Brevity Plan Management Reform Working Group Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions of Participation
Purpose
The Brevity Plan Management Reform Working Group (“Working Group”) has been established to facilitate collaboration, discussion, and feedback from the plan management sector regarding proposed NDIS Plan Management reforms and the associated Request for Information (RFI) consultation process.
These Terms & Conditions govern participation in the Working Group, including access to the Brevity Plan Management Reform Hub, Teams Community, surveys, workshops, roundtables, discussion forums, and related activities.
Acceptance of Terms
By registering for, accessing, or participating in the Working Group, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
If you do not agree to these Terms & Conditions, you must not participate in the Working Group or access associated materials, forums, or systems.
Participation Eligibility
Participation is available to:
- Existing Brevity customers
- Representatives of plan management providers
- Industry subject matter experts invited by Brevity
- Other approved industry participants as determined by Brevity
Brevity reserves the right to approve, decline, suspend, or revoke participation at its discretion where it considers it necessary to maintain the integrity, effectiveness, or objectives of the Working Group.
Purpose of Participation
Participants acknowledge that the Working Group has been established for:
- Industry consultation and collaboration
- Collection of feedback and recommendations
- Discussion of operational impacts and opportunities
- Preparation of industry findings and submissions
- Development of recommendations relating to the proposed reforms
The Working Group is consultative in nature and does not constitute a government body, industry association, representative organisation, regulatory authority, or formal voting body.
Working Group Participant Responsibilities
Participants agree to:
- Act honestly, professionally, and respectfully.
- Contribute constructively to discussions.
- Share information in good faith.
- Respect differing opinions and perspectives.
- Refrain from abusive, offensive, discriminatory, defamatory, or inappropriate conduct.
- Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Ensure any information submitted is accurate to the best of their knowledge.
Participants must not:
- Use the Working Group for marketing or sales purposes.
- Promote products or services without prior approval.
- Disrupt discussions or activities.
- Misrepresent themselves or their organisation.
- Submit knowingly false or misleading information.
- Share confidential information belonging to third parties without appropriate authority.
Community Conduct
The Teams Community and Shared Feedback Portal are intended to provide a safe environment for professional and constructive industry discussion.
Brevity reserves the right to:
- Edit, remove, or restrict access to content deemed inappropriate.
- Remove participants who fail to comply with community standards.
- Limit participation where conduct adversely impacts the Working Group.
Repeated breaches may result in permanent removal from the Working Group.
Confidentiality
Participants acknowledge that discussions may include commercially sensitive, operational, strategic, or confidential information.
Unless expressly stated otherwise:
- Information shared within the Working Group should be treated as confidential.
- Participants must not disclose information shared by other participants without their permission.
- Participants must respect confidentiality requests made during discussions.
Nothing in these Terms requires a participant to disclose confidential, sensitive, proprietary, or commercially sensitive information.
Participants remain solely responsible for determining what information they choose to disclose.
Privacy
Participants acknowledge that Brevity may collect and use information provided during registration and participation, including:
- Contact information
- Organisation details
- Survey responses
- Workshop participation records
- Discussion contributions
- Submitted recommendations
This information may be used to:
- Administer the Working Group
- Facilitate collaboration
- Produce aggregated findings and reports
- Prepare consultation responses and submissions
Personal information will be managed in accordance with Brevity’s Privacy Policy and applicable privacy legislation.
Use of Feedback and Contributions
Participants grant Brevity a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, analyse, modify, aggregate, and incorporate feedback, ideas, suggestions, recommendations, comments, and contributions submitted through the Working Group.
This includes contributions provided through:
- Surveys
- Discussion forums
- Workshops
- Roundtables
- Meetings
- Shared Feedback Portal
- Written submissions
Brevity may use such contributions for:
- Industry reports
- Position papers
- Consultation responses
- Product planning
- Research and analysis
- Advocacy activities
Where possible, findings will be published in aggregated or anonymised form.
Industry Findings and Reports
Participants acknowledge that feedback collected through the Working Group may be consolidated into:
- Industry Findings Reports
- Position Papers
- Consultation Papers
- Research Summaries
- Recommendations
- Government submissions
Brevity and the Working Group Moderators may edit, summarise, consolidate, analyse, or otherwise process participant feedback to produce these materials.
Participants do not possess approval rights over final reports, findings, or submissions.
Draft materials may be circulated for comment at Brevity’s discretion.
RFI Submission
Participants acknowledge that:
- The Working Group may prepare a consolidated RFI response.
- The response may represent common themes identified across participants.
- Not every individual recommendation or position may be included.
- Findings may be prioritised based on relevance, prevalence, practicality, or strategic importance.
The final content of any submission remains at the discretion of Brevity and the appointed Working Group Moderators.
Participation does not create any obligation on Brevity to include specific recommendations, comments, or viewpoints in any submission.
Working Group Moderators
Moderators may be appointed from:
- Brevity’s Customer Advisory Board
- Brevity representatives
- Industry representatives
Moderators are responsible for:
- Facilitating discussions
- Maintaining respectful engagement
- Identifying themes
- Supporting workshop activities
- Assisting with report development
Moderators do not act as legal representatives, government representatives, or authorised industry spokespersons unless expressly stated otherwise.
Intellectual Property
Participants retain ownership of their existing intellectual property.
However, participants grant Brevity the right to use submitted feedback and contributions for the purposes outlined in these Terms & Conditions.
No compensation, royalty, licence fee, or payment is payable in relation to participant contributions.
No Professional Advice
The Working Group is intended solely as a collaborative consultation forum.
Information shared through the Working Group:
- Does not constitute legal advice
- Does not constitute compliance advice
- Does not constitute financial advice
- Does not constitute regulatory advice
- Should not be relied upon as professional advice
Participants should obtain independent professional advice where required.
No Guarantee of Outcomes
Brevity makes no representation or warranty that:
- Any recommendation will be accepted by the NDIA.
- Any industry position will influence government policy.
- Any proposed reform will be amended.
- Any participant concern will be addressed.
- Any suggestion will be incorporated into future products or services.
Participation is voluntary and undertaken on the understanding that outcomes are not guaranteed.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
- Participation is at the participant’s own risk.
- Brevity accepts no liability for decisions made by participants based on discussions, reports, recommendations, or submissions.
- Brevity is not responsible for the accuracy of information contributed by participants.
Brevity’s liability in connection with the Working Group is limited to the extent permitted by law.
Withdrawal or Termination
Participants may withdraw from the Working Group at any time by providing written notice to Brevity.
Brevity may suspend or terminate participation where:
- These Terms & Conditions are breached.
- Behaviour is inappropriate or disruptive.
- Participation is no longer consistent with the objectives of the Working Group.
- Operational or governance requirements necessitate removal.
Any feedback submitted prior to withdrawal may continue to be used in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.
Changes to These Terms
Brevity may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.
Where material changes occur, participants will be notified through the Working Group communication channels.
Continued participation after notification constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms & Conditions.
Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of Australia and the applicable laws of the State or Territory in which Brevity is headquartered.
Any disputes arising in connection with the Working Group will be subject to the jurisdiction of the relevant Australian courts.