FOI 26-2898 – NDIS Sustainability Taskforce Establishment

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This FOI disclosure concerns the establishment of an NDIS Sustainability Taskforce within the Department of Health and Aged Care for the 2026-27 budget period. The taskforce was to be led by an SES B2 officer from a central agency, reporting through the Health Secretary to Minister Butler, with support from Australian Government Consulting, central agency staff, and specialist input from the NDIA and Australian Government Actuary. Internal emails from February 2026 indicate Anthea Long from Treasury was appointed to head the taskforce, with initial work underway to develop Terms of Reference and establish meeting schedules with consultants. Health and central agency Secretaries were required to finalise the taskforce structure and secondment arrangements by 13 February 2026, with the first government update on decision-making frameworks scheduled for early March. The documents are marked cabinet-in-confidence with legal privilege protections, indicating sensitive policy development discussions regarding NDIS sustainability planning.