Fees

All fees in this schedule are current at the 1 July 2017 and are subject to change.

SUPPORT COORDINATION RATES

All fees for support coordination in NDIS plans are paid from amounts included in NDIS plans. There is no fee to clients for this service.

Support Item Ref. No. Unit Price
Support Connection 07_001_0106_8_3 Hour $57.71
Coordination of Supports 07_002_0106_8_3 Hour $94.06
Remote Area Support Connection 07_001_0106_8_3 Hour $69.25
Remote Area Coordination of Supports 07_002_0106_8_3 Hour $112.87

PLAN MANAGEMENT RATES

All fees for plan management of NDIS plans are paid from amounts included in NDIS plans. There is no fee to clients for this service.

Support Item Ref. No. Unit Price
Financial and Service Intermediary – Set Up Costs 14_032_0127_8_3 Each $327.41
Financial Intermediary and Plan Management – Set Up Costs 14_033_0127_8_3 Each $218.27
Financial Intermediary Monthly Processing 14_034_0127_8_3 Month $98.12
Plan Management Activities 14_031_0127_8_3 Hour $54.13
Training in Planning and Plan Management 07_003_0117_8_3 Hour $56.14
Remote Area Financial and Service Intermediary – Set Up Costs 14_032_0127_8_3 Each $392.89
Remote Area Financial Intermediary and Plan Management – Set Up Costs 14_033_0127_8_3 Each $261.93
Remote Area Financial Intermediary Monthly Processing 14_034_0127_8_3 Month $117.74
Remote Area Plan Management Activities 14_031_0127_8_3 Hour $64.96
Remote Area Training in Planning and Plan Management 07_003_0117_8_3 Hour $67.37

CONSULTANCY RATES

The rates for consultancy, advocacy, auditing, training services etc., are as follows:

First Hour Subsequent Hours
$140.00 incl. GST $115.00 incl. GST

Please note that fees are charged for all consultancy activities, including but not exclusively:

  • Meetings
  • Telephone conversations and text messages
  • Researching materials
  • Writing and reading reports and emails

CONSULTANCY TRAVEL RATES
The rates for travel by motor vehicle are for a single leg of a journey*, and are charged at the following rates:

  • No cost for up to 50 km
  • $0.78 per km above 50 km (i.e. the Modern Award cents per kilometre rate).

* For example, a journey of 130 km in total (65 km to visit a client and 65km to return) would only incur travel rates for 15 km per leg of the journey. This would be a total of 30 km which would result in a fee of $23.40.

For travel involving flights or overnight accommodation, Lifelong Pathways will use the most cost effective, reasonable option and then charge at cost price for:

  • Flights;
  • Transfers;
  • Accommodation; and
  • Meals.

All fees for travel are GST inclusive.