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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on restrictive practices

Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on housing and homelessness

Last week, we looked at the important role of independent disability advocacy and how it is reflected throughout the 12 volumes of the Disability Royal Commission Final Report. In continuing our analysis of the Royal Commission recommendations, we have turned our focus to housing and homelessness. This analysis also coincides with our recent submission on […]