Know your rights
As an NDIS Self Manager, it is important you know your rights and responsibilities.
This section will lay it all out for you. Also included here is important information on where to get advice if you directly engage your support workers (as contractors or employees).
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Have Your Say | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | hiring
| Free resource | News | Know your rights
| Form | News | Text only | Survey
The Department of Social Services (DSS) wants to hear from people with disability, families, and supporters. read more
| Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal | hiring
| Free resource | News | Know your rights
| Form | News | Text only | Survey
Create Your Own NDIS Support Service: How People with Disability and Our Families Are Taking Control of Our Supports and of Our Lives | What can I buy? | Peer support | Self Manager Hub
| Build your team | Events | Know your rights
| Event
Join us for a practical workshop exploring how people with disability and our families are creating their own services, designed by us, for us. Hear from experts with lived experience who’ve built innovative, person-centred supports that deliver real outcomes. read more
| What can I buy? | Peer support | Self Manager Hub
| Build your team | Events | Know your rights
| Event
Self Manager Hub Workshop – Fixing the NDIS Support Lists Recording | What can I buy?
| What can I buy? | News | Know your rights
| Event
This peer-led workshop is for NDIS participants who want to understand and influence the government's review of the NDIS support lists - rules that currently decide what people can and can’t purchase with their NDIS funding. Now is the time to speak up and push for changes that reflect what really matters to people with disability. read more
| What can I buy?
| What can I buy? | News | Know your rights
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Self Manager Hub Workshop – Understanding the NDIS Support Lists: What Can I Buy in 2025? Recording | What can I buy?
| Free resource | What can I buy? | News | Know your rights
| Video
In this recorded workshop, we explained the changes clearly. We discussed how the rules are being applied, what choices participants still have, and how to make informed decisions when purchasing supports. read more
| What can I buy?
| Free resource | What can I buy? | News | Know your rights
| Video
Self Manager Hub Workshop – Fixing the NDIS Support Lists | What can I buy?
| What can I buy? | Events | News | Know your rights
| Event
This peer-led workshop is for NDIS participants who want to understand and influence the government's review of the NDIS support lists - rules that currently decide what people can and can’t purchase with their NDIS funding. Now is the time to speak up and push for changes that reflect what really matters to people with disability. read more
| What can I buy?
| What can I buy? | Events | News | Know your rights
| Event
The Future is Self-Direction: What might the new NDIS Registration category mean for you? Recording | NDIS quality safeguard commission | News
| NDIS Fund Management | Peer network | Events | News | Know your rights
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This is a free workshop discussing the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce recommended new registration category called "Self-Directed Supports". This category is designed for NDIS participants and nominees who directly manage their own supports. read more
| NDIS quality safeguard commission | News
| NDIS Fund Management | Peer network | Events | News | Know your rights
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You CAN Ask That! Self Manager Hub Webinar | Choice and control | Engaging a service provider | Employing people | Supported decision making | Managing supports
| NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring | Get creative | What can I buy? | News | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption
You CAN ask that! Q & A with Sam Paior and Dr George. Australia’s leading self-management gurus take on your questions! Can I hire my friend/family member to support me? What’s a parent’s responsibility vs the role of the NDIS? Can I take a holiday with my NDIS funding? Can self management be taken away from me? read more
| Choice and control | Engaging a service provider | Employing people | Supported decision making | Managing supports
| NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | Build your team | Rules for hiring | Get creative | What can I buy? | News | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption
NDIS Self-Management Audits | NDIS | Reporting to government bodies
| NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | News | Keep your records | Know your rights
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This is a recording of a workshop for self managers to hear directly from the NDIA about NDIS self-management audits. Find out what's involved and how to be prepared in case you are audited. read more
| NDIS | Reporting to government bodies
| NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | News | Keep your records | Know your rights
| Audio | Video | Closed caption | Transcribed
Unpacking the New Self Management Guide with the NDIA | Choice and control | NDIS | Finding supports
| NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | Build your team | News | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Transcribed
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| Choice and control | NDIS | Finding supports
| NDIS Fund Management | Premium Content | Build your team | News | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Transcribed
What is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disability? | Human rights
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| Video
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| Human rights
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| Video
Disability Rights in Real Life | Human rights
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| Handbook
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| Human rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Handbook
Your consumer rights | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Webpage
What strategies are in place to support NDIS participants to make a complaint? | Engaging a service provider | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Engaging a service provider | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
What is Dignity of Risk and why does it matter? | Supported decision making
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| Article
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| Supported decision making
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| Article
What is a Disability Advocate? | Supports
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| Article
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| Supports
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| Article
Ways to be heard when the NDIS isn’t working for you | Human rights | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Article
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| Human rights | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Ways the person/family can review their plan and support arrangements | NDIS meetings | General NDIS
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| Step by Step
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| NDIS meetings | General NDIS
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| Step by Step
Translating and Interpreting Services | Supports | General NDIS
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| Phone number | Webpage | Community languages
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| Supports | General NDIS
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| Phone number | Webpage | Community languages
Top tips for making complaints as a Consumer | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Top tips for entering contracts | Choice and control | Contracts and legal
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| Choice and control | Contracts and legal
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Top tips for avoiding scams | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Consumer rights
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| Video | Closed caption
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
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The FACTS about the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability | Contracts and legal | Royal commission | Reporting to government bodies
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| Article
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| Contracts and legal | Royal commission | Reporting to government bodies
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Article
Talkin’ Together: Consumer rights information: co-designed! | Contracts and legal | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Auslan | Culturally diverse
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| Contracts and legal | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Auslan | Culturally diverse
Smart Shopping with Caesy and Reece | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Easy english
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| Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Easy english
Service Agreements – A guide for NDIS participants engaging with providers | Engaging a service provider | Contracts and legal
| Premium Content | Build your team | Know your rights
| Document
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| Engaging a service provider | Contracts and legal
| Premium Content | Build your team | Know your rights
| Document
PAYG withholding tax | Recordkeeping | Employing people | Reporting to government bodies
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Webpage
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| Recordkeeping | Employing people | Reporting to government bodies
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| Webpage
NDIS AAT decision digest | General NDIS
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| Article
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| General NDIS
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| Article
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 | Contracts and legal
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| Document
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| Contracts and legal
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Document
Keeping employment and contractor records | Recordkeeping | Employing people
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Webpage
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| Recordkeeping | Employing people
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| Webpage
It’s my Home | Choice and control | My home
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption | Song
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| Choice and control | My home
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Is All Choice Good? Supporting choices that lead to success | Choice and control | Blue sky dreaming | Supported decision making
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| Video | Closed caption
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| Choice and control | Blue sky dreaming | Supported decision making
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Video | Closed caption
Inquiry Into Disability Care and Support (2011) | General NDIS
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| Document
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| General NDIS
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| Document
How do I create an NDIS service agreement ? | Service agreements
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| Webpage
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| Service agreements
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| Webpage
Find advocacy in your area | Supports
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| Directory
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| Supports
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| Directory
Emergency and Crisis | Supports | Community
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| Directory
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| Supports | Community
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| Directory
Disability Royal Commission Legal Service- NSW | Contracts and legal | Royal commission
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| Webpage
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| Contracts and legal | Royal commission
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| Webpage
Disability legal and advocacy services | Finding supports | Contracts and legal
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| Directory
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| Finding supports | Contracts and legal
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| Directory
Consumers with disability – where to go for advice or complaints | Complaints | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Step by Step | Easy english
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| Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Step by Step | Easy english
Consumers with disabilities | What can I buy? | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Consumer rights
| Premium Content | Know your rights
| Online learning
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| What can I buy? | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Consumer rights
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| Online learning
Consumer rights – Tasmania | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Consumer Rights- Northern Territory | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Consumer Rights South Australia | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Consumer Rights and complaints Queensland | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Consumer Rights and complaints – Australian Capital Territory | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Consumer complaints- Western Australia | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Consumer Complaints Victoria | Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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| Webpage
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| Things: Consumables and assistive technology | Complaints | Consumer rights
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Claiming your right to risk when you have a disability | Creative solutions | Blue sky dreaming | Human rights
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| Article
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| Creative solutions | Blue sky dreaming | Human rights
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| Article
Bullying and harassment in the workplace | Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal
| Premium Content | Rules for hiring | Know your rights
| Webpage
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| Employing people | Hiring a contractor | Contracts and legal
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| Webpage
Australian Centre for Disability Law | Contracts and legal
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| Webpage
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| Contracts and legal
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