Qld could sign up to NDIS on Wednesday Queensland Premier Campbell Newman could sign up to the federal government's national disability care scheme on Wednesday. For the second consecutive day, Mr Newman hinted a deal was close. Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit Brisbane on Wednesday, raising speculation a deal will be reached. "I'll do my best," the premier told a Queensland media club lunch in Brisbane. I see no impediment to us signing. I'm very confident this is going to happen. Queensland has committed $860 million to the NDIS between 2014/15 and 2018/19 and would receive another $200 million from the Medicare hike. That means the scheme, now named DisabilityCare Australia, would be fully operational in Queensland in five years. Four other jurisdictions - Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and the ACT - have already agreed to the scheme, which is expected to be in place nationally by 2018/19. The ACT will be the first to take part fully in the scheme with everyone in the territory who is eligible to be transferred to it by July 2016.