ACT launch site for NDIS: Gallagher

ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says 5000 people with disabilities will benefit as a result of the territory being a launch site of the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS).

Ms Gallagher on Friday signed an agreement with Prime Minister Julia Gillard that will see the NDIS launched in Canberra from July 2014.

"The commonwealth has committed $10.6 million for enhanced services and NDIS readiness in the ACT as well as $12 million to be spent in the ACT on sector development," the chief minister said in a statement.

Enhanced disability services will be delivered from July 2013 ahead of the full roll out of the NDIS 12 months later, Ms Gallagher said.

The chief minister and Ms Gillard signed off on the deal following the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra.

Ms Gallagher said the NDIS in the territory would see additional support flow "to up to 5000 Canberrans with a range of disabilities by 2016/17".

"It will make a real and tangible difference to their everyday lives," the Labor leader said.

"The ACT is proud to be one of the five launch sites around the country. With the signing of the bilateral agreement and the introduction of the legislation we are now on our way to implementing the NDIS."

Friday's COAG communique makes clear that NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT all signed bilateral agreements with the commonwealth to "confirm the operational and funding details for the roll-out of the NDIS in each launch site".

"From this time, under the launch arrangements, people with a disability, their families and carers will start to benefit from a fairer, more sustainable and equitable approach to supporting people with disability," the communique states.

"Discussions on further launch sites are continuing."

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