On 18 June 2025, the Commonwealth and Western Australian Government entered into the Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Western Australia on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The agreement reflects both Governments’ shared responsibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and locks in arrangements for both Governments to make ongoing, up-front funding contributions to the scheme. The agreement will take effect from 30 June 2025.
The agreement was signed by the Hon Minister Butler MP, Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the Hon Hannah Beazley MLA, Western Australia’s Minister for Disability Services.