A caller with a disabled son rang Ray Hadley on 2GB to say that he recently applied to NDIS for reimbursement for equipment he purchased for his son. The money was transferred to his bank account, no questions asked – no receipts or any other proof required.

Looks like the bureaucrats have provided another well of taxpayer money for the crooks to rort. Rudd's pink bats fiasco will look like nothing compared with the Gillard NDIS operated by Turnbull.

One can only rort humans, but nobody can hide from God.
If you steal, you will have to pay dearly for it even if no man finds out.

Better this way, for had they assigned more bureaucrats (so called "public servants") to verify those claims, then this would have costed us even more.

The following link shows things from another
perspective that may be of interest:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-02/young-disabling-rorters-more-like-punishing-scapegoats/5565894

Turnbull appeasing Labor's policy is a good start. I do not think taking notice of things that sensationalist radio says is a good point of view. You are really scraping the bottom of the toilet there.

it seemed very easy for Indigeneous leaders to rort millions from funding. Islamic schools here in Australia have already ripped off millions. Why shouldn't others have equal opportunity? You do however raise a real problem ttbn.

There are already several cases of rorting, for example where someone is a designated guardian, he can just submit phony costs, and pocket the money.

Non of this is new, but I expect that in a couple of years there will be shock and horror at the $bns wasted.

Dear Shadow Minister,

But think of the genuine people in need of help
who will be helped in the meantime.

The biggest rort lies in the inability of people over 65 who need NDIS support hung out to dry whilst people under 65 with any sort of disability can claim whatever and whenever.
I personally know mild Down Syndrome people that have 6 figure bank accounts (because they never spend any of their pensions) and their carers are getting free petrol, vehicle;e rebates and recreational items all on the NDIS.
I accept that there are plenty of 100 percent Down Syndrome people who need full support by I thing the degree of disability should be taken into account as well as the practical needs of these people before we hand out cash willy nilly.
The current structure of the NDIS that cuts out the real needy over 65 is totally discriminative against age which makes it illegal.

Foxy,

I have no problem with the NDIS per se, however, it strikes me that the spending is somewhat arbitrarily controlled by a guardian, and whilst most guardians will act responsibly, many will not.

The question then should be how many more could it help if money was not squandered?

Dear Shadow Minister,

I thought that under the new scheme the money would
go directly to the person needing it.
I'll have to do a bit more research on the subject.