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How will we pay Council members?

We will pay Council members for their time in:

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  • meetings

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  • pre-meetings.

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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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  • the Australian Government

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  • state and territory governments

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  • local governments.

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

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