How will we pay Forum members?

We will pay Forum members for their time in:

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bullet Forum meetings

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bullet pre-meetings.end of list

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The Secretariat will share information with members about how much we can pay them.

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We will follow rules and laws about how to pay people who help us with our work.

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This includes:

  • the NDIS Commission’s rules
  • the Australian Government’s laws.

But we cannot pay members if they work for:

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bullet the Australian Government

A state government building.

bullet state and territory governments

A council building.

bullet local governments.end of list

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We also cannot pay members if they earn money from their job while they do work for the Forum.

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We will pay for some travel costs if a Forum meeting needs to be in-person.