Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7487_amend_a9f876d4-6361-4e55-bd81-daa248c8a467%22;rec=0) introduced by Lindsay MP [Melissa McIntosh](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/lindsay/melissa_mcintosh) (Liberal), which means it failed. This amendment would have changed the words of the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:* > >> *(1) in 2023, the Government announced a target growth rate for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) of 8 percent and was unable to achieve it;* >> >> *(2) in January 2026, the Prime Minister announced a new target growth rate for the NDIS of 5-6 per cent, which the Government again failed to meet;* >> >> *(3) in April 2026, the Health Minister announced yet another new annual target growth rate for the NDIS of 2 per cent over the next four years, despite the Government’s ongoing inability to meet any of their previously announced target growth rates;* >> >> *(4) the Government and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) have also been unable to clearly quantify or comprehensively address the scale of fraud within the NDIS; * >> >> *(5) the NDIA Fraud Fusion Taskforce estimates that up to 10 per cent of NDIS claims are inappropriate, mischievous or outright criminal; * >> >> *(6) the Government must do more to prevent the fraud and rorting that is rife within the NDIS;* >> >> *(7) the changes in the bill will do little to remove bad actors from defrauding participants and taxpayers; and* >> >> *(8) robust integrity systems are critical to not only protect taxpayer
House of Representatives, 2026-05-28. negative: ayes 52, noes 90.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7487_amend_a9f876d4-6361-4e55-bd81-daa248c8a467%22;rec=0) introduced by Lindsay MP [Melissa McIntosh](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/lindsay/melissa_mcintosh) (Liberal), which means it failed. This amendment would have changed the words of the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). ### Amendment text > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:* > >> *(1) in 2023, the Government announced a target growth rate for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) of 8 percent and was unable to achieve it;* >> >> *(2) in January 2026, the Prime Minister announced a new target growth rate for the NDIS of 5-6 per cent, which the Government again failed to meet;* >> >> *(3) in April 2026, the Health Minister announced yet another new annual target growth rate for the NDIS of 2 per cent over the next four years, despite the Government’s ongoing inability to meet any of their previously announced target growth rates;* >> >> *(4) the Government and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) have also been unable to clearly quantify or comprehensively address the scale of fraud within the NDIS; * >> >> *(5) the NDIA Fraud Fusion Taskforce estimates that up to 10 per cent of NDIS claims are inappropriate, mischievous or outright criminal; * >> >> *(6) the Government must do more to prevent the fraud and rorting that is rife within the NDIS;* >> >> *(7) the changes in the bill will do little to remove bad actors from defrauding participants and taxpayers; and* >> >> *(8) robust integrity systems are critical to not only protect taxpayer
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