This page explains what happens after you submit an intake request to Advocacy for Inclusion about an NDIS matter at the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART).
Next steps after intake
1. Tell us what you are asking the Tribunal to review
Please tell us what you are requesting at the Tribunal. This may include:
- the supports you are requesting;
- an appeal of a decision to revoke your access to the NDIS;
- an appeal of a decision to deny you access to the NDIS.
If there are significant safety concerns, please let us know.
2. We will assess your request
After reviewing your intake request, we will either:
- take your matter on for advocacy support; or
- ask you to make an appointment with a duty lawyer at Legal Aid ACT.
If we accept your request for advocacy
Our role in the ART remains unchanged. We are unable to provide legal advice.
The support we can provide includes:
- guiding you through the ART process;
- helping you understand legal advice provided by Legal Aid ACT;
- helping you communicate your wishes to the Tribunal, the NDIA and Legal Aid ACT;
- attending listings in the ART.
To connect you with Legal Aid ACT, we can assist you to apply for a grant of legal assistance. Depending on Legal Aid ACT’s capacity, they may confirm an Investigate and Report grant.
An Investigate and Report grant allows Legal Aid ACT to further investigate your matter, review evidence, identify any additional evidence that may be required and provide advice about your appeal. This legal support is not ongoing.
If your lawyer considers that your matter has merit, they may recommend to Legal Aid ACT’s Client Liaison Unit that your grant be extended for further legal assistance.
If we ask you to contact a Legal Aid ACT duty lawyer
We may ask you to make an appointment with a duty lawyer at Legal Aid ACT. The duty lawyer can review your NDIS decision and available evidence, and assess whether there are reasonable prospects of success at the ART.
If you have spoken with, or received assistance from, Advocacy for Inclusion about your NDIS matter, we encourage you to tell the duty lawyer this during your appointment.
After your Legal Aid ACT appointment
Legal Aid ACT will let you know whether they consider there are reasonable prospects of success. If they do, they may ask you to apply for a grant of assistance through their Client Services Unit.
This is called an Investigate and Report grant. It allows Legal Aid ACT to further investigate your matter, review evidence, identify any additional evidence that may be required and provide advice about your appeal. This legal support is not ongoing.
If the lawyer assisting you under an Investigate and Report grant believes your case has merit, they may recommend to Legal Aid ACT’s Client Liaison Unit that your grant be extended for further legal assistance.
If you experience barriers to the ART process
If you experience barriers to the ART process, or require communication support because of your disability, you can contact us again. We can then reassess whether we can assist.
Request advocacy support
Use our combined intake and referral form to apply for advocacy support for yourself or refer another person.