South Australian Multiple Sclerosis not-for-profit MS Society SA and NT has appointed voluntary administrators on Monday, citing “sustained financial pressures” as the reason for its collapse.
A federal government spokesperson said it was “the first the government has heard of them going into voluntary administration”.
“The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing will engage with MS SA and NT for further information,” she said.
The state government was also “surprised”, with a spokesperson noting the state government met with the organisation last week where it “gave no indication that a decision to go into administration was imminent”.
Administrator Heard Phillips Lieberenz announced the not-for-profit would…