Organised Gangs, Health Professionals Defrauding the NDIS: Crime Agency

They engage in a spectrum of activities from ’sharp practices’ that operate on the margin of compliance through to direct exploitation.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS logo is seen at its head office in Canberra, Australia, on June 22, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

A major Australian crime agency has raised concerns of wide-scale defrauding of the multi-billion-dollar National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The claims were made by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), who investigate organised crime, in a submission to a parliamentary Joint Standing Committee investigating the integrity of the NDIS.