Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME ACT 2013 - SECT 45

  (1)   An amount payable under the National Disability Insurance Scheme in respect of a participant's plan is to be paid:

  (a)   to the person determined by the CEO; and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   in accordance with the National Disability Insurance Scheme rules prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph; or

  (ii)   if there are no such rules--in the manner determined by the CEO.

  (2)   Paragraph   (1)(b) extends to dealing with:

  (a)   whether amounts are to be paid in instalments or as lump sums; and

  (b)   if amounts are to be paid in instalments--the amounts of those instalments; and

  (c)   the timing of payments of amounts.

  (3)   The National Disability Insurance Scheme rules may provide that an amount is not payable to a person until the person nominates a bank account into which the amount is to be paid.