Letter · NDIS & Disability Law
Request to vary or reassess an NDIS plan
A covering letter for either a plan variation or a plan reassessment, using the NDIA's description of who may ask, what evidence is needed, and where to send the current form. Only one part is sent.
- Kind
- Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when a participant, plan nominee or child representative is asking the NDIA to vary a plan or to reassess it. Delete the unused part. Do not use it for an internal review of a decision, and do not use the high support needs box until the current criteria page has been read.
Used for these tasks
- Prepare a request to vary or reassess an NDIS plan
- Prepare a high support needs variation request after a budget reduction
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may complete the participant number, the plan dates and the list of attached reports from the file, and delete the unused part when the lawyer has said which request it is. The lawyer approves every sentence before it is sent.
AI may
- Insert the participant number, plan dates and the titles and dates of reports that are actually attached
- Delete Part A or Part B after the lawyer says which request is being made
- Leave the high support needs box blank unless the lawyer has read the current criteria
AI must not
- Must not send both parts for the same change
- Must not say the high support needs criteria are met
- Must not have a provider ask for a reassessment
- Must not describe using up the funding, by itself, as an emergency
- Must not send the letter
The lawyer checks
- The unused part is deleted, and the current NDIA form is completed as well as this letter
- The person asking is the participant, the plan nominee or the child representative, and any consent is in writing where the variation page requires it
- Reassessment evidence is after the current plan was approved and, unless there is a reason on the file, within 4 months of the request
- The NDIA pages are re-read. Both pages say the website is being updated and that some information may change
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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