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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 8 Hansard (29 October) . . Page.. 2530 ..

IFA/ISP Decision Determination Review Date Date package Outstanding
made by of hours application started application
lodged from pre July
1996

isp Executive service provider, first first allocation no
Director, social worker application: April 1997
Financial and medical March 1997 (one off)
Management practitioner
and second second
Contracting application allocation
April 1998 July 98
(one off)

isp Executive social worker April 1998 July 98 no
Director,
Financial
Management
and
Contracting

isp Executive social worker, October May 1998 no
Director, dietitian, medical 1997
Financial practitioner
Management
and
Contracting

(6) One of the ISP recipients applied unsuccessfully for an ISP prior to 1 July 1996.

(7) A major initiative of the previous Government has been the expansion and development of Individual Support Package program. The tailoring of support packages facilitates the choice and control of the recipient in accessing the service system.

In the 1995-96 Budget, the Government provided $600 000 to fund additional packages. 35 new packages were purchased, resulting in a total of 71 Individual Support Packages.

In order that the process of allocation be transparent and impartial, expressions of interest were invited from members of the public to serve on an independent panel. The panel was appointed in late 1995, to consider assessments and make recommendations to the Department. No significant additional growth funds have been allocated to the ISP program since 1996. A small amount of funding has returned the program through relinquishment or underspending of existing packages. The limited availability of funds has not warranted reconvening the panel.

A major objective of the ACT Government has been to expand the range of service options in the community sector. This has been achieved through

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