employed, with the date each one closes. When a consultation leads to a change, the change goes on the Allied Health Reform Calendar.
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DisabilityDisability safeguards interviewsBy invitation · Closes 30 Oct · 8 days left
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 7 Sep · Closes 30 Oct
Interviews testing drafts of the Disability Support Quality and Safeguarding Framework. Expressions of interest closed 30 September 2026.
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Aged CareSupport at Home evaluation surveysCloses 30 Oct · 8 days left
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 5 Oct · Closes 30 Oct
Surveys of providers and workers, Allied Health professionals included, on what is and is not working in Support at Home and Aged Care assessments.
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Dates from Department news, Have your say on Support at HomeChecked
DisabilityNDIS Annual Pricing Review 2027‑28 and Therapy Pricing ReviewCloses 1 Nov · 10 days left
NDIAOpened 17 Sep · Closes 1 Nov
Sets 2027-28 NDIS price limits, and carries the Therapy Pricing Review's terms of reference. Covers therapy, support coordination, support worker supports, SIL, community participation and plan management.
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Dates from NDIA news, 17 September 2026Checked
DisabilityNDIS committee annual report inquiry, 2026‑27Closes 30 Jun 2027 · 251 days left
Joint Standing Committee on the NDISOpened about 11 Mar · Closes 30 Jun 2027
An open call for submissions, providers included, on how the NDIS is implemented, performing and administered.
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Dates from Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, current inquiriesChecked
RegistrationCodes of conduct review, scoping surveyClosed 15 Oct
Ahpra and the National BoardsOpened 17 Sep · Closed 15 Oct
Scoping survey for the review of the shared Code of conduct covering 12 professions, including the Allied Health professions Ahpra registers.
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DisabilityNew framework planning rules, second roundClosed 14 Oct
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 19 Aug · Closed 14 Oct
Proposed rules for assessing support needs, setting budgets and using plans, with changes to the NDIS Supports rule.
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MedicareWomen's health inquiryClosed 9 Oct
Senate Select Committee on Women's HealthOpened about 19 Aug · Closed 9 Oct
Pregnancy and postpartum care, including the cost of physiotherapy, pelvic health and mental health services.
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DisabilityProposed changes to NDIS accessClosed 2 Oct
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 31 Aug · Closed 2 Oct
One common way of assessing functional ability for NDIS access, with diagnosis no longer the main basis for eligibility.
Dates from Minister Butler, 31 August 2026Checked
EmploymentBanning unfair non-competes, draft billClosed 2 Oct
TreasuryOpened 7 Sep · Closed 2 Oct
Draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Banning Unfair Non-Competes) Bill 2026, banning non-compete clauses for workers earning under the high income threshold of $190,100 a year.
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DisabilityNDIS support coordination and connection serviceClosed 2 Oct
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 7 Sep · Closed 2 Oct
Design of the support coordination and connection service planned from 1 July 2028.
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DVALimits on DVA-funded treatment inquiryClosed 2 Oct
Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References CommitteeOpened about 17 Sep · Closed 2 Oct
Monetary, session and approval limits on DVA-funded treatment and their effect on care and on providers.
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DisabilityLower prices for unregistered NDIS providersClosed 30 Sep
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 1 Jul · Closed 30 Sep
Expanding differentiated pricing, so unregistered providers are paid less than registered ones, which could later reach therapy.
Dates from Department, Securing the NDIS reform timeline, September 2026Checked
RegistrationOccupational therapy competency standards reviewClosed 11 Sep
Occupational Therapy Board of AustraliaOpened 24 Jun · Closed 11 Sep
Draft revised competency standards every registered occupational therapist must meet.
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DVANew veteran Allied Health arrangements from July 2027Closed 11 Sep
Department of Veterans' AffairsOpened 31 Aug · Closed 11 Sep
Discussion paper on removing the 12-session treatment cycle, a $5,000 annual review threshold and higher fees from 1 July 2027.
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Injury schemesTasmanian workers compensation review, terms of referenceClosed 10 Sep
WorkCover Board TasmaniaOpened 6 Aug · Closed 10 Sep
Feedback on the scope of a broad review of Tasmania's workers compensation scheme, covering service providers and injury management.
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EmploymentHPSS Award revised draft after the wage reviewClosed 28 Aug
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened 14 Aug · Closed 28 Aug
Technical responses on the revised draft updating HPSS Award health professional rates for the 2026 Annual Wage Review.
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Dates from Fair Work Commission, Statement [2026] FWCFB 216Checked
Aged CareResidential Aged Care pricing framework 2027‑28Closed 21 Aug
IHACPAOpened 9 Jul · Closed 21 Aug
Residential pricing, including respite funding, cost collections and supplements, which informs AN-ACC funding for Allied Health in Aged Care homes.
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Aged CareSupport at Home program inquiryClosed 31 Jul
Senate Community Affairs References CommitteeOpened about 4 Nov 2025 · Closed 31 Jul
Inquiry into Support at Home, including co-payments, hardship support, thin markets and moves from Home Care Packages.
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RegistrationRecency of practice and CPD standardsClosed 17 Jul
Ahpra and 14 National BoardsOpened 15 May · Closed 17 Jul
Draft revised recency of practice and continuing professional development standards for every regulated profession except medicine.
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DisabilitySecuring the NDIS Bill inquiryClosed 10 Jul
Senate Community Affairs Legislation CommitteeOpened about 14 May · Closed 10 Jul
Inquiry into the bill that became the Securing the NDIS Act, covering funding cuts, pricing, the 90 day claiming window and records.
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EmploymentDisabilitySCHADS Award draft determinationsClosed 29 Jun
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened 1 Jun · Closed 29 Jun
A new SCHADS Award classification structure and a proposed 15 per cent rise for home care and disability workers, which reaches NDIS employers.
Dates from Fair Work Commission, Decision [2026] FWCFB 137Checked
RegistrationRedesigning the psychology education pathwayClosed 10 Jun
Psychology Board of AustraliaOpened 15 Apr · Closed 10 Jun
A proposed single, shorter course of study to qualify as a psychologist, replacing the 5+1 and 4+2 routes.
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MedicareAudiometrists and MBS audiology itemsClosed 9 Jun
MBS Review Advisory CommitteeOpened 28 Apr · Closed 9 Jun
Draft report on letting audiometrists claim selected audiology diagnostic MBS items.
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EmploymentClosing Loopholes review, draft reportClosed 29 May
Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsOpened 18 May · Closed 29 May
Comment on the draft findings and recommendations of the Closing Loopholes review.
Dates from DEWR Consultation HubChecked
DisabilityWA Thriving Kids survey for providersClosed 17 May
WA Department of CommunitiesOpened about 10 Apr · Closed 17 May
Survey of service providers to shape the design and rollout of Thriving Kids in WA, mapping early intervention services statewide.
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Injury schemesNSW workers compensation regulations and guidelinesClosed 15 May
SIRAOpened 20 Apr · Closed 15 May
Draft regulation, guidelines and forms that put the 2025 NSW workers compensation reforms into effect, including how treatment claims run.
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DisabilityIntegrity of the NDIS inquiryClosed 24 Apr
Joint Standing Committee on the NDISOpened about 25 Mar · Closed 24 Apr
Fraud, over-servicing, inducements and the reforms needed to strengthen scheme integrity, which bear on how providers are regulated and paid.
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Injury schemesWorkCover Queensland Allied Health fees 2026‑27Closed 24 Apr
WorkCover QueenslandOpened about 28 Mar · Closed 24 Apr
Annual review of the Allied Health Services Tables of Costs, which set what WorkCover Queensland pays for treating injured workers.
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Aged CareSupport at Home pricing framework 2027‑28Closed 10 Apr
IHACPAOpened 12 Mar · Closed 10 Apr
Support at Home service list pricing, including cost pressures and the gap between CHSP and Support at Home costs.
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DisabilityNDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, third roundClosed 29 Mar
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 16 Feb · Closed 29 Mar
Evidence on early intensive behavioural intervention, positive behaviour support, robot-assisted gait training and social skills training.
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EmploymentAnnual Wage Review 2026Closed 27 Mar
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened about 27 Nov 2025 · Closed 27 Mar
Submissions to the review that set award minimum wages from 1 July 2026, including the Health Professionals and Support Services Award.
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MedicareRural Medicare access inquiryClosed 27 Mar
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References CommitteeOpened about 27 Nov 2025 · Closed 27 Mar
The effect of the November 2025 Medicare changes on rural primary care, including team care with Allied Health.
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Injury schemesReturnToWorkSA provider fee review 2026‑27Closed 27 Mar
ReturnToWorkSAOpened 23 Feb · Closed 27 Mar
Proposed 2026-27 fee schedules for medical, Allied Health, mental health and hospital services under the SA Return to Work scheme.
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EmploymentHPSS Award draft determinationClosed 23 Mar
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened 2 Mar · Closed 23 Mar
Comment on the draft determination setting the new health professional classifications and phased pay rates in the HPSS Award.
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Dates from Fair Work Commission, Statement [2026] FWCFB 47Checked
RegistrationRegulating counsellors and psychotherapistsClosed 20 Mar
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 2 Mar · Closed 20 Mar
Three regulatory models to implement the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
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MedicareChronic condition management review, stage oneClosed 19 Mar
MBS Review Advisory CommitteeOpened 19 Feb · Closed 19 Mar
Targeted consultation on draft stage one recommendations for the Allied Health chronic condition management items, such as session limits and minimum durations.
Dates from MBS Review Advisory Committee communique, March 2026Checked
DisabilityNew framework planning rules, first roundClosed 6 Mar
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 23 Jan · Closed 6 Mar
Four proposed rules for new framework planning, which change how participants are assessed and budgeted and so how therapy is funded.
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EmploymentClosing Loopholes reviewClosed 3 Mar
Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsOpened 18 Dec 2025 · Closed 3 Mar
Statutory review of the Closing Loopholes Acts, covering casual employment, employee-like workers and wage theft, which bind Allied Health employers.
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DisabilityA new definition of an NDIS providerClosed 28 Feb
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 19 Dec 2025 · Closed 28 Feb
Redefining an NDIS provider and which providers must register based on risk, which decides whether therapy providers face registration.
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EmploymentNational Employment Standards inquiryClosed 27 Feb
House Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training CommitteeOpened 28 Nov 2025 · Closed 27 Feb
Whether the National Employment Standards still meet the needs of workers and employers.
Dates from APH media release, 28 November 2025Checked
Injury schemesHow SIRA regulates health providersClosed 20 Feb
SIRAOpened about 15 Jan · Closed 20 Feb
Independent review of how SIRA regulates health providers in workers compensation and CTP, including Allied Health approval and outlier billing.
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RegistrationFaster registration for experienced overseas practitionersClosed 9 Feb
Ahpra and four National BoardsOpened 10 Dec 2025 · Closed 9 Feb
Draft registration standard giving experienced internationally qualified occupational therapists, podiatrists and medical radiation practitioners a faster route to general registration.
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DisabilityNDIS Annual Pricing Review 2026‑27Closed 8 Feb
NDIAOpened 27 Nov 2025 · Closed 8 Feb
Set the 2026-27 NDIS price limits, including the psychology rise and the dietetics and exercise physiology cuts.
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RegistrationChiropractic statement on paediatric careClosed 4 Feb
Chiropractic Board of AustraliaOpened 3 Dec 2025 · Closed 4 Feb
Revised expectations of chiropractors who treat children.
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Aged CareMoving CHSP to Support at Home inquiryClosed 30 Jan
Senate Community Affairs References CommitteeOpened about 4 Nov 2025 · Closed 30 Jan
The timeline and impacts of moving the Commonwealth Home Support Programme into Support at Home, which reaches Allied Health funded through CHSP.
Dates from APH inquiry page, archived 22 January 2026Checked
DisabilityAdministration of the NDIS inquiryClosed 30 Jan
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and AuditOpened 1 Dec 2025 · Closed 30 Jan
NDIA management of financial sustainability and provider claim compliance, and the NDIS Commission's regulatory performance.
Dates from APH media release, 1 December 2025Checked
Aged CareAged Care Rules 2025 reviewClosed 23 Jan
Senate Community Affairs Legislation CommitteeOpened 24 Nov 2025 · Closed 23 Jan
Review of the Aged Care Rules 2025, which set provider obligations under the new Aged Care Act, including for Support at Home.
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DisabilityNDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, second roundClosed 20 Jan
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 25 Nov 2025 · Closed 20 Jan
Evidence on six supports, including art therapy and music therapy, to advise whether the NDIS should fund them.
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DisabilityNSW survey on foundational supports for childrenClosed 31 Dec 2025
NSW Department of Communities and JusticeOpened about 1 Oct 2025 · Closed 31 Dec 2025
Survey on how foundational supports, now Thriving Kids, should be designed and delivered in NSW, including from health professionals and early intervention providers.
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RegistrationOutcome-based accreditation principlesClosed 24 Dec 2025
Ahpra Accreditation CommitteeOpened 5 Nov 2025 · Closed 24 Dec 2025
Draft principles for outcome-based accreditation of the education programs that lead to registration.
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DisabilityNDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, first roundClosed 9 Nov 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 1 Oct 2025 · Closed 9 Nov 2025
Evidence on six supports, including exercise physiology, to advise whether the NDIS should fund them.
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Aged CareSupport at Home pooled funding trial designClosed 5 Nov 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 28 Oct 2025 · Closed 5 Nov 2025
Provider workshops on a trial letting participants pool part of their budgets, which could change how in-home Allied Health is funded.
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DisabilityAged CareNational worker screening for the care economyClosed 7 Oct 2025
TreasuryOpened 17 Sep 2025 · Closed 7 Oct 2025
Mutual recognition or a single national worker screening check across disability, Aged Care and other care sectors.
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EmploymentHPSS Award health professional evidenceClosed 12 Sep 2025
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened about 15 Jul 2025 · Closed 12 Sep 2025
Evidence on the classification structure and pay rates for health professionals under the HPSS Award, after the April 2025 undervaluation decision.
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EmploymentBanning unfair non-competes, policy paperClosed 5 Sep 2025
TreasuryOpened 25 Jul 2025 · Closed 5 Sep 2025
Policy detail for banning non-compete clauses for workers on low and middle incomes, which preceded the 2026 draft bill.
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Aged CareAged Care regulatory strategy 2025‑26Closed 5 Sep 2025
Aged Care Quality and Safety CommissionOpened 11 Aug 2025 · Closed 5 Sep 2025
How the Commission will regulate providers and workers under the Aged Care Act 2024 from 1 November 2025.
Dates from Commission consultation report on the draft strategyChecked
Aged CareResidential Aged Care pricing framework 2026‑27Closed 22 Aug 2025
IHACPAOpened 10 Jul 2025 · Closed 22 Aug 2025
IHACPA's residential pricing approach, including cost collections and supplements, which informs the AN-ACC funding that pays for Allied Health in Aged Care homes.
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Aged CareAged Care service delivery inquiryClosed 22 Aug 2025
Senate Community Affairs References CommitteeOpened about 28 Jul 2025 · Closed 22 Aug 2025
Inquiry into the delay of Support at Home to 1 November 2025 and the pause on new Home Care Packages.
Dates from APH inquiry page, archived 4 August 2025Checked
Aged CareAged Care data and reporting reviewClosed 13 Aug 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 28 Jul 2025 · Closed 13 Aug 2025
Review of the financial and workforce data Aged Care providers must report to government.
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EmploymentProtecting penalty and overtime rates bill inquiryClosed 8 Aug 2025
Senate Education and Employment Legislation CommitteeOpened about 31 Jul 2025 · Closed 8 Aug 2025
Inquiry into the bill stopping award penalty and overtime rates being cut, which covers award-covered Allied Health employees.
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RegistrationSupervised practice framework reviewClosed 31 Jul 2025
Ahpra and the National BoardsOpened 2 Jun 2025 · Closed 31 Jul 2025
Proposed changes to the framework for supervised practice, including practitioners returning to practice or practising under conditions.
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DisabilityNDIS Supports rulesClosed 27 Jul 2025
Department of Social ServicesOpened 16 Jun 2025 · Closed 27 Jul 2025
The rule defining which supports NDIS funding can and cannot buy, which decides what therapy participants can purchase.
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Injury schemesNSW workers compensation bills inquiryClosed 22 Jul 2025
NSW Legislative Council Public Accountability and Works CommitteeOpened about 18 Jun 2025 · Closed 22 Jul 2025
Inquiry into the 2025 workers compensation bills, which changed psychological injury liability and entitlements.
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DisabilityAged CareMedicareNational Allied Health Digital Uplift PlanClosed 20 Jul 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 23 Jun 2025 · Closed 20 Jul 2025
A phased plan to lift Allied Health's digital capability across health, disability and Aged Care.
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Aged CareSupport at Home pricing framework 2026‑27Closed 18 Jul 2025
IHACPAOpened 11 Jun 2025 · Closed 18 Jul 2025
How IHACPA prices the Support at Home service list, including the Allied Health services delivered in the home.
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RegistrationProposed reforms for podiatric surgeonsClosed 4 Jul 2025
Podiatry Board of AustraliaOpened 5 May 2025 · Closed 4 Jul 2025
Two proposals on regulating podiatric surgeons, including endorsement for scheduled medicines.
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RegistrationGuidelines for the 5+1 psychology internshipClosed 2 Jul 2025
Psychology Board of AustraliaOpened 7 May 2025 · Closed 2 Jul 2025
Proposed changes to the 5+1 internship guidelines, which matter to practices that host provisional psychologists.
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RegistrationCodes of conduct review, draft codesAhpra and the National Boards
The next stage after the scoping survey. Expected to cover how practitioners identify, disclose and manage conflicts of interest, following Ahpra's interim guidance of September 2026.
Read more: Ahpra, managing financial or commercial conflicts of interest
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MedicareChronic condition management review, draft reportMBS Review Advisory Committee
Covers the Allied Health items used under a GP chronic condition management plan. Public consultation on the draft report is expected from late October 2026. Register interest at MRACAlliedHealth@health.gov.au.
Read more: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
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DisabilityMarket reforms for social and community participation and capacity buildingDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing
Public consultation deferred, with timing to be announced in the coming months.
Read more: NDIS Reforms Consultation Hub
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Injury schemesTasmanian workers compensation review, issues paperWorkCover Board Tasmania
The next stage of the broad scheme review, expected to cover treatment, service providers and return to work.
Read more: WorkCover Board Tasmania, broad scheme review
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DisabilityDisability safeguards interviewsBy invitation · Closes 30 Oct · 8 days left
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 7 Sep · Closes 30 Oct
Interviews testing drafts of the Disability Support Quality and Safeguarding Framework. Expressions of interest closed 30 September 2026.
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Aged CareSupport at Home evaluation surveysCloses 30 Oct · 8 days left
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 5 Oct · Closes 30 Oct
Surveys of providers and workers, Allied Health professionals included, on what is and is not working in Support at Home and Aged Care assessments.
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Dates from Department news, Have your say on Support at HomeChecked
DisabilityNDIS Annual Pricing Review 2027‑28 and Therapy Pricing ReviewCloses 1 Nov · 10 days left
NDIAOpened 17 Sep · Closes 1 Nov
Sets 2027-28 NDIS price limits, and carries the Therapy Pricing Review's terms of reference. Covers therapy, support coordination, support worker supports, SIL, community participation and plan management.
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Dates from NDIA news, 17 September 2026Checked
DisabilityNDIS committee annual report inquiry, 2026‑27Closes 30 Jun 2027 · 251 days left
Joint Standing Committee on the NDISOpened about 11 Mar · Closes 30 Jun 2027
An open call for submissions, providers included, on how the NDIS is implemented, performing and administered.
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Dates from Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, current inquiriesChecked
Expected, no dates yet
RegistrationCodes of conduct review, draft codesAhpra and the National Boards
The next stage after the scoping survey. Expected to cover how practitioners identify, disclose and manage conflicts of interest, following Ahpra's interim guidance of September 2026.
Read more: Ahpra, managing financial or commercial conflicts of interest
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MedicareChronic condition management review, draft reportMBS Review Advisory Committee
Covers the Allied Health items used under a GP chronic condition management plan. Public consultation on the draft report is expected from late October 2026. Register interest at MRACAlliedHealth@health.gov.au.
Read more: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
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DisabilityMarket reforms for social and community participation and capacity buildingDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing
Public consultation deferred, with timing to be announced in the coming months.
Read more: NDIS Reforms Consultation Hub
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Injury schemesTasmanian workers compensation review, issues paperWorkCover Board Tasmania
The next stage of the broad scheme review, expected to cover treatment, service providers and return to work.
Read more: WorkCover Board Tasmania, broad scheme review
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RegistrationCodes of conduct review, scoping surveyClosed 15 Oct
Ahpra and the National BoardsOpened 17 Sep · Closed 15 Oct
Scoping survey for the review of the shared Code of conduct covering 12 professions, including the Allied Health professions Ahpra registers.
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DisabilityNew framework planning rules, second roundClosed 14 Oct
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 19 Aug · Closed 14 Oct
Proposed rules for assessing support needs, setting budgets and using plans, with changes to the NDIS Supports rule.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
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MedicareWomen's health inquiryClosed 9 Oct
Senate Select Committee on Women's HealthOpened about 19 Aug · Closed 9 Oct
Pregnancy and postpartum care, including the cost of physiotherapy, pelvic health and mental health services.
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DisabilityProposed changes to NDIS accessClosed 2 Oct
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 31 Aug · Closed 2 Oct
One common way of assessing functional ability for NDIS access, with diagnosis no longer the main basis for eligibility.
Dates from Minister Butler, 31 August 2026Checked
EmploymentBanning unfair non-competes, draft billClosed 2 Oct
TreasuryOpened 7 Sep · Closed 2 Oct
Draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Banning Unfair Non-Competes) Bill 2026, banning non-compete clauses for workers earning under the high income threshold of $190,100 a year.
Checked
DisabilityNDIS support coordination and connection serviceClosed 2 Oct
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 7 Sep · Closed 2 Oct
Design of the support coordination and connection service planned from 1 July 2028.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
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DVALimits on DVA-funded treatment inquiryClosed 2 Oct
Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References CommitteeOpened about 17 Sep · Closed 2 Oct
Monetary, session and approval limits on DVA-funded treatment and their effect on care and on providers.
Checked
DisabilityLower prices for unregistered NDIS providersClosed 30 Sep
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 1 Jul · Closed 30 Sep
Expanding differentiated pricing, so unregistered providers are paid less than registered ones, which could later reach therapy.
Dates from Department, Securing the NDIS reform timeline, September 2026Checked
RegistrationOccupational therapy competency standards reviewClosed 11 Sep
Occupational Therapy Board of AustraliaOpened 24 Jun · Closed 11 Sep
Draft revised competency standards every registered occupational therapist must meet.
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DVANew veteran Allied Health arrangements from July 2027Closed 11 Sep
Department of Veterans' AffairsOpened 31 Aug · Closed 11 Sep
Discussion paper on removing the 12-session treatment cycle, a $5,000 annual review threshold and higher fees from 1 July 2027.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Checked
Injury schemesTasmanian workers compensation review, terms of referenceClosed 10 Sep
WorkCover Board TasmaniaOpened 6 Aug · Closed 10 Sep
Feedback on the scope of a broad review of Tasmania's workers compensation scheme, covering service providers and injury management.
Checked
EmploymentHPSS Award revised draft after the wage reviewClosed 28 Aug
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened 14 Aug · Closed 28 Aug
Technical responses on the revised draft updating HPSS Award health professional rates for the 2026 Annual Wage Review.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Dates from Fair Work Commission, Statement [2026] FWCFB 216Checked
Aged CareResidential Aged Care pricing framework 2027‑28Closed 21 Aug
IHACPAOpened 9 Jul · Closed 21 Aug
Residential pricing, including respite funding, cost collections and supplements, which informs AN-ACC funding for Allied Health in Aged Care homes.
Checked
Aged CareSupport at Home program inquiryClosed 31 Jul
Senate Community Affairs References CommitteeOpened about 4 Nov 2025 · Closed 31 Jul
Inquiry into Support at Home, including co-payments, hardship support, thin markets and moves from Home Care Packages.
Checked
RegistrationRecency of practice and CPD standardsClosed 17 Jul
Ahpra and 14 National BoardsOpened 15 May · Closed 17 Jul
Draft revised recency of practice and continuing professional development standards for every regulated profession except medicine.
Checked
DisabilitySecuring the NDIS Bill inquiryClosed 10 Jul
Senate Community Affairs Legislation CommitteeOpened about 14 May · Closed 10 Jul
Inquiry into the bill that became the Securing the NDIS Act, covering funding cuts, pricing, the 90 day claiming window and records.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
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EmploymentDisabilitySCHADS Award draft determinationsClosed 29 Jun
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened 1 Jun · Closed 29 Jun
A new SCHADS Award classification structure and a proposed 15 per cent rise for home care and disability workers, which reaches NDIS employers.
Dates from Fair Work Commission, Decision [2026] FWCFB 137Checked
RegistrationRedesigning the psychology education pathwayClosed 10 Jun
Psychology Board of AustraliaOpened 15 Apr · Closed 10 Jun
A proposed single, shorter course of study to qualify as a psychologist, replacing the 5+1 and 4+2 routes.
Checked
MedicareAudiometrists and MBS audiology itemsClosed 9 Jun
MBS Review Advisory CommitteeOpened 28 Apr · Closed 9 Jun
Draft report on letting audiometrists claim selected audiology diagnostic MBS items.
Checked
EmploymentClosing Loopholes review, draft reportClosed 29 May
Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsOpened 18 May · Closed 29 May
Comment on the draft findings and recommendations of the Closing Loopholes review.
Dates from DEWR Consultation HubChecked
DisabilityWA Thriving Kids survey for providersClosed 17 May
WA Department of CommunitiesOpened about 10 Apr · Closed 17 May
Survey of service providers to shape the design and rollout of Thriving Kids in WA, mapping early intervention services statewide.
Checked
Injury schemesNSW workers compensation regulations and guidelinesClosed 15 May
SIRAOpened 20 Apr · Closed 15 May
Draft regulation, guidelines and forms that put the 2025 NSW workers compensation reforms into effect, including how treatment claims run.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Checked
DisabilityIntegrity of the NDIS inquiryClosed 24 Apr
Joint Standing Committee on the NDISOpened about 25 Mar · Closed 24 Apr
Fraud, over-servicing, inducements and the reforms needed to strengthen scheme integrity, which bear on how providers are regulated and paid.
Checked
Injury schemesWorkCover Queensland Allied Health fees 2026‑27Closed 24 Apr
WorkCover QueenslandOpened about 28 Mar · Closed 24 Apr
Annual review of the Allied Health Services Tables of Costs, which set what WorkCover Queensland pays for treating injured workers.
Checked
Aged CareSupport at Home pricing framework 2027‑28Closed 10 Apr
IHACPAOpened 12 Mar · Closed 10 Apr
Support at Home service list pricing, including cost pressures and the gap between CHSP and Support at Home costs.
Checked
DisabilityNDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, third roundClosed 29 Mar
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 16 Feb · Closed 29 Mar
Evidence on early intensive behavioural intervention, positive behaviour support, robot-assisted gait training and social skills training.
Checked
EmploymentAnnual Wage Review 2026Closed 27 Mar
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened about 27 Nov 2025 · Closed 27 Mar
Submissions to the review that set award minimum wages from 1 July 2026, including the Health Professionals and Support Services Award.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Checked
MedicareRural Medicare access inquiryClosed 27 Mar
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References CommitteeOpened about 27 Nov 2025 · Closed 27 Mar
The effect of the November 2025 Medicare changes on rural primary care, including team care with Allied Health.
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Injury schemesReturnToWorkSA provider fee review 2026‑27Closed 27 Mar
ReturnToWorkSAOpened 23 Feb · Closed 27 Mar
Proposed 2026-27 fee schedules for medical, Allied Health, mental health and hospital services under the SA Return to Work scheme.
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EmploymentHPSS Award draft determinationClosed 23 Mar
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened 2 Mar · Closed 23 Mar
Comment on the draft determination setting the new health professional classifications and phased pay rates in the HPSS Award.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Dates from Fair Work Commission, Statement [2026] FWCFB 47Checked
RegistrationRegulating counsellors and psychotherapistsClosed 20 Mar
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 2 Mar · Closed 20 Mar
Three regulatory models to implement the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
Checked
MedicareChronic condition management review, stage oneClosed 19 Mar
MBS Review Advisory CommitteeOpened 19 Feb · Closed 19 Mar
Targeted consultation on draft stage one recommendations for the Allied Health chronic condition management items, such as session limits and minimum durations.
Dates from MBS Review Advisory Committee communique, March 2026Checked
DisabilityNew framework planning rules, first roundClosed 6 Mar
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 23 Jan · Closed 6 Mar
Four proposed rules for new framework planning, which change how participants are assessed and budgeted and so how therapy is funded.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
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EmploymentClosing Loopholes reviewClosed 3 Mar
Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsOpened 18 Dec 2025 · Closed 3 Mar
Statutory review of the Closing Loopholes Acts, covering casual employment, employee-like workers and wage theft, which bind Allied Health employers.
Checked
DisabilityA new definition of an NDIS providerClosed 28 Feb
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 19 Dec 2025 · Closed 28 Feb
Redefining an NDIS provider and which providers must register based on risk, which decides whether therapy providers face registration.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Checked
EmploymentNational Employment Standards inquiryClosed 27 Feb
House Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training CommitteeOpened 28 Nov 2025 · Closed 27 Feb
Whether the National Employment Standards still meet the needs of workers and employers.
Dates from APH media release, 28 November 2025Checked
Injury schemesHow SIRA regulates health providersClosed 20 Feb
SIRAOpened about 15 Jan · Closed 20 Feb
Independent review of how SIRA regulates health providers in workers compensation and CTP, including Allied Health approval and outlier billing.
Checked
RegistrationFaster registration for experienced overseas practitionersClosed 9 Feb
Ahpra and four National BoardsOpened 10 Dec 2025 · Closed 9 Feb
Draft registration standard giving experienced internationally qualified occupational therapists, podiatrists and medical radiation practitioners a faster route to general registration.
Checked
DisabilityNDIS Annual Pricing Review 2026‑27Closed 8 Feb
NDIAOpened 27 Nov 2025 · Closed 8 Feb
Set the 2026-27 NDIS price limits, including the psychology rise and the dietetics and exercise physiology cuts.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Checked
RegistrationChiropractic statement on paediatric careClosed 4 Feb
Chiropractic Board of AustraliaOpened 3 Dec 2025 · Closed 4 Feb
Revised expectations of chiropractors who treat children.
Checked
Aged CareMoving CHSP to Support at Home inquiryClosed 30 Jan
Senate Community Affairs References CommitteeOpened about 4 Nov 2025 · Closed 30 Jan
The timeline and impacts of moving the Commonwealth Home Support Programme into Support at Home, which reaches Allied Health funded through CHSP.
Dates from APH inquiry page, archived 22 January 2026Checked
DisabilityAdministration of the NDIS inquiryClosed 30 Jan
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and AuditOpened 1 Dec 2025 · Closed 30 Jan
NDIA management of financial sustainability and provider claim compliance, and the NDIS Commission's regulatory performance.
Dates from APH media release, 1 December 2025Checked
Aged CareAged Care Rules 2025 reviewClosed 23 Jan
Senate Community Affairs Legislation CommitteeOpened 24 Nov 2025 · Closed 23 Jan
Review of the Aged Care Rules 2025, which set provider obligations under the new Aged Care Act, including for Support at Home.
Checked
DisabilityNDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, second roundClosed 20 Jan
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 25 Nov 2025 · Closed 20 Jan
Evidence on six supports, including art therapy and music therapy, to advise whether the NDIS should fund them.
Checked
DisabilityNSW survey on foundational supports for childrenClosed 31 Dec 2025
NSW Department of Communities and JusticeOpened about 1 Oct 2025 · Closed 31 Dec 2025
Survey on how foundational supports, now Thriving Kids, should be designed and delivered in NSW, including from health professionals and early intervention providers.
Checked
RegistrationOutcome-based accreditation principlesClosed 24 Dec 2025
Ahpra Accreditation CommitteeOpened 5 Nov 2025 · Closed 24 Dec 2025
Draft principles for outcome-based accreditation of the education programs that lead to registration.
Checked
DisabilityNDIS Evidence Advisory Committee, first roundClosed 9 Nov 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 1 Oct 2025 · Closed 9 Nov 2025
Evidence on six supports, including exercise physiology, to advise whether the NDIS should fund them.
Checked
Aged CareSupport at Home pooled funding trial designClosed 5 Nov 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 28 Oct 2025 · Closed 5 Nov 2025
Provider workshops on a trial letting participants pool part of their budgets, which could change how in-home Allied Health is funded.
Checked
DisabilityAged CareNational worker screening for the care economyClosed 7 Oct 2025
TreasuryOpened 17 Sep 2025 · Closed 7 Oct 2025
Mutual recognition or a single national worker screening check across disability, Aged Care and other care sectors.
Checked
EmploymentHPSS Award health professional evidenceClosed 12 Sep 2025
Fair Work Commission Expert PanelOpened about 15 Jul 2025 · Closed 12 Sep 2025
Evidence on the classification structure and pay rates for health professionals under the HPSS Award, after the April 2025 undervaluation decision.
Go to the consultationOn the Reform Calendar
Checked
EmploymentBanning unfair non-competes, policy paperClosed 5 Sep 2025
TreasuryOpened 25 Jul 2025 · Closed 5 Sep 2025
Policy detail for banning non-compete clauses for workers on low and middle incomes, which preceded the 2026 draft bill.
Checked
Aged CareAged Care regulatory strategy 2025‑26Closed 5 Sep 2025
Aged Care Quality and Safety CommissionOpened 11 Aug 2025 · Closed 5 Sep 2025
How the Commission will regulate providers and workers under the Aged Care Act 2024 from 1 November 2025.
Dates from Commission consultation report on the draft strategyChecked
Aged CareResidential Aged Care pricing framework 2026‑27Closed 22 Aug 2025
IHACPAOpened 10 Jul 2025 · Closed 22 Aug 2025
IHACPA's residential pricing approach, including cost collections and supplements, which informs the AN-ACC funding that pays for Allied Health in Aged Care homes.
Checked
Aged CareAged Care service delivery inquiryClosed 22 Aug 2025
Senate Community Affairs References CommitteeOpened about 28 Jul 2025 · Closed 22 Aug 2025
Inquiry into the delay of Support at Home to 1 November 2025 and the pause on new Home Care Packages.
Dates from APH inquiry page, archived 4 August 2025Checked
Aged CareAged Care data and reporting reviewClosed 13 Aug 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 28 Jul 2025 · Closed 13 Aug 2025
Review of the financial and workforce data Aged Care providers must report to government.
Checked
EmploymentProtecting penalty and overtime rates bill inquiryClosed 8 Aug 2025
Senate Education and Employment Legislation CommitteeOpened about 31 Jul 2025 · Closed 8 Aug 2025
Inquiry into the bill stopping award penalty and overtime rates being cut, which covers award-covered Allied Health employees.
Checked
RegistrationSupervised practice framework reviewClosed 31 Jul 2025
Ahpra and the National BoardsOpened 2 Jun 2025 · Closed 31 Jul 2025
Proposed changes to the framework for supervised practice, including practitioners returning to practice or practising under conditions.
Checked
DisabilityNDIS Supports rulesClosed 27 Jul 2025
Department of Social ServicesOpened 16 Jun 2025 · Closed 27 Jul 2025
The rule defining which supports NDIS funding can and cannot buy, which decides what therapy participants can purchase.
Checked
Injury schemesNSW workers compensation bills inquiryClosed 22 Jul 2025
NSW Legislative Council Public Accountability and Works CommitteeOpened about 18 Jun 2025 · Closed 22 Jul 2025
Inquiry into the 2025 workers compensation bills, which changed psychological injury liability and entitlements.
Checked
DisabilityAged CareMedicareNational Allied Health Digital Uplift PlanClosed 20 Jul 2025
Department of Health, Disability and AgeingOpened 23 Jun 2025 · Closed 20 Jul 2025
A phased plan to lift Allied Health's digital capability across health, disability and Aged Care.
Checked
Aged CareSupport at Home pricing framework 2026‑27Closed 18 Jul 2025
IHACPAOpened 11 Jun 2025 · Closed 18 Jul 2025
How IHACPA prices the Support at Home service list, including the Allied Health services delivered in the home.
Checked
RegistrationProposed reforms for podiatric surgeonsClosed 4 Jul 2025
Podiatry Board of AustraliaOpened 5 May 2025 · Closed 4 Jul 2025
Two proposals on regulating podiatric surgeons, including endorsement for scheduled medicines.
Checked
RegistrationGuidelines for the 5+1 psychology internshipClosed 2 Jul 2025
Psychology Board of AustraliaOpened 7 May 2025 · Closed 2 Jul 2025
Proposed changes to the 5+1 internship guidelines, which matter to practices that host provisional psychologists.
Checked
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