Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS
NLEC gave evidence regarding the embedding of lived-experience intelligence in NDIS governance, performance, safeguards and accountability.
Inquiry
Annual Report No. 2 of the 48th Parliament
Location
Parliament House, Canberra
NLEC Witnesses
Daniel Vamplew (Executive Director) • Eric Barrett-O'Keefe (NDIS Participant & Disability Advocate)
Key Evidence & Recommendations
The hearing program lists NLEC alongside Submission 19. The recommendations below are drawn from that published submission; detailed attribution of oral evidence will be added only when an official transcript is available.
Establishing a formal lived-experience intelligence function in NDIS oversight
Mandating annual reporting on participant harm and administrative harm
Implementing a national lived-experience evidence collection mechanism
Building stronger regional evidence capture to address thin markets and inequity
Improving transparency for complaints and provider enforcement actions
Participant Evidence
Eric Barrett-O'Keefe
Eric Barrett-O'Keefe appeared alongside NLEC as an NDIS participant and disability advocate. His inclusion placed participant evidence directly before the Committee.
Detailed themes, attribution and quotes from Mr Barrett-O'Keefe's evidence will be added only after the official transcript is published.
NLEC-provided video
Watch the 11 September 2026 hearing
NLEC has provided a captioned video of its parliamentary appearance on the Media page. An accessible transcript prepared from NLEC's recording is also available. Neither is an official Parliament recording or Hansard transcript.
Official Documentation
Official Hansard Status
The official Hansard transcript for this hearing is not yet available from the Parliament of Australia. Once the official record and verified broadcast links are published by the Committee Secretariat, they will be made available here.