The Australian Government response to the Disability Royal Commission
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Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on Disability Rights Act
One of the recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission that’s received a lot of attention sits in Volume 4: their recommendation that Australia should legislate a Disability Rights Act. This act would implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) into Australian law and require government and people acting on behalf of […]
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Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on complaint mechanisms
Complaint one-stop shops and accessible complaint pathways Today, in our series analysing the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) report we are again delving into one of the topics covered in Volume 11, Independent oversight and complaint mechanisms. In Chapter 2 the DRC makes recommendations for establishing and maintaining ‘one-stop shop’ complaint reporting, referral and support and […]
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Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on community visitors
In Today’s analysis, we’re delving into another component of monitoring and safeguarding covered in Volume 11, Independent oversight and complaint mechanisms, of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) final report. Chapter 4 explores the current and potential roles of Community Visitor Schemes (CVS) (sometimes known as ‘Official Visitors’, ‘Official Community Visitors’, or ‘Official Visitors Disability). Community […]
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Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on adult safeguarding
In an upcoming blog post, the DANA policy team will analyse the recommendations in Volume 10, Disability services concerning safeguarding functions in relation to the NDIS service settings. We will particularly look at what the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) has recommended as priorities for improving the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s effectiveness in responding to […]
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Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on restrictive practices
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