This report outlines the purpose and key provisions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025, which strengthens penalties, offences and banning powers to deter unsafe and poor quality services. It summarises inquiry evidence, regulatory context, and committee consideration, and recommends that the bill be passed.

The bill would amend the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (NDIS Act) to deter NDIS providers from providing poor quality and unsafe services and supports, through a strengthened and fit-for-purpose penalty and offences framework. The bill would also ensure that unsuitable persons can be excluded from providing NDIS services by 'adding categories of people against whom a banning order can be imposed'. 

This report sets out the:

• purpose of the bill
• background information relating to the development of the bill and calls for the strengthening of the powers of the independent regulator, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
• an overview of the bill's key proposed amendments
• general information outlining the conduct of the inquiry and consideration of the bill by other parliamentary committees.