The total NDIS hours quoted [between 10 - 20 hours usually depending on complexity] includes:
  • Contact with client and/or family member/support coordinator etc and arrangements for assessment
  • Licence status check with RMS Medical Unit
  • Notification to referring Doctor and request for referral and Health History if not already received if required
  • Full offroad assessment (2 hours)
  • Onroad assessment in dual control modified automatic vehicle (1 hour)
  • Completion of OT Driver report and submitted to the online portal. A copy to NDIS, client, referring Doctor [if applicable]
  • Completion of NDIS vehicle AT assessment report 
  • Liaison and quotes obtained from suppliers for prescribed vehicle modification/s to include with NDIS report submission.  
  • Post-assessment call to referring Doctor and/or client if required.

On the day of the appointment, the client needs to ensure they have a minimum of 3 hours available to undertake the offroad and onroad components of the OT driving assessment.

Vehicles modified for people with disabilityTransport for NSW is committed to improving the mobility of people with a disability and facilitating vehicle modifications to assist them. Modified vehicles, including those that require extensive modifications to cater for certain disabilities, must not represent an uncontrolled risk to their occupants and other road users.
A Summary of requirements for registering and using a vehicle modified for a person with a disability (PDF, 99.68 KB) has been compiled to detail responsibilities and ensure safety of all road users. For more detailed information, please see VSI 21 Guidelines for modifying vehicles for people with disability (PDF, 355.47 KB) .
An Exemption Order has now been published relating to the requirement for the modified vehicle to comply with ADR.31/04 Brake systems for Passenger Cars, Appendix A, Clauses 5.1.2.1 & 5.1.2.2 (or an earlier or later version of that Rule & its corresponding relevant clauses), relative to the operation of the service brake. Please view the 21 May 2021 Revised Exemption Order- Driver Hand Controls PDF (PDF,