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Belinda Kochanowska, Principal & Founder
The Principal lawyer of Intrepidus Law is Belinda Kochanowska.
Belinda Kochanowska is an award winning NDIS law and disability law expert. She is a passionate advocate for disability rights, known for founding and leading Intrepidus Law, Australia’s foremost NDIS and disability rights law firm. Her dedication is fuelled by her personal experience as the mother and carer of an NDIS Participant, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges faced by those navigating the NDIS and disability rights issues.
With over 20 years of legal experience, Belinda’s career spans top-tier private practice, government roles at both the state and federal levels, corporate in-house positions, and advocacy work at a not-for-profit disability human rights organisation. Her commitment to the inclusion of neurodivergent children in mainstream schooling drives her ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive society.
Belinda’s expertise has been recognised at the highest levels, including her invitation to provide evidence at the Senate Hearing Committee inquiry on key NDIS legislation amendments.
Belinda Kochanowska’s blend of professional excellence and personal commitment makes her a powerful force in the fight for disability rights.
Belinda was awarded the prestigious 2025 Queensland Law Society Solicitor of the Year Award (Small Firm) and is a finalist for the illustrious 2025 Australian Human Rights Commission Award (Law Award).
Belinda completed a Bachelor of Law and Graduate Diploma PLEAT at the University of Queensland in 2003 and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2003 and the High Court of Australia.
Belinda’s 20 year legal career ranges from being a solicitor in top tier private legal practice, a lawyer in government (both State and Commonwealth) and as a corporate in-house Lawyer at various corporate entities, publicly listed and government owned, and a not-for-profit human rights organisation. Belinda has built a specialisation in NDIS Law and Appeals at the Administrative Review Tribunal.
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Christopher Bilboe, Special Counsel
Christopher is a leading and highly skilled solicitor-advocate with over 14 years experience in Commonwealth, civil and administrative law. Christopher specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, having represented both individuals and Commonwealth agencies, licensees, and insurers in complex matters before the Federal Court of Australia and the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART).
As Special Counsel at Intrepidus Law, Christopher appears as Counsel in the ART in relation to appeals under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. Christopher has appeared in numerous significant cases in the NDIS jurisdiction and secured successful outcomes for his clients.
Having advised and acted both for Participants and the National Disability Insurance Agency since 2016, Christopher is regarded as one of the leading lawyers in disability law.
Christopher’s advocacy work is marked by a commitment to excellence in legal strategy, litigation management, and effective representation in high-stakes legal proceedings.
Throughout his career, he has appeared as Counsel in a diverse range of matters, including merits review, judicial review, unlawful detention, disability rights, and historic institutional abuse claims.
Christopher has a proven ability to advocate on behalf of clients, present persuasive arguments, and navigate the intricacies of complex legal frameworks.
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30 May 2024
Intrepidus Law is concerned about the impact of the amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 as proposed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 [Provisions] (the “Bill”). In particular, Intrepidus Law is concerned about the impact to women.
Intrepidus Law wrote to Shadow Minister for the NDIS. Michael Sukkar MP and Senator Hollie Hughes and Senator Reynolds expressing these concerns.
Our correspondence is below:
Dear Shadow Minister Sukkar
Copy: Senator Reynolds
Senator Hughes
I am writing as Principal of Intrepidus Law, to further press the concerns I expressed to the Senate Standing Committee at the public hearing into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 [Provisions] (the Bill) . I am also writing as a mother of a disabled child, and a female voter.
It is critical that the proposed Bill is rejected.
This Bill, if passed, will not only have a negative impact on disabled women, but significantly, the hundreds of thousands of female voters who care for people with disability – the hard-working unpaid carers of this country, the large majority of whom are female, who are often ignored when considering the real impact of the NDIS and its review.
This large cohort of female voters are the ones who will indirectly and directly take the brunt of this Bill, if passed. They are the women who take on much unpaid disability care and the enormous administrative load of dealing with a bureaucracy such as the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), as they endlessly fight for supports for their disabled family member or child (including adult children) and fill in the gaps in disability support with unpaid care.
If passed, this Bill will only serve to increase that administrative load, stress and unpaid care provided by those many women in this country, as they will be forced to provide even more unpaid support because of reduced or inappropriate plans, with no procedural fairness to appeal bad NDIA decisions that will impact their lives.
This cannot be good for productivity in this country, as it will force many female voters to quit their employment to fill the gaps in support needs for their disabled family member and increase the administrative load the Labor government will create with this Bill, threatening the financial security of those women.
I respectfully plea that the significant impact of this Bill on the large cohort of female voters who support disabled family members in this country be seriously considered as a reason to reject the Bill.
Yours faithfully
Belinda Kochanowska
Principal | Solicitor | Intrepidus Law
belinda@intrepiduslaw.com.au
PO Box 87 Grange QLD 4051
https://intrepiduslaw.com.au/
Media and Decisions
Recent decisions from Administrative Review Tribunal
Maree Lewis and national disability insurance agency (2025/2016) Administrative review tribunal (16 April 2025)
RRMR and National Disability Insurance Agency (2023/7853) Administrative Review Tribunal (15 November 2024)
Ryan Caterson and National Disability Insurance Agency [2024] ARTA 3440 (30 September 2024)