About Us

The NDIS Appeals Project is a pro bono project created by QAI (Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion) in 2014.

The project aims to collect data from NDIS Appeals cases from 2014 to current. The database allows for a comprehensive analysis of the outcome of NDIS appeals to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART). Applicants will be able to investigate the outcomes of successful appeals and the reasoning behind appeals that were unsuccessful.

Since 2022, a group of UQ law students have met on a regular basis and updated a spreadsheet with relevant information regarding each case. Such information includes; personal details about the applicant, legal issues, reasoning and the decision outcome. Our database also records more procedural details across all jurisdictions in Australia.

We hope applicants will be able to search for factors similar to their own, to gain a better understanding of their legal prospects and the reasoning that led to these outcomes. We hope this database will be useful to those navigating the appeal process without a representative and as a source for legal practitioners to ensure the best outcomes in each unique circumstance.

We acknowledge the distress and pain faced by applicants and their families in this process. We have always strived to complete this project with compassion and hope this database provides useful information and comfort.

This project adheres to university ethical review process guidelines and the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. If you would like to speak to someone about the project’s ethical obligations, you can contact Tamara Walsh, or if you would like to speak to an officer not involved in the project, you may contact the Ethics Coordinator on +61 7 3365 3924.