Early and impartial engagement with all stakeholders, especially States, Territories and the Commonwealth, allows time to discuss and resolve issues in a collaborative manner.
The objectives of the Administrator’s Jurisdictional Advisory Committee (JAC) are to:
- consider and provide advice to the Administrator on strategic issues related to the Administrator’s functions under the NHR Agreement and NHR Act
- enable collaboration between the Administrator, NHFB, Commonwealth, State and Territory health departments and IHACPA on the relevant operational arrangements and priorities under the NHR Agreement and NHR Act.
Key discussion topics at the Administrator’s JAC in 2025–26 included:
- Commonwealth NHR Funding, including estimates and reconciliation outcomes
- funding integrity, including data matching results and analysis
- Administrator’s policies
- Administrator’s Three-Year Data Plan
- Administrator’s Data Compliance Policy
- Data Governance Policy
- Calculation of NHR Funding Policy
- Data Matching Business Rules
- Payments System Policy - funding transparency
- Service Agreements
- data submissions and Statement of Assurance
- monthly and annual NHR reporting
- Maintenance of Effort.
