National Regional, Rural, Remote and Very Remote Community Legal
Network (‘4Rs Network’)
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
By email: community. affairs. sen@aph.gov.au 17 May 2024
Dear Colleagues,
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024
Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission in relation to the above Bill. The submission by the 4Rs Network is attached.
** Regards**,
** Judy Harrison, Co-convenor ** 4Rs Network
** Contacts provided **
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment
(Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024
Committee Secretary Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 By email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au 17 May 2024
National Regional, Rural, Remote and Very Remote Community Legal
Network (‘4Rs Network’)
Contacts provided
The 4Rs Network is a network of non-profit legal services in 4Rs areas which provide legal and related assistance via an incorporated non-profit structure or auspicing arrangement.
The services in the 4Rs Network are based in, and/or service, localities within 4 of the 5 classes of remoteness including:
- Inner Regional Australia
- Outer Regional Australia
- Remote Australia
- Very Remote Australia$1$
This equates to 6 of the 7 levels in the Modified Monash Model$2$ being MM2 Regional centres to MM7 Very remote communities.
The 4Rs Network members work with and for their communities and regions. Their methods and programs often reflect deep understanding and long-term efforts to
address important community needs. Their programs, services and advocacy often reflect involvement in community issues that have not been addressed by other means, including by local, state, or federal governments.
The 4Rs Network has been facilitated from within, and supported by, Community Legal Centres Australia and builds on a significant history of community legal centre-based networking from the mid 1990’s seeking to address the specific and nuanced legal needs and rights of regional, rural, and remote and very remote communities and thereby increase the wellbeing those living within them.
More information about the 4Rs Network is available on the Community Legal Centres Australia web site at: https://clcs.org.au/rrrr-pre-budget-submission/
This page includes links to the most recent published submissions with the exception of the submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS inquiry into NDIS participant lived experience in rural, regional and remote areas. As this submission is relevant to the current Bill, a copy of that submission, dated 8 March 2023, with the endorsement list handed up to the Committee during evidence in Darwin on 16 April 2024, is at Attachment 1.
Summary of recommendations
The submission makes two recommendations.
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Impacts of the Bill on people with disability in 4Rs areas
Considering: - the concerns expressed about the Bill by DANA and the PIAC, - the issues raised by the NDIS Review about the critical need for improvement in 4Rs areas, and - the Network’s submission dated 8 March 2024 to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS inquiry into NDIS participant lived experiences in rural, regional and remote areas, and - other evidence received by that inquiry, that the Committee fully consider the impacts of the Bill on people with disability in 4Rs areas to avoid negative effects and maximise benefits.
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Amend the Bill to amend the Objects of the NDIS Act to put the Act on track regarding the human rights of First Nations people and people in 4Rs areas
That the NDIS Act be put on track by including visible reference to human rights of First Nations people and visible reference to the human rights of people in regional, rural, remote and very remote areas.
Submission
The 4Rs Network endorses:
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The concerns raised by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (‘PIAC’) in the PIAC Explainer analysis in relation to the Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill (‘the Bill’),3 and
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The submission to the Committee about the Bill by the Disability Advocacy Network Australia (‘DANA’).
Some organisations involved in the 4Rs Network are preparing submissions to the inquiry, including Uniting Communities South Australia, which we recommend to the Committee.
There will likely be many other submissions raising or relating to issues for people with disability in 4Rs areas which would be supported.
Further, this submission encourages the Committee to
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Include consideration of the impacts of the Bill on people with disability in 4Rs areas; and
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Recommend that if the Bill proceeds that it include provision to put the NDIS Act on track with the human rights of First Nations people and the human rights of people in 4Rs.
These two points are further outlined below.
Impacts of the Bill on people with disability in 4Rs areas
Minister Shorten outlined in his Second Reading Speech in relation to the Bill, that prior to the NDIS:
“Depending on your postcode, you might be lucky enough to get some funding to help you and your family, or otherwise you might live a life of uncertainty and, quite often, disadvantage and poverty”4
He also noted that:
‘rural areas were highlighted by the NDIS review as critical for improvement.’
The latter is also reflected in the Network’s submission to the Joint Standing Committee inquiry into lived experiences relating to the NDIS in rural, regional, and remote areas at Attachment1.
It is also reflected in the submissions published so far by that inquiry and in evidence received by the Committee at the hearings held in Darwin on 16 April 2024 and Broome on 18 April 2024.
We submit that the experiences of people in 4Rs areas, and operation of the NDIS in 4Rs areas require full consideration by the Committee in examining each proposal in the Bill to avoid negative effects and maximise benefits for people with disability in these areas.
For example, provisions in the Bill and in the NDIS Act which apply timeframes for action or response by or on behalf of a person with disability in a 4Rs area - should include discretion to extend these timeframes whenever the person would otherwise be disadvantaged because of their 4Rs location. This ground for extension should be expressly included, with explicit reference to 4Rs location.
Matters which are contextually relevant to considering the Bill, in relation to people with disabilities in 4Rs areas, as outlined in the Network’s submission attached, include:
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That there are major delays and difficulties for people with disability in 4Rs areas in accessing the NDIS, and difficulties accessing supports.
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People in 4Rs areas are among those who experience lack access to independent advocacy and legal assistance which is critical in the multiple ways independent advocacy and accessible and attuned legal assistance can help. The submission:
o Supported DANA’s recommendations about increased funding for increased support for people with disability (which we note was not reflected in the Federal Budget on 14 May 2024),
o Called for the inclusion of the following community based non-profit legal services in 4Rs areas, which wish to participate, in being funded to provide independent advocacy and legal assistance:
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (‘ATSILS’),
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Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (‘FVPLS’) and
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Community Legal Centres. The submission noted that currently, no ATSILS or FVPLS are included in this funding and most 4Rs Community Legal Services are not included either despite these services, in all three cases, being trusted and services located in 4Rs locations.
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The need for additional funding for increased service provision including the following in 4Rs areas:
o Prevention and protection from domestic and family violence for people with disability with priority for First Nations people.
o Timely and full NDIS inclusion for remandees, detainees and prisoners with disability, including those in and from 4Rs areas.
o Increased funding for 4Rs community based legal services which are already highly accessed by people with disability but are dramatically under-resourced to meet the level of needs by people with disability and others in their regions.
o Implementation of health justice partnerships, being a service model which has received insufficient program attention and support in 4Rs areas.
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Development of a 4Rs Access to Justice Plan for people with disability.
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Visible inclusion of people with disability in 4Rs areas in the proposed new Disability Rights Act. The reasons for this are outlined in section 2 pp. 13-14 of the attached submission.7
Rec 1: Impacts of the Bill on people with disability in 4Rs areas
Considering:
- the concerns expressed about the Bill by DANA and the PIAC,
- the issues raised by the NDIS Review about the critical need for improvement in 4Rs areas, and
- the Network’s submission dated 8 March 2024 to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS inquiry into NDIS participant lived experiences in rural, regional and remote areas, and
- other evidence received by that inquiry, thats the Committee fully consider the impacts of the Bill on people with disability in 4Rs areas to avoid negative effects and maximise benefits.
For example, provisions in the Bill and in the NDIS Act which apply timeframes for action or response by or on behalf of a person with disability in a 4Rs area should include discretion to extend these timeframes whenever the person would otherwise be disadvantaged because of their 4Rs location. This ground for extension should be expressly included, with explicit reference to 4Rs location.
2.2 Getting the NDIS on track with human rights obligations
In light of the need to achieve full and effective inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability in relation to the NDIS and people with disability in regional, rural, remote and very remote areas, it is proposed that the Bill be amended to amend the Objects of the NDIS Act for visible inclusion.
The amendments to the Objects are outlined below.
2.2.1 First Nations people
Dr Scott Avery has highlighted that a single reference to Indigenous people in the Preamble to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (‘CRPD’) is highly insufficient and has a ‘diluting effect’ on the rights of Indigenous people with disability.8 In the Australian context, he proposes corrective action through available means including domestic law.9
The NDIS Act currently contains no visible reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This includes no visible reference in the Objects.
8 Scott Avery, ‘Intersections in Human Rights and Public Policy for Indigenous People with Disability’ Chapter 11 in Franziska Felder, Laura Davy, Rosemary Kayess (eds), Disability Law and Human Rights: Theory and Policy (Palgrave Macmillan 2022) 221.
9 Ibid.
People in regional, rural, remote and very remote areas
The NDIS Act currently contains one reference to ‘rural’ which is in s147 relating to members of the Advisory Council one of whom is to be ‘a person who has skills, experiences or knowledge in relation to disability in rural or regional areas’.
This is not effective, visible inclusion in the Act of people with disability in regional, rural, remote or very remote areas.
Human rights do not attenuate with distance from the city, and it is important that the Act counters any myths about this and reflects and supports inclusion of people in 4Rs areas.
The CRPD and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (‘CEDAW’) refer to people in rural areas.13 People in 4Rs areas are also included
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through requirements for non-discrimination on grounds such as ‘or other status’ (such as non-discrimination based on gender, race etc. ‘or other status’), taking into account that ‘or other status’ includes place of residence.
The table below relates to the seven core human rights treaties to which Australia is a party, indicating which refer to ‘rural’ or similar and to ‘or other status’.
| Instrument | Refers to ‘rural’ or | ‘or other status’ included |
|---|---|---|
| ICCPR | No | Yes (Art 2(1)15 and Art 2616) |
| ICESCR | No | Yes (Art 2(2))17 |
| CERD | No | No, for example, not included in Art 518 |
| CEDAW | Yes, in Art 10 and 14 | No |
| CAT | No | No |
| CRC | No | Yes (preambular para 319 and Art 2(1))20 |
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), General Comment no. 20 Non- discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights (art. 2, para. 2, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), 22 May 2009 [34], which outlined that ‘place of residence’ falls within ‘or other status’ in Art 2(2) of ICESCR, expressing: Place of residence 34. The exercise of Covenant rights should not be conditional on, or determined by, a person’s current or former place of residence; e.g. whether an individual lives or is registered in an urban or a rural area, in a formal or an informal settlement, is internally displaced or leads a nomadic lifestyle. Disparities between localities and regions should be eliminated in practice by ensuring, for example, that there is even distribution in the availability and quality of primary, secondary and palliative health-care facilities
Which reads: ‘Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.’
Which reads: ‘All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.’.
Which reads: ‘The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to guarantee that the rights enunciated in the present Covenant will be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.’
Article 5 reads: ‘States Parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law,’
Which reads: ‘Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status,’
Which reads: ‘States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child within their jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child’s or his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, essic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status.’
CRPD Yes, in art 9, 25 and 26 Yes (preambular statement (p))21
The CEDAW Committee has made it clear that rights and obligations in CEDAW apply to women in rural areas.22
It is submitted that it is uncontentious and beyond question, that Australia’s human rights obligations apply to people in 4Rs areas, including people with disability in 4Rs areas, even though there is no ‘Convention on the Rights of People in Rural Areas’, Declaration or similar.
Against the backdrop of the needs and rights of people with disability in 4Rs areas, it is submitted that it is important and necessary for the rights of people with disability in 4Rs areas, be made visible in the NDIS Act.
This inclusion will require slightly different drafting to specification of the obligations currently in the Objects, due to the lack of a specic Convention.
Additionally, the full words ‘regional, rural, remote and very remote’ should be included for full visibility.
Geographic denitions should be based on examples in existing legislation, consistent with the ABS Remoteness Structure of Inner Regional, Outer regional, Rural, Remote and Very Remote.23
Two examples are:
Higher Education Support Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2023 No. 3, 2023
Division 144—Special measures for location-preferred HELP debtors—health practitioners
144-1 Meaning of location-preferred HELP debtor (health practitioner)
114(1)(f) f) the work is carried out in an area specified by the Guidelines, by reference to the *ABS Remoteness Structure, as a rural area, a remote area or a very remote area for the purposes of this paragraph
Health Insurance Act 1973 Part VA—National Rural Health Commissioner
79AA Object of this Part
Part
The object of this Part is to establish the National Rural Health Commissioner to assist in improving health outcomes in rural, regional and remote areas, particularly in relation to improving the quality and sustainability of, and access to, health services in those areas.
2.2.3 Proposed drafting to amend the Objects in the NDIS Act
The drafting to achieve visible inclusion of the human rights of First Nations people in the NDIS Act and visible inclusion of the human rights of people in 4Rs areas, is as follows.
The Objects in the NDIS Act are in section 3, and begin with the following lead in:
Objects of Act
(1) The objects of this Act are to:
Under this is listed the objects to be achieved.
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Object 3(1)(a) refers to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD), reflecting that the NDIA Act, in conjunction with other laws, aims to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention.
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Objects 3(1)(b) to (h) refer to objects to be achieved through the NDIA Act, 3(1)(b) is specific (provide the NDIS), while the rest are broader.
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Objects 3(1)(i) lists obligations Australia has as a party to listed Covenants and Conventions.
The drafting below shows existing Object (3)(1)(a) and Objects 3(1)(i) and two proposed insertions (shown as (ja) and (jaa) underlined,
Drafting showing insertions underlined
Objects of Act
3 (1) The objects of this Act are to:
(a) in conjunction with other laws, give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities done at New York on 13 December 2006 ([2008] ATS 12); and
[(b)-(i) leave in, (i) reads:]
(i) in conjunction with other laws, give effect to certain obligations that Australia has as a party to: (ii) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1980] ATS 23); and
(ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1976] ATS 5); and
(iii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child done at New York on
20 November 1989 ([1991] ATS 4); and
(iv) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women done at New York on 18 December 1979 ([1983] ATS 9);
and
(v) the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination done at New York on 21 December 1965 ([1975] ATS 40).
(ja) in conjunction with other laws, give effect to obligations that Australia has as
a party to the Conventions and Covenants referred to in 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(i) in
respect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
or (alternative drafting of (ja) which incorporates UNDRIP), that is:
(ja) in conjunction with other laws:
(i) give effect to obligations that Australia has as a party to the
Conventions and Covenants referred to in 3(1)(a) and 3(1(i) in respect of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and
(ii) give effect to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples in respect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people.
(jaa) in conjunction with other laws, give effect to obligations that Australia has
as a party to the Conventions and Covenants referred to in 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(i)) in
respect of people in regional, rural, remote and very remote areas.
Rec 2: Amend the Bill to amend the Objects of the NDIS Act to put the Act
on track regarding the human rights of First Nations people and people in
4Rs areas
That the NDIS Act be put on track by including visible reference to
human rights of First Nations people and visible reference to the human
rights of people in regional, rural, remote and very remote areas.
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Attachment 1
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About this submission
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About the 4Rs Network
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dŚĞ ϰZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ŽŌĞŶ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ĚĞĞƉ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐ-ƚĞƌŵ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŽŌĞŶ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ďLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĞĂŶƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďLJ ůŽĐĂů͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ Žƌ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘
1 ƉƉůLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ƵƌĞĂƵ ŽĨ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ZĞŵŽƚĞŶĞƐƐ ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ‘ĞŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ^’^Ϳ ĚŝƟŽŶ ϰ͕ ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ :ƵůLJ ϮϬϮϭ - :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϮϲ ǁƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ^ ŽŶ Ϭϰͬ ϭϱͬ ϮϬϮϯͿ͘ 2 ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͕ DŽĚŝĮĞĚ DŽŶĂƐŚ DŽĚĞů &ĂĐƚ ^ŚĞĞƚ ǁŽŶůŝŶĞͿ
dŚĞ ϰZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďLJ͕ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚƐ ŽŶ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ĐĞŶƚƌĞ-ďĂƐĞĚ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚ ϭϵϵϬ͛ Ɛ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ĂŶĚ ŶƵĂŶĐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ƌƵƌĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞďLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞŵ͘
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Co-ĐŽŶǀĞŶŽƌ ϰZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ŽŶƚĂĐƚƐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞĚ͘ DŽďŝůĞ ϬϰϭϳϮϭϮϳϬϲ͘
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Contents
- About this submission …………………………………………………………………………… 1
- About the 4Rs Network ………………………………………………………………………….. 1
- Terms of Reference ………………………………………………………………………………. 4
- Summary of recommendations ……………………………………………………………….. 4
- Glossary …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
I BACKGROUND
1.1 People with disability in the 4Rs …………………………………………………………….. 8
1.2 Lived experience ………………………………………………………………………………… 9
1.3 Closing the Gap and sector strengthening ………………………………………………… 9
1.4 Legal protection ……………………………………………………………………………….. 11
2. HUMAN RIGHTS AND SYSTEMS FAILURES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN 4RS …. 13
3. ADVOCACY AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN THE 4Rs …. 14
4. OTHER ISSUES ……………………………………………………………………………………… 19
4.1 Justice system and NDIS in the 4Rs ………………………………………………………. 19
4.2 People with disability and gross underfunding of 4Rs community-based legal services ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
4.3 Unmet social security legal needs for people with disability in 4Rs areas ……….. 24
4.4. Funding for Health Justice Partnerships and similar in 4Rs ………………………… 28
4.5 Access by people with disability in the 4Rs to Financial counselling ………………. 32
4.6 People with disability, NDIS and disaster responses in 4Rs areas. ………………… 34
Attachment 1: Lived experience case studies ………………………………………………….. 37
A1.1 Far West Community Legal Centre Ltd …………………………………………………. 37
A1.2 Royal Commission – Voices of people with disability in the 4Rs …………………. 39
A1.3 Darwin Community Legal Service NDIS case studies ………………………………. 44
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Hunter Community Legal Service NSW
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Macarthur Legal Centre NSW
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre WA
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Peel Community Legal Services WA
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Top End Women’s Legal Service Inc. NT
Townsville Community Law QLD
Uniting Communities Law Centre SA SA
Welfare Rights and Advocacy Service WA WA
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Terms of Reference
We note the Committee’s terms of reference for this inquiry are:
“As part of the committee’s role to inquire into the implementation, performance and governance of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the committee will inquire into and report on the NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia, with particular reference to:
a. the experience of applicants and participants at all stages of the NDIS, including application, plan design and implementation, and plan reviews;
b. the availability, responsiveness, consistency, and effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency in serving rural, regional and remote participants;
c. participants’ choice and control over NDIS services and supports including the availability, accessibility, cost and durability of those services;
d. the particular experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants, participants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and participants from low socio-economic backgrounds, with the NDIS; and
e. any other related matters.”* Summary of recommendations
The submission makes 14 recommendations, which are: Rec 1: Legal protection is a ‘litmus test’ issue for NDIS implementation
People with disability in 4Rs areas must have access to legal protection when required to ensure their rights, safety and wellbeing. One example is that current levels of access to assistance for legal protection by First Nations people with disability in the 4Rs at risk of family or domestic violence or sexual abuse is grossly insufficient.
This is, and should be treated as, a ‘litmus test’ issue for NDIS implementation in 4Rs areas because insufficient legal protection for people with disability impacts all stages of the NDIS pathway and NDIS objectives.
Rec 2: Planning and resources for access to legal protection in 4Rs
The federal Government should address access to legal protections to ensure the rights, safety, wellbeing and inclusion of people with disability in the 4Rs and focus on high needs including safety from family, domestic and sexual violence.
Recommendation 3: new Disability Rights Act and 4Rs location
The rights of people with disability in regional, rural, remote and very remote areas should be made visible in the proposed federal Disability Rights Act.
3 Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Inquiry into NDIS Participant
Experience in Rural, Regional and Remote Australia, Terms of Reference
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Section Heading: ZĞĐ ϰ͗ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ,ƵŵĂŶ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
dŚĞ ƩŽƌŶĞLJ-’ĞŶĞƌĂů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ,ƵŵĂŶ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ a ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ to ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞ a ŚŽůŝƐƟĐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŝŶƋƵŝƌLJ into ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ in ϰZƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĮŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ on ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ and Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ a ǀŝĞǁ to ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐ ŚŽǁ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂΖƐ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ to ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ and ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŵĞŶĚĞĚ to ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ in ϰZƐ ŵŽƌĞ ǀŝƐŝďůĞ͘
Section Heading: ZĞĐ ϱ͗ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͕ ĂƉƉĞĂůƐ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĞĂůƐ ůĞŐĂů
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
dŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ redacted Ψϵϭ͕ ϮϮϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ΨϮϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĂƐ a ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
data ǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ ĐŽƐƚƐ in ƌƵƌĂů͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ and
ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ)͕ aƐ a good ŶĞdžƚ ƐƚĞƉ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϮϰ-ϱ͘
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
dŚĞ ĂĚĞƋƵĂĐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŝŐƵƌĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ ĂƐ to ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ it ŝƐ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ to ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
E / ^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ redacted ĂƉƉĞĂůƐ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞͿ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJ ďĞ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ to ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͘
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
d^/>^͕ &sW>^ and ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ in Žƌ to ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂĐƚŝǀĞůLJ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝƐŚ to ĂƉƉůLJ ĨŽƌ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ E W ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
Section Heading: ZĞĐ ϲ͗ NDIS and 4Rs remandees, detainees and prisoners
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
,ŝŐŚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĞĚ to ŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ to E / ^ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ and ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ and ĂĚƵůƚƐ in and ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ƌƵƌĂů͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ and ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ in ĐƵƐƚŽĚŝĂů ŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ to ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚŝŶŐ on &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ dƉĞŽƉůĞ͘
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
EğĞĚƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and ůĞŐĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂůŝŐŶĞĚ to ŽƉƚŝŵƵŵ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ and ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ dbŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů and dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ
ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ a ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ dĞƌƐƉŽŶƐĞ͘
Section Heading: ZĞĐ ϳ͗ ϰZƐ ĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WůĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵůů ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ Đŝǀŝů and ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ůĞŐĂů and ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĮŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ on ƉĞŽƉůĞ in ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ƌƵƌĂů͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ and ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ and ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ Ăůů ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ dƉĞŽƉůĞ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ – ƚŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ a EĂƟŽŶĂů ϰZƐ ĐĐĞƐƐ to :ƵƐƟĐĞ WůĂŶ ǀŝĂ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘
Section Heading: ZĞĐ ϴ͗ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ ĂƌĞĂ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ƚŽ ϰZƐ ůĞŐĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ
Reference or Case Number, Date, Recipient’s Name:
&ĞĚĞƌĂů redacted-redacted’s Ɛ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞ Ă ƉĂƌĂůůĞů Ϯ-LJĞĂƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ Ăůů ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ ĂƌĞĂƐ
to ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ
dto ƚŽ ϰZƐ ůĞŐĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ ŽŶ Ăůů
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ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ŶĞĞĚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗
- ŽŵĞƐƟĐ͕ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĞdžƵĂů ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ
- ^ĂĨĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ŽůĚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
- ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ
- ,ĞĂůƚŚ
- ^ŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ͛ ĞŶƟƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
- &ĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ ĐŚŝůĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů
- ŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ
- ƌĞĚŝƚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞďƚ
- ŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ
- DŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŐĞĞ x EĂƟŽŶĂů ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ^ĐŚĞŵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ
- ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ŽůĚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ͕ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ > ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
ZĞĐ ϵ͗ EĞĞĚƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
dŚĂƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in Žƌ ĨŽƌ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ďĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ĚŽƵďůĞĚ
to ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ŽĨ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ and ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
dŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ to ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ůĞǀĞůƐ in ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ to
ƚŚĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƐƚĞƉ ŽĨ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘
ZĞĐ ϭϬ͗ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ
EĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ to ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů and dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ and &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ
>ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝƐŚ to ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞ͕ to ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ
ďLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ and ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ZĞĐ ϭϭ͗ >ŝŶŬ Žƌ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ īŽƌƚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ to ůŝŶŬ Žƌ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞ to ƚŚĞ ZĞŵŽƚĞ :ŽďƐ and ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
ZĞĐ ϭϮ͗ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ
&ĞĚĞƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞͬ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝǀĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞǁ
ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐƚŝǀĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚͬ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂĐƚŝŽŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ͗
x ^ƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂůůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ƚŽ
ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ůĞĂĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ
ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
x ƵŝůĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŵŽĚĞů ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ǁŝƚ Ś ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
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ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ƐĂĨĞŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐ͘
ZĞĐ ϭϯ͗ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
dŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁĂƌƌĂŶƚƐ Ă ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ
ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƞĂůů ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ d^/>^͕ &sW>^ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͘
dŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ƚŽ /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ-/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ WƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ
ComŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘
ZĞĐ ϭϰ͗ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ϰZƐ
ůů ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŶĞƐƐ͕ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ and ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ and Ăůů ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ
ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
&ƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ĐŽƌĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƐƵƌŐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘
Glossary
dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͗
**d^/>^** dbŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
t ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůů &ŽƌŵƐ ŽĨ ŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŐĂŝŶƐƚ tŽŵĞŶ
> ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ZW ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
Z/W ĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ WĞŽƉůĞƐ
ϰZƐ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ƌƵƌĂů͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ
ϰZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ EĂƟŽŶĂů ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ZƵƌĂů͕ ZĞŵŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ sĞƌLJ ZĞŵŽƚĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů EĞƚǁŽƌŬ
&sW>^ &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
E /
EĂƟŽŶĂů ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ŐĞŶĐLJ
E /^ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ^ĐŚĞŵĞ
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I BACKGROUND
redacted: s47F - Personal privacy
redacted: s22(1)(a)(ii) - irrelevant material
1.1 People with disability in the 4Rs
$1.1.1$
redacted: s37 - Law enforcement and public safety
$1.1.2$
redacted: s46 - Contempt of Parliament or court
$1.1.3$
redacted: s45 - Material obtained in confidence
$1.1.4$
redacted: s47G - Business affairs of a third party
$4$
redacted: s47C - Deliberative processes
$5$
redacted: s47E - Certain operations of agencies
$6$
redacted: s47D - Financial or property interests of the Commonwealth
$7$
redacted: s47J - The economy
$8$
redacted: s47H - Research
$9$
redacted: s47B - Commonwealth-State relations
$10$
redacted: s47F - Personal privacy
1.2 Lived experience
ϭ͘ Ϯ͘ ϭ >ŝǀĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ an ĞƐƐĞŶƚŝĂů ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ to ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ to ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŵŽĚĞů ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ, &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŵŽĚĞůƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ and ĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ a ƌŝŐŚƚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ. ƌŝŐŚƚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŶŐ, ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŝŶŐ and ĨƵůĨŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ. ϭϮ
ϭ͘ Ϯ͘ Ϯ dŚĞ ůŝǀĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĂŶLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ $ZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ, ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŵĂŶLJ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ƌĞǀŝĞǁƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ and ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ $ϬϮ$ϳ. ϭϯ ^ŽŵĞ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ at ƩĂĐŚŵĞŶƚ ϭ: >ŝǀĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĐĂƐĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ.
ϭ͘ Ϯ͘ ϯ dŚĞƐĞ ůŝǀĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĐĂƐĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ, ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƌƐ, ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ:
- ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ, ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďůŽĐŬĂŐĞƐ ŝŵƉĂĐƟŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ $ZƐ,
- ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ĂƌĞĂƐ, ĂŶĚ
ǁŚLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ- /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ $ZƐ.
1.3 Closing the Gap and sector strengthening
ϭ͘ Ϯ͘ ϭ dŚĞ &ŝƌƐƚ WĞŽƉůĞƐ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ŚŽǁ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ĚƌĂŵĂƚŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ’ĂƉ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ:
&ŝƌƐƚ WĞŽƉůĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐůLJ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĞŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ. ϭϰ
1͘ $͘ Ϯ dŚĞ &W E ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ďĞƩĞƌ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ’ĂƉ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ŶĂŵĞůLJ:
$ϱ
WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ZĞĨŽƌŵ ϭ &ŽƌŵĂů WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ^ŚĂƌĞĚ ĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ DĂŬŝŶŐ WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ZĞĨŽƌŵ $Ϯ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ- ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ ^ĞĐƚŽƌ WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ZĞĨŽƌŵ $ϯ dƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ’ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ZĞĨŽƌŵ $ϰ ^ŚĂƌĞĚ ĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĂƚĂ ĂŶĚ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ Ă ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů >ĞǀĞů
11 &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ: E / ĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƵůƚƵƌĞ &ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ Ϯϭͺ$); E /^ ZĞǀŝĞǁ $ϬϮ$ϳ (n $)͘ ůƐŽ ƐĞĞ ĂƌǁŝŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽű ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ $ϬϮ$Ϯ Ϳ $ϰ ƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ ďLJ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͛ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ $ϬϮϭ-ϮϬϯϭ ͼ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ’ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ’ĂƚĞǁĂLJͿ ͼ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͛ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͛ Ϳ ϭϱ /ďŝĚ $ϵ-$ϮϮ͘
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Section Heading: 1.3.3 &ZVWLVJLQJKG, VYXUH YDULRXV VWUDWHJLFDO DSSURDFKHV WR WKH LPSOHPHQWDWL RQ RI WKHV H PHDVXUHG E\n
The following is a list of key points:
- The applicant has requested information regarding the implementation and evaluation of various strategic approaches to the measurement of performance indicators.
- This includes an assessment of whether these measures are aligned with organisational goals and objectives.
- It also involves examining how data collection methods have been applied in practice across different departments or units within the organisation.
- Additionally, there may be considerations about potential improvements that could enhance future evaluations through more effective use of available resources.
Additional Information:
/ŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚǁŽ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƌŐŝŶĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă͞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ͘͟ /ŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ ĐĂŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƌĂĐĞ͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂů ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ,
’ dY/ н ƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘ ϭϲ
Section Heading: 1.3.4 The applicant has requested information regarding the implementation and evaluation of various strategic approaches to the measurement of performance indicators.
This includes an assessment of whether these measures are aligned with organisational goals and objectives, as well as examining how data collection methods have been applied in practice across different departments or units within the organisation. Additionally, there may be considerations about potential improvements that could enhance future evaluations through more effective use of available resources.
Additional Information:
- &VWUHVVHV E government agencies on a regular basis for updates related to their operations and activities.
- These communications often involve discussions around policy developments affecting public services delivery standards.
- They also cover topics such as budget allocations towards specific projects aimed at improving service quality metrics over time frames ranging from short-term initiatives up until long-range planning horizons.
Further Details:
The following details provide additional context concerning recent changes made by relevant authorities impacting current practices being followed today:
x &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ŝŶ ďŽƚŚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚĞŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŚĞŵĞ ͿĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ƐĞĞ ĞůŽŝƩĞ, ϮϬϮϯ, ĨŽƌ to the applicant’s request for information regarding performance indicators and their implementation. [19] x WĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJ ĂŶĚ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐĂůůLJ ŝǀĞƌƐĞ > Ϳ ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ŝŶ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚĞŵĞ, ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ, ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͘ ϮϬ]x /ƐƐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝŶ-Žƌ ŶŽŶ-ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƚͿ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ ĐĂŶ ĂīĞĐƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚ ďLJ ůŽǁĞƌ ƵƟůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉůĂŶƐ -DŝůůĞƌ ĂŶĚ &ƌĂŶŬ, ϮϬϮϭͿ͘ Ϯϭ] x The applicant has requested information regarding the implementation and evaluation of various strategic approaches to the measurement of performance indicators. This includes an assessment of whether these measures are aligned with organisational goals and objectives as well as examining how data collection methods have been applied in practice across different departments or units within the organisation. Additionally there may be considerations about potential improvements that could enhance future evaluations through more effective use of available resources.
Further Details:
The following details provide additional context concerning recent changes made by relevant authorities impacting current practices being followed today:
- &VWUHVVHV E government agencies on a regular basis for updates related to their operations and activities. These communications often involve discussions around policy developments affecting public services delivery standards. They also cover topics such as budget allocations towards specific projects aimed at improving service quality metrics over time frames ranging from short-term initiatives up until long-range planning horizons.
Additional Information:
/ďŝĚ ϭϲ͘ /ďŝĚ ϭϳ dĂLJůŽƌ &ƌLJ, E /^ ZĞǀŝĞǁ – ŽƐƚƐ, ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ &ŝŶĂů ƌĞƉŽƌƚ, ϮϬ ^ĞƉƚ ϮϬϮϯ ͚dĂLJůŽƌ &ƌLJ ϮϬϮϳ͛ )͑. 18 /ďŝĚ ϰϬ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐ͙ x The applicant has requested information regarding the implementation and evaluation of various strategic approaches to the measurement of performance indicators. This includes an assessment of whether these measures are aligned with organisational goals and objectives as well as examining how data collection methods have been applied in practice across different departments or units within the organisation. Additionally there may be considerations about potential improvements that could enhance future evaluations through more effective use of available resources.
Further Details:
The following details provide additional context concerning recent changes made by relevant authorities impacting current practices being followed today:
- &VWUHVVHV E government agencies on a regular basis for updates related to their operations and activities. These communications often involve discussions around policy developments affecting public services delivery standards. They also cover topics such as budget allocations towards specific projects aimed at improving service quality metrics over time frames ranging from short-term initiatives up until long-range planning horizons.
dĂƌŐĞƚ:
/ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ
dbŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ dbŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ͘
dŚĞ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^^W ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ϭϬ ’ƵŝĚŝŶŐ WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͗
ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ WĞŽƉůĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ
ũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶ ůĞĚ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ WůĂŶƐ͘27
dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ͗
x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ KŶĞ ,ƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ^ĞǀĞŶ /ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ
x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ dǁŽ ^ĞůĨ-ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ŝŐŚƚ ŵƉŽǁĞƌŵĞŶƚ
x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ dŚƌĞĞ ƵůƚƵƌĂů ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ EŝŶĞ ƋƵŝƚLJ
x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ &ŽƵƌ ƵůƚƵƌĂů ƐĂĨĞƚLJ x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ dĞŶ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ
x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ &ŝǀĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ůĞǀĞŶ <ŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ
x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ^ŝdž WůĂĐĞ ďĂƐĞĚ x WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ dǁĞůǀĞ EĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ
1.4 Legal protection ‘dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂbŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚ͕ ƐƵbƐƚĂŶƚŝĂů ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂǀĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ǀŝŽůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚͺ ĂĨĨŽƌĚ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞŐĂů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ bƌŝŶŐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ǀŝŽůĂƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐͺ EĂƚĂůŝĞ tĂĚĞ Ϯϴ
ϭ. ϰ. ϭ dŚĞ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ŶĂƚŝŽŶĂů ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĨĨĞĐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ͗
dŚĞ ĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂͺ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ϮϬϮϭ-ϮϬϯϭ
,Žǁ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂůůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
dŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
dŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂĐƚŝŽŶ ƉůĂŶƐ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ Ϯϵ
ϭ. ϰ. Ϯ dŚĞ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ͕ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ,ŽŵĞůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ͕
,ĞĂůƚŚ ZĞĨŽƌŵ͕ DĞŶƚĂů ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŝĐŝĚĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ͕ ^ŬŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ tŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ
ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĞdžƵĂů ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů WůĂŶ ρŽ ŶĚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ tŽŵĞŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ
ϮϬϮϮ-ϮϬϯϮ (‘EĂƚŝŽŶĂů WůĂŶ ϮϬϮϮ-ϮϬϯϮͺ Ϳ. ϰϬ
ϭ. ϰ. ϯ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂͺ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŚĂƐ ƐĞǀĞŶ ŝŶƚĞƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ KƵƚĐŽŵĞ ƌĞĂƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐͺ
^ĂĨĞƚLJ͕ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ :ƵƐƚŝĐĞͺ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚͺ dŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ
ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚͺ ƵƉŚĞůĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚͺ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨĞĞů ƐĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽLJ ĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ dbĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ
ůĂǁͺ. ϰϭdŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ KƵƚĐŽŵĞ ĂƌĞ͗
ϭ. WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĞů ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞͺ ĂďƵƐĞͺ ŶĞŐůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ
ĞdžƉůŽŝƚĂƚŝŽŶͺ.
Ϯϳ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉͺ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ĞĐƚŽƌ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ WůĂŶͺ 'ƵŝĚŝŶŐ WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ϴ͘ϱ͘ϭ͘
Ϯϴ YƵŽƚĞĚ dbLJ ƚŚĞ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞͺ dbƵƐĞ EĞŐůĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ džƉůŽŝƚĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ &ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ sŽů ϭ͗ &ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ - džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJͺ KƵƌ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ
ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂŶĚ ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐͺ (‘ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽű &ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ sŽů ϭͺ’ ) Ϯ.
Ϯϵ /ďŝĚ ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶ ϱ͘ϰ Ăƚ ϮϭϬ͘
ϯϬ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ^ŽĐŝĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐͺ EĂƟŽŶĂů WůĂŶ ρŽ ŶĚ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ tŽŵĞŶ ĂŶĚ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ϮϬϮϮ-ϮϬϯϮͺ.
ϰϭ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂͺ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ (n 1Ϯ) ϭϰͺ
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Policies, processes and programs provide better responses to people with disability who have experienced trauma.
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Policies, processes and programs for people with disability promote gender equality and prevent violence against groups at heightened risk, including women and their children.
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The rights of people with disability are promoted, upheld and protected.
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People with disability have equal access to justice.
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The criminal justice system responds effectively to the complex needs and vulnerabilities of people with disability. **
1.4.4 The National Agreements, strategies and plans referred to above are also interrelated and interconnected and Closing the Gap applies generally and all point to areas in which legal protection and the need for access to legal support and legal assistance arise.
1.4.5 First Nations strategies and plans, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan 2023-2025,** which sits with the National Plan 2022-2032, and the First Nations National Plan for Family Safety which is currently being developed,* also highlight the many areas in which legal protection, and access to legal supports and services for legal protection, is relevant.
1.4.6 Barriers to legal protection for people with disability is undermining of commitments, plans, priorities and intended outcomes. Taking one example, current levels of access by First Nations people with disability in the 4Rs at risk of family or domestic violence or sexual abuse is grossly insufficient. This is also one of the ‘litmus test’ issues for implementation of the NDIS in 4Rs areas because failure to address access to legal protections for people with disability contributes to limitations in NDIS access, plan utilization, continuity of care and supports, and short-, medium- and long-term benefits. Failure to address access to legal protections causes and worsens some disabilities and increases demands families, carers and a wide range of services.
Recommendation 1: Legal protection is a ‘litmus test’ issue for NDIS implementation
People with disability in 4Rs areas must have access to legal protection when required to ensure their rights, safety and wellbeing. One example is that current levels of access to assistance for legal protection by First Nations people with disability in the 4Rs at risk of family or domestic violence or sexual abuse is grossly insufficient.
This is, and should be treated as, a ‘litmus test’ issue for NDIS implementation in 4Rs areas because insufficient legal protection for people with disability impacts all stages of the NDIS pathway and NDIS objectives.
Recommendation 2: Planning and resources for access to legal protection in 4Rs
The federal Government should address access to legal protections to ensure the rights, safety, wellbeing and inclusion of people with disability in the 4Rs and focus on high needs including safety from family, domestic and sexual violence.
32 Ibid 14-18.
33 Department of Social Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan 2023-2025 Under the
National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032
34 NIAA, Stand Alone First Nations National Plan; Minister Burney, Expert First Nations Steering Committee to
advise reducing rates of family violence and abuse Media Release, 24 January 2024.
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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN 4RS
Ϯ͘ ϭ DƵůƚŝƉůĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĂƌĞ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ ůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ŚĞĂůƚŚϳϱ and ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJ and ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͘
Ϯ͘ Ϯ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ɛƚŝůů ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ to ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ and ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ and ϰZƐ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŽĨƚĞŶ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ an ĞdžĐƵƐĞ͘
Ϯ͘ ϯ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŶĞǁ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŝŐŚƚƐ Đƚ ŵĂLJ ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂů ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ Đƚ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ do not ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ĐŝƚŝĞƐ and ŵĞƚƌŽ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂƉƉůŝĞƐ to Ăůů ĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ and ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ anti-ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ĞƋƵĂů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝŽŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ ƐŝůĞŶƚ on ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞ ŽĨ ϰZƐ ŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐŝůĞŶĐĞ ĨĂŝůƐ to ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ŵLJƚŚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ and ůĞŐĂů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ and ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ in ϰZƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ ĂƚƚĞŶƵĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƚƌŽ͘
Ϯ͘ ϱ dŚĞ CŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ (‘CRPD͛ Ϳ ƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ͚ ƌƵƌĂů͛ ŝŶ ƌƚŝĐůĞƐ ϵ (‘ďŽƚŚ ŝŶ ƵƌďĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƌƵƌĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ͛ Ϳ͕ Ϯϱ ĂŶĚ Ϯϲ Ɖ͚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƌƵƌĂů ĂƌĞĂƐ͛ Ϳ͘ ϯϳ ƌŐƵĂďůLJ͗
x inĐlƵsiŽn in ƚŚe RW ŝƐ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŶĞǁ Đƚ͕ and
x insƵĨĨiĐienƚ inĐlƵsiŽn in ƚŚe RW ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ –ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚŝůƵƚŝŶŐ ĞĨĨĞĐƚϳϴǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƋĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚͿ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŶĞǁ Đƚ͘
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### Section Heading: ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ-ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ
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- /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŝƐ Ă ŽŶĞ-on-ŽŶĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ, ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ ďLJ Ă ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ,
ƌĞůĂƟǀĞ, ŨƌŝĞŶĚ Žƌ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ, ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ Žƌ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ŽĨ ƵŶĨĂŝƌ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ Žƌ
ĂďƵƐĞ.
- ^LJƐƚĞŵŝĐ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůŽŶŐ-ƚĞƌŵ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ
ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ, ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ.
- ^ĞůĨ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŝƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ ďLJ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬƐ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ
ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ. ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐĞůĨ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ
ŐƌŽƵƉƐ.
- >ĞŐĂů ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƵƉŚŽůĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ďLJ
ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ, ĂďƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĞŐůĞĐƚ.
3. 2 dŚĞƐĞ ĨŽƌŵƐ ŽĨ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂƌĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ƚŽ ǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJ Ăůů ĐůŝĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƌŽůĞƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ
ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ͗ůĂǁLJĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌŽůĞƐ) ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ, ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ, ǀĂƐƚůLJ ĞdžĐĞĞĚƐ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ.
3. 3 dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů
ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ϮϬϮϯ-ϮϬϮϱ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ:
All people with disability, including those experiencing multiple disadvantage, are supported to
have eƯective interactions and access to disability supports and services andϯor mainstream
services and facilities including supportive, Ʋexible and timely access to Ĥustice and legal
advocacy.43
3. 4 /ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ͛
ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ŝŶ Ɛ. ϵ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ E /^ Đƚ:
independent advocate, ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ, ŵĞĂŶƐ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŚŽ:
(a) ŝƐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ŐĞŶĐLJ, ƚŚĞ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶLJ E /^ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ Žƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ; ĂŶĚ
(b) ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ, ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǀŽŝĐĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŝŶ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĨĨĞĐƚ
ƚŚĞŵ; ĂŶĚ
(c) ĂĐƚƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ, ƌĞĨůĞĐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͛s
ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƐŚĞƐ, ǁŝůů, ƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ; ĂŶĚ
(d) ŝƐ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ĐŽŶĨůŝĐƚƐ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ.
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Ϯϭϯ) dŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŝŶ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƚŽ ďĞ
ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚ, ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ďLJ:
(a) ƉƌŽŵŽƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ; ĂŶĚ
(b) ƉƌŽŵŽƚŝŶŐ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƐƵŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐŽĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ
ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ; ĂŶĚ
(c) ŵĂdžŝŵŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨƵůů ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ.
ϰϯ EĂƟŽŶĂů
ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ϮϭͿ ϲ.
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**3.**
…ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ƚŽ
ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ďLJ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĞŵŽǀĞ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ
ĨƵůů ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵĂů ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
E W ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĨĞĞů ƵŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚ͕ ƐƉĞĂŬ Žƌ ǁƌŝƚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă
ĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ͕ Žƌ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞ ĂŶ ŝƐƐƵĞ͙͘
Ŷ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ĞdžƉůŽƌĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŬĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ E W͕ ĂŶ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ĐĂŶ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ƚŽ͗
x hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ
x ^ĞůĨ-ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ
x /ĚĞŶƟĨLJ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͕ ĂďƵƐĞ͕ ŶĞŐůĞĐƚ Žƌ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚĂƟŽŶ
x DĂŬĞ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶƚ
x hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ E /^͕ ĞŶƚƌĞůŝŶŬ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
x &ŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
x ZĞƋƵĞƐƚ ĞdžƚƌĂ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ǁƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ ĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐͿ Ăƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů Žƌ ǁŽƌŬ͘
3.11 dŚĞ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ͗
…ŚĞůƉ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĂďůĞ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͙ ŽĨ
ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů /ŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ŐĞŶĐLJ ǁE / Ϳ͘ dŚĞ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŚĞůƉƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ Ă ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ ƉƉĞĂůƐ
DƌŝďƵŶĂů ǁDͿ…
dŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
E / ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĂŶ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞ͘
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ϯ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĨŽƌ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů E / ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ D͗
x ĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ Ă ƐŬŝůůĞĚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ǁŚŽ ĂĐƚƐ ĂƐ Ă ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͙
x ĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ǁŝĚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚ
ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂůůLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ůĞŐĂů
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶ͘
^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů /ŶƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ǁE WͿ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ͙ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͘
Ŷ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ďLJ͗
x džƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ D͘
x ,ĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘
x WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƐŬŝůůƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͙
x ƚƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ D ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ƉƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƐĞ ƚŽ
ƚŚĞ D͘
tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŝƐ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽ
ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ >ĞŐĂů /ŶĚ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƚĞ Žƌ
ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͙
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ϯ͘ ϭϮ dŚĞ E W ŚĂƐ no d^/>^ Žƌ &sW>^ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚƐ and ĨĞǁ ŽƚŚĞƌ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚƐ͘ ϰϵ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ǀĂƐƚůLJ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϰZƐ ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ ďLJ ĐŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ and ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ and ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚŝŶŐ ϰZƐ ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ in
ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞ͘
ϯ͘ ϭϯ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌůLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ no ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ to d^/>^ Žƌ &sW>^ Žƌ to
ŵŽƐƚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ non-ƉƌŽĨŝƚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in ϰZƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ ϱϬ tŚŝůĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-
ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ŵĂLJ not ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞ to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ƚŚĞ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐ do not ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ and
ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ not ĂůŝŐŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ͘
ϯ͘ ϭϰ dŚĞƐĞ ƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŶŐ to ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to non-ůĞŐĂů ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ and ůĞŐĂů
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ and ĐĂƌĞƌƐ͕ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ to ƚŚĞ E /^ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐ ƌŝƐŬ
ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŝŶŐ a ƚǁŽ-ƚŝĞƌĞĚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ to ƚŚĞ E /^ in ŵĞƚƌŽ ĂƌĞĂƐ and ŵŽƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ in ŵĞƚƌŽ ĂƌĞĂƐ to
ŝŶĨůƵĞŶĐĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ in ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ to ƌƵůĞƐ͕ ƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐ and ƌĞĨŽƌŵƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ϰZƐ͘
ϯ͘ ϭϱ dŚŝƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĐĂůůƐ ĨŽƌ a ŶĞǁ ŵŽĚĞů ŽĨ needs-based ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and E /^
ƌĞǀŝĞǁ and ĂƉƉĞĂůƐ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ Ă ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ŵŽĚĞů ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ
ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂůŝƐƚŝĐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂů ĐŽƐƚƐ͘ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚ
ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ͘
ϯ͘ ϭϲ tĞ ŶŽƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ƚŚĂƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƚŽƚĂůƐ ƵƉ ƚŽ Ă ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂů ĨŝŐƵƌĞ͘ tĞ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƚŚĂƚ E Ɛ
ĐĂůů ĨŽƌ Ă $ϵϭ͕ ϮϮϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ in ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ΨϮϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĂƐ a ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
Ɛƚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ ĐŽƐƚƐ in ƌƵƌĂů͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ and ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ
ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ŝƐ a good ŶĞdžƚ ƐƚĞƉ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϮϰ-ϱ͘ ϱϭ dŚĞ ĂĚĞƋƵĂĐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŝŐƵƌĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ aƐ to
ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ it ŝƐ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ to ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ϯ͘ ϭϳ E /^ ƉƉĞĂůƐ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ to ƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ϯ͘ ϭ8 d^/>^͕ &sW>^ and ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ŶŽŶƉƌŽĨŝƚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ in
Žƌ to ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂĐƚŝǀĞůLJ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝƐŚ to ĂƉƉůLJ ĨŽƌ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ to
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ E W ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƉĞĂůƐ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
ReĐŽŵŵendaƟŽn 5: /nĐƌease aĐĐess ƚŽ indeƉendenƚ adǀŽĐaĐLJ͕ aƉƉeals adǀŽĐaĐLJ and
aƉƉeals legal assisƚanĐe in ƚŚe 4Rs
dŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ďLJ
ƚŚĞ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ (Ψϵϭ͕ ϮϮϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ΨϮϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĂƐ a
ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ďŽŽƐƚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ ĐŽƐƚƐ ŝŶ ƌƵƌĂů͕
ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ aƐ a ŐŽŽĚ ŶĞdžƚ ƐƚĞƉ ĨŽƌ ϮϬϮϰ-5.
ϰϵ &ƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^^ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͘
ϱϬ /ďŝĚ͘
ϱϭ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ E &ĞĚĞƌĂů ϮϬϮϰ-ϱ WƌĞ- ƵĚŐĞƚ ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͗ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͗ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ƐŚŽƌƞĂůůƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϯ͖ E
ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŝŶƋƵŝƌLJ ĚĂƚĞĚ ϱ DĂƌĐŚ ϮϬϮϰ͖ ĂƌǁŝŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ϰϯ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŝŶƋƵŝƌLJ͕ ϮϮ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϮϰ
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**dŚĞ ĂĚĞƋƵĂĐLJ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŝŐƵƌĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŽ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ
ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ $ZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐͿ**
NDIS ƉƉĞĂůƐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ <$ĂƉƉĞĂůƐ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞͿ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJ ďĞ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ $ZƐ͘
>d^/>^͕ &sW>^ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ŶŽŶƉƌŽĨŝƚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ Žƌ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ $ZƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂĐƚŝǀĞůLJ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚ ŝĨ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ
ĂƉƉůLJ ĨŽƌ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ E W ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƉĞĂůƐ
WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
4. OTHER ISSUES
4.1 Justice system and NDIS in the 4Rs
ϰ͘ ϭ͘ ϭ dŚĞ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ϳ͕ ϵϰϰ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ $ϯϳϮ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ
ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŵĂŝŶ ŽĨ͚ ũƵƐƟĐĞ͛ <$ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ďĞůŽǁͿ. 52
ϰ͘ ϭ͘ Ϯ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ Đŝǀŝů ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ͕ ŵŽƐƚ ŝĨ ŶŽƚ Ăůů ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƌĞƐŽŶĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ
ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ůĞŐĂů͕ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘
ϰ͘ ϭ͘ ϰ dŚĞ ZW <$ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ $Z/W͕ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƚĂƚĞƐ ĨƵůů ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĂŶĚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ Đŝǀŝů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ϱϮ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ <$đŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ &ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ sŽůƵŵĞ Ϯ͘
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ϰ͘ ϭ͘ ϰ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͛ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐ Ă ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ
ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ǁŚĞƌĞ Ăůů ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĐĂŶ ĨƵůĮů ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂƐ ĞƋƵĂů ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
/ƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ͗
x ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
x ŐƵŝĚĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ Ăůů ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉŽůŝĐLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
x ĚƌŝǀĞ ŵĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
x ĞŶŐĂŐĞ͕ ŝŶĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝŶ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ Ă ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ ϱϯ
WŽůŝĐLJ WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ϱ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ϲ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ͗ ϱϰ
WŽůŝĐLJ WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ϱ͗
WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŚĂǀĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ũƵƐƟĐĞ
īĞĐƟǀĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů
ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŶŽ ĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ Žƌ ĞƋƵĂů ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĂŝĚƐ͕ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ůĞŐĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟon and
ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ƚŽ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ĞƋƵĂů ĂŶĚ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ Ăůů ůĞŐĂů ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕
ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ũƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJ͕ ůĞŐĂů
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵƌƚ ƐƚĂī͘
/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂů ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ŵĞŶƚĂů ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĂƌĞ ŽǀĞƌ-ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ǀŝĐƟŵƐ ŽĨ ĐƌŝŵĞ͘
dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ŵŽƌĞ ůŝŬĞůLJ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞŐĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů
ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘͟ ;WƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ϮϬϮϬͿ ϱϱ]
tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĂů ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ
ŵĂŶLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ĐĂŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ ƵŶũƵƐƚ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͘͟ ;>Ăǁ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ
ϮϬϭϴͿ ϱϲ]
WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĨĂĐĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ
ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ͕ ŚŽƐƟůĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĞīĞĐƚƵĂů͘ Ɛ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ůĞŌ
ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ůĞŐĂů ƌĞĚƌĞƐƐ͘͟ ; ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ŝǀŝů ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ϮϬϭϵͿ ϱϳ]
WŽůŝĐLJ WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ϲ͗
dŚĞ ĐƌŝŵŝŶĂů ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂŶĚ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ϱϯ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͛ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ (n 1Ϯ)
ϱϰ YƵŽƚĞĚ ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞƐ ďĞůŽǁ ŚĂǀĞ ƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ĨŽŽƚŶŽƚĞƐ ŝŶ ďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐ
ϱϱ WƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ Denƚal ,ealƚŚ /nƋƵiƌLJ ReƉŽƌƚ͕ ϯϬ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϮϬ͕ ǀŽů ϯ͕ ϵ
ϱϲ >Ăǁ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕͚ WĂƌƚ ϭ͗ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͛ ŝŶ dŚĞ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WƌŽũĞĐƚ &ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ͕ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϮϬϭϴ͕ ůĂƐƚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ Ϯϱ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϮϰ ;͚ > WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͛ Ϳ
ϱϳ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ŝǀŝů ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ŝǀŝů ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ^ŚĂĚŽǁ ZĞƉŽƌƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ͗ hE ZW ZĞǀŝĞǁ ϮϬϭϵ͘ /Ŷ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ >ŝƐƚ ŽĨ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƉƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƌĚ ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ZW ͬ h^ͬ YWZͬ Ϯ-ϯ ;ϮϬϭϵͿ
isabiliƚLJ ƌigŚƚs nŽǁ͕ Ϯϰ-Ϯϱ
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People with disability who have complex needs, multiple impairments and/or multiple and intersecting forms of disadvantage, face even greater obstacles within the justice system compared to other people with disability and people without disability. People with disability in the criminal justice system are at a heightened risk of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. Reducing the over-representation of people with disability across the criminal justice systems of Australia and other systems of detention requires appropriate strategies, including adoption of diversionary approaches and transition to community supports.
“[P]eople with intellectual disability are understood to be over-represented in prisons. [S]everal studies have found that 25%—30% of people in prison have borderline intellectual disability, and 10% have a mild intellectual disability. Almost 1 in 3 (29%) prison entrants reported a chronic health condition that affected their participation in everyday activities (21%), education (11%), or employment (16%).” (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2019) [*°]
“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with disability are at an even greater risk of experiencing violence and of being involved in violence and imprisoned, as they face intersecting forms of discrimination because of their gender, disability, and ethnicity.” (Law Council of Australia 2018) [5°]
“Justice Project stakeholders have also underscored the strong correlation between disability and heightened interaction with the criminal justice system, as well as raised serious concerns about the imprisonment and indefinite detention of people with disability.” (Law Council of Australia 2018) [°°]
“These assessments [intellectual disability, language and literacy] demonstrate that the level of disability and its impact on young people is significantly higher than indicated by self report, suggesting that young people in custody are significantly under-reporting the level and impact of their disability. Young people in the juvenile justice system are at risk of not receiving the educational and disability support they require if they are not able to self-report their disability support needs.” (Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network and Juvenile Justice NSW 2015) [®]
“Assessment for disability in prison is patchy and not consistently measured. The Commission heard that even if a person’s disability is identified or known, appropriate support, medication and services are frequently not provided in prison or there is limited follow-up.” (Australian Human Rights Commission 2014) [®]
4.1.5 There are major issues regarding the rights of remandees, detainees and prisoners in relation access to the NDIS and supports in custodial institutions. This includes people held in custodial institutions in 4Rs locations and people from 4Rs areas held in metro custodial institutions. There are multiple adverse effects and Aboriginal people with disability, Aboriginal carers, families and communities are disproportionately impacted.
58AIHW, The health of Australia’s prisoners 2018, AIHW, (2019 Australian Government). Most recent update AIHW, ‘Health of people in prison’ released 7 July 2022
59 LCA People with Disability (n 56) 57
© ibid 18
61 Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network, and Juvenile Justice NSW (2017) 2015 Young People in
### Custody Health Survey: Full Report, 39
### ®2 Australian Human Rights Commission (2014) Equal Before the Law: Towards Disability Justice Strategies, 29
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**Recommendation 6: E** /^ and **4Rs** *requestees, detainees and prisoners*
The NDIS has a responsibility to ensure that people with disabilities are not discriminated against in accessing services or support through the NDIS, including ensuring that reasonable adjustments are made for requestees, detainees and prisoners.
In particular, this includes:
- Ensuring access to supports is available regardless of whether an individual resides in residential care facilities, community-based settings, correctional centres or other supported living arrangements;
- Providing appropriate communication methods (e.g., sign language interpreters) where necessary; and
- Making sure that individuals who have been detained or imprisoned can also receive disability-related supports while they are incarcerated.
However, there may be challenges related to identifying needs due to lack of information about specific circumstances such as mental health issues, trauma history, cultural background differences etc., which could impact on how best these groups should be served under current frameworks like those outlined above.
It's important therefore that any new initiatives aimed at improving outcomes must take into account both direct service provision models along side broader systemic changes required across multiple sectors involved - from healthcare providers right up until final disposition decisions being taken by courts themselves regarding release conditions applicable during periods when someone might still require ongoing assistance despite having completed their sentence(s).
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# 4.2 People with disability and gross underfunding of 4Rs community-based legal services
## 4.2.1 DĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ƚŚĞ $ZƐ ĂƌĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƌĞƐŽŶĂŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ, and in ƚŽƚĂů ŐƌŽƐƐůLJ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů and dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ
/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ and ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
$ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞůLJ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ to ĂƐ ‘ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ’) ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ĂƐ
ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ and ŽƚŚĞƌƐ in ƚŚĞ E> $ZĞǀŝĞǁ. ϲϳ
## 4.2.2 tŚŝůĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ among ƚŚŽƐĞ in ƚŚĞ $ZƐ ǁŚŽ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, ƚŚĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ ƵŶĚĞƌĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in ƚŚĞ $ZƐ:
- ƌĞĂĐŚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ
ƌƚŝĐůĞ ϭϮ (ƋƵĂů $ĞĐŽŐŶŝƚŝŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ >Ăǁ) and
ƌƚŝĐůĞ ϭϳ ( ĐĐĞƐƐ to :ƵƐƚŝĐĞ) ŽĨ ƚŚĞ CZ$W and ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ $ZW ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ and
- /Ɛ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŚĂƌŵĨƵů and ŚŝŐŚůLJ ŵŝƐĂůŝŐŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ and ŝŶƚĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ and ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ.
o &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ, non-ƉƌŽĨŝƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in ƚŚĞ $ZƐ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ to Ăůů
sŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ‘KƵƚĐŽŵĞ ƌĞĂƐ͛ ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͛ Ɛ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ϮϬϮϭ-ϮϬϳϭ ďƵƚ ŶĞĞĚ
ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ a ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ to ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ and
ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ. ϲϰ
dŚĞ ƐĞǀĞŶ KƵƚĐŽŵĞ ƌĞĂƐ to ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͛ Ɛ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂƌĞ:
- ŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
- /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ,ŽŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ
- ^ĂĨĞƚLJ, ZŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ :ƵƐƚŝĐĞ
- WĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ
- ĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ
- ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ tĞůůďĞŝŶŐ
## ϲϳ &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ: EĂƟŽŶĂů
dbŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, E d^/>^ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
/ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ $ĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ϮϬϮϬ-Ϯϱ͕ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϯ; EĂƟŽŶĂů &ĂŵŝůLJ
sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ &ŽƌƵŵ, E&s>W^ &ŽƌƵŵ ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽű ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>$ZĞǀŝĞǁ, EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; EĂƟŽŶĂů $
$ZƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů EĞƚǁŽƌŬ, $
$ZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>Z ZĞǀŝĞǁ, ϲϳ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ;
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, $ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>Z ZĞǀŝĞǁ, ϯϳ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; EĂƟŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů
sĚ, ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>W ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; >Ăǁ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, : ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
E> WZĞǀŝĞǁ, ϰϲ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; ŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ ĐƟŽŶ >Ăǁ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĚĂƚĞĚ ϲϱ:ƵŶĞ ϮϬϮϳ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ $/^ ZĞǀŝĞǁ; ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >Ăǁ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ >t ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
$^ ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; dbŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů &ĂŵŝůLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, &$^ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>WZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϯϳ ; $^ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϰϰ (ϭϮ) ; (&Ăƌ tĞƐƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ $
E>Z ZĞǀŝĞǁ, ϲϱ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; ĞŶƚƌĂů dĂďůĞůĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ůƵĞ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
>ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>$ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϬϮϳ ; ,ƵŵĞ $ŝǀĞƌŝŶĂ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, &$^ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>WZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϰϰ ; dŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >Ăǁ, d$> ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ $
E>Z ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; ĂƌǁŝŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
>ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, $^ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>$ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϯϳ ; WŝůďĂƌĂ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, W$^ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>$ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϰϰ ; >ĂƵŶĐĞƐƚŽŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ, >> ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ $
E>Z ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ; 'ŝƉƉƐůĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
>ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ, '> ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ $>
E>Z ZĞǀŝĞǁ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϯϳ. &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ tŽŵĞŶ͛s >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>$ZĞǀŝĞǁ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϰϰ.
## ϲϰ /ďŝĚ.
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**x** ŶŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ͘
dŚĞ KƵƚĐŽŵĞ ƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ͘ &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͗
x ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ůĞĂĚ ƚŽ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ
x ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ŝŶ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ͕ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ
ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͘ `redacted`
ϰ͘ ϭ͘ ϯ dŚĞ ϰZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĐĂůůĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŶŽŶ-ƉƌŽĨŝƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďĂƐĞĚ
ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ `redacted` dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŽĨ
ƵŶĚĞƌ-ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐŝŶŐ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ŚĂƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ
ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƐƚĞƉ
ŽĨ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘
ReĐŽŵŵendaƟŽn 9: Needs based ĨƵnding ĨŽƌ 4Rs ĐŽŵŵƵnity-based legal seƌǀiĐes
dŚĂƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ďĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ
ĚŽƵďůĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ŽĨ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
dŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ
ƚŚĞ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƐƚĞƉ ŽĨ ĚŽƵďůŝŶŐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘
4.3 Unmet social security legal needs for people with disability in 4Rs
areas
ϰ͘ ϯ͘ ϭ ^ŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ĂƌĞ ŚŝŐŚ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂƌĞĂ among ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ in ϰZƐ
ĂƌĞĂƐ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĚƵĞ to ƚŚĞ ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ŽĨ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ and ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ͕ and ƚŽƚĂůůLJ ŝŶĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĂƌĞ
not ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝǀĞ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂƌĞ ǁĞůů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ
and ĐĂŶ ƌĞƐƵůƚ in ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ in ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͘ `redacted`
ϰ͘ ϯ͘ Ϯ DŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ in ϰZĖ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ
in ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ to ƚŚĞ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ZĞǀŝĞǁ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗
- ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂϲϴ
- ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů tĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂϲϵ
- ĂƌǁŝŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞϳϬ
- ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ :ƵƐƟĐĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂϳϭ
- EĂƟŽŶĂů ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐϳϮ
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ϲϳ ^ĞĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ŽĐŝĂů ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ZŝŐŚƚƐ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ ^ŽĐŝĂů ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ
/ŵƉĂĐƚ ZĞƉŽƌƚ͕ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϭϴ͘.
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**4.3.1** The following applies to all agencies and officials in relation to information held or generated under this Act:
(a) An agency must not disclose any personal information about an individual unless that disclosure is authorised by law, including where it would be reasonable for a person who has been given access to such information (including through being provided with a copy of documents containing such information), to expect that their identity may become known.
(b) Where there are circumstances which make it unreasonable to require an agency to take steps to protect against unauthorised use or further dissemination of personally identifiable information contained within records made available as part of a request for information from another party, then those particular provisions shall apply accordingly.
(c) In cases involving sensitive matters relating directly back towards individuals' private lives; however these exceptions do not extend beyond what can reasonably expected without violating fundamental rights protected elsewhere throughout legislation governing privacy protections across jurisdictions globally,
(d) Agencies should ensure appropriate safeguards exist before releasing details concerning health conditions amongst employees working closely together during periods when they might have come into contact with infectious diseases while performing duties related specifically toward public safety concerns.
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### e The Robodebt Royal Commission”
e Treasury in the 2023-4 federal pre-budget consultation. ”°
4.3.6 The following are examples of the problems, the first from Western Australia and the second from the Northern Territory.
Painting the picture Western Australia and the Kimberley
Non-profit legal services participating in the 4Rs Network include the Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service WA (‘WRASWA’), which has sufficient funding for 3 full time solicitors focusing on social security legal help, however, the service area is Western Australia.
Other WA participants in the Network include:
¢ Aboriginal Family Legal Service WA (office locations in Broome, Kununurra,
### Carnarvon, Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie, Perth)
### Albany Community Legal Centre
### Goldfields Community Legal Centre
### Kimberley Community Legal Service
### Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women's Resource Centre
### Peel Community Legal Service
### Pilbara Community Legal Service
### Regional Alliance West
### e Southern Aboriginal Corporation Family Violence Prevention Legal Service
### ¢ South West Community Legal Service
None of these receive funding to provide social security legal help. Focusing on the Kimberley, as an example:
e The Kimberley is twice the size of Victoria. KCLS is the only generalist community legal service, but KCLS does not receive funding to provide social security legal help. e The other non-profit legal services with offices in the Kimberley are:
### o Aboriginal Legal Service of WA
o Aboriginal Family Legal Service WA, and
### o Legal Aid WA
e None receive funds to provide social security legal help. e Ahigh proportion of clients are receiving Centrelink or are reliant on others who are.
### Northern Territory
Darwin Community Legal Service, December 2022 submission to the Royal Commission:
78 National 4Rs Community Legal Network, 4Rs Network submission to the Robodebt Royal Commission 3 February 2023. 79National 4Rs Community Legal Network Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2023-4 20 dated 27 January 2023.
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,Žǁ ŵĂŶLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ed ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ?
dŚĞ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ŝƐ: Ă ůŽƚ' ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ
ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ – ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ:
- ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ
ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ed ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ – ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚĞďƚƐ͕ ƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͕
ŝŶĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŵŝdž-ƵƉƐ͕ ĚĞůĂLJƐ͕ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĞƌƌŽƌƐ
- WĞŽƉůĞ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ĞůŝŐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ
ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ Ġ. Ő. ĂƌĞƌ WĂLJŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ WĞŶƐŝŽŶͿ͕ Žƌ ƚŚĞ
ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ƌĂƚĞ
- WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ ďƵƚ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĞĂƐĞĚ – ĂŶĚ ŚĂǀĞ
ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚŽ ĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚ – ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĚĞďƚƐ
- WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĞŶƚŝƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ
ĂůŝĞŶĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĠŚĂǀĞ ǁĂůŬĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ͕ Žƌ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĞĂƌĚ ďĂĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƚ͕ Žƌ
ĚŽŶ' ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶͿϴϬ
ϰ. ϯ.ϳ ĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůůLJ͕ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ůŝŶŬĞĚ Žƌ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚŝŶŐ
ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͘ Ɛ ŶŽƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů WĞĂŬ KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶ Ed ŝŶ
&Ăŝƌ tŽƌŬ ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ ŮϮϬϮϯͿ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ:
ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĂǀĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ůĞŐĂů
ŚĞůƉ ƚŽ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƉƵƌƐƵĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ 81
ϰ. ϯ.ϴ dŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZĞŵŽƚĞ :ŽďƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ ϳ͕ ϬϬϬ ŶĞǁ ũŽďƐ ŝŶ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ͕ ϴϮ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ĂŶĚ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ
ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ͘ dĂƌŐĞƚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂLJ
ǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝǀĞ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ďLJ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĞŶƚŝƚůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ
ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶő ĚĞďƚƐ͕
ReĐŽŵŵendaƟŽn 10: ĨƵnding ĨŽƌ sŽĐial seČƵrity legal ŚelƉ ĨŽƌ ƉeŽƉle ǁitŚ disability in
tŚe 4Rs
EĞĞĚƐ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ
WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞ͕ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƐŽĐŝĂů
ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ďLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ϰZƐ
ĂƌĞĂƐ.
ReĐŽŵŵendaƟŽn 11: >inŬ Žƌ integrate sŽĐial seČƵrity legal ŚelƉ ǁitŚ releǀant 4Rs
ĐŽŵŵƵnity-based ƉrŽgraŵs
ĨĨŽƌƚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ůŝŶŬ Žƌ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ZĞŵŽƚĞ :ŽďƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘
ϴϬ >^ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĠĐĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϮ Ŷ ϭ1) Ăƚ ϭϳϱ. ůƐŽ ƐĞĞ 7.5 ^ŽĐial seČƵrity
adǀŽĐaĐy and legal ŚelƉ in tŚe Nd and systeŵ ŽǀerŚaƵl, ϭϳϱ-ϭϳ9 (ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐĂƐĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ Ăƚ ϭϮϴ-ϭϳϰ) and 6.4
/ŵƉaĐts ŽĨ sŽĐial seČƵrity systeŵ Žn aĐĐess by ƉeŽƉle ǁitŚ disability tŽ eŵƉlŽyŵent, Ϭϱ-Ϭϲ.
81 ďŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů WĞĂŬ KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ Ed͕ WK Ed &Ăŝƌ tŽƌŬ ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŮϮϬϮϯͿ ϰϲ͘
ϴϮ dŚĞ WƌŝŵĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ƵƌŶĞLJ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ DĞĚŝĂ ZĞůĞĂƐĞ͕ EĞdžƚ
^ƚĞƉƐ ŽŶ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ: ĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ũŽďƐ, ϭϱ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϬϮϰ.
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# 4.4 Funding for Health Justice Partnerships and similar in 4Rs
## 4.4.1 Background to funding arrangements under the 4R Framework
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ ϭ Ɛ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĞůů ƉůĂĐĞĚ͕
Ĩ
ĮƵŶĚĞĚ͕ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ
ĞdžƚĞŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŽůĞƐ ŝŶ ůŽĐĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƉůĂĐĞ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘
## 4.4.2 Funding for the ,:W and related initiatives under the 4R Framework
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ Ϯ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ŵŽĚĞů ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂůůLJ ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͕
ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƚŝĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ͚,:W͛ Ϳ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂů ƚŽ ĞdžƚĞŶĚ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ
/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ-/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ϰZƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘
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## 4.4.3 The role of the ,:W in supporting health justice partnerships under the 4R Framework
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ ϯ ,:WƐ ŚĞůƉ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͘ ,:WƐ ĚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ďLJ
sŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ǁĂLJƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ
Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƐĞƚƚŝŶŐ͘
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## 4.4.4 The role of health justice partnerships in supporting the implementation of the 4R Framework under the Health Justice Partnerships Program (HJP)
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ ϴ tŚŝůĞ ŵĂŶLJ ϰZƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ
mwĂLJ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞ ŝŶ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ǁĂLJƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ,:W ŵŽĚĞů ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐ Ă ůĞƐƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂů͕ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ͕ ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚůLJ
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### ϰ͘ϰ͘ϱ Examples of health justice partnerships under the Health Justice Partnerships Program (HJP)
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tŽŵĞŶ͛s Ɛ,:W – Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĨŽƌ
> ĞŶƚƌĂů
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
> ĂƌŬůLJ
>ĐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
> ĞŶƚƌĂů
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ tŽŵĞŶ͛s >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ
> ĞŶƚƌĂů
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ) (đ)
>
>88 ,ƵŵĞ ZŝǀĞƌŝŶĂ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů
> ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ZĞǀŝĞǁ, Ϯϳ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϯ ϰ.
>89 ,ĂŶŶĂŚ &ƌĞĞŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ
> ĚƌŝũĂ ŚĂƩĂĐŚĂƌLJLJĂ, >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͛s ŝϮϬϮϱ(ϰϱ-ϭϮ) DediČal deaČŚer ϭϰϯϴ.
>ϵϬ >^ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ZŽLJĂů
> ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽű źĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϮ (đŶ ϭϮ); ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ :ƵƐƟĐĞ
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, :
> ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E>W ZĞǀŝĞǁ, Ϯϲ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ.
>91 dŽďŝŶ-dLJůĞƌ (
>n ϴϱ)
>
>ϳϮ
>ϵϮ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, ‘,ealtŚ :ƵsƟĐe Wartners ŚiƉs ĐrŽss Ƶstralia͛, ůĂƐƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ Ϯϱ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ
>ϮϬϮϰ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, ‘,ealtŚ :ƵsƟĐe >andsĐaƉe͛
>EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϮ.
>ϵϯ EĂƟŽŶĂů
> đŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ZĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
>EĂƟŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů
> ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ϮϬϮϬ-Ϯϱ, KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϳ.
>
>ϵϰ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƩĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, ‘,ealtŚ :ƵsƟĐe Wartners ŚiƉs ĐrŽss Ƶstralia͛, ůĂƐƚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ Ϯϱ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ
>ϮϬϮϰ; tŽƌůĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ, ^ŽĐŝĂů
> ĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ, ‘
> ŽŶĐĞƉƚƵĂů &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ
> ĐƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
>^ŽĐŝĂů
> ĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͛,
>
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> ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ /ŶƐƩƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ tĞůĨĂƌĞ, ‘
> ƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂů
> ĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͛,
>/,t, ůĂƐƚ ƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ϴ
> ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϬ.
>
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x dŚĞ <ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞ ,ĞĂůƚŚ :ƵƐƟĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ – Ă ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ Ed >ĞŐĂů
ŝĚ
ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ <ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞ /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ Ă ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ
ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚ ďLJ tƵƌůŝ tƵƌůŝŶũĂŶŐ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
^ŽƵƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ
x ^ĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ tĞůů <ŝĚƐ ,:W ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚ
ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ ^ŽƵƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ƵŵĂŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ tŽŵĞŶ͛ Ɛ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
^ŽƵƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂŶĚ ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ^ŽƵƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂͿ
x ^ŽƵƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ƵďƵƌďƐ ,:W ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ
ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ >LJĞůů DĐ ǁŝŶ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ŽŵĞƐƟĐ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞͿ
tĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ
x /^, Z ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ƵďƵƌďƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ ĂŶĚ >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ t
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂƐ tZ EͿ
x :ŽŽŶĚĂůƵƉ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĂŵƉƵƐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ^ƵďƵƌďƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ
ĂŶĚ >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ t ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĂƐ tZ EͿ
x >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ t EĞdžƚ ^ƚĞƉ ĂƐƚ WĞƌƚŚ >ĞŐĂů ůŝŶŝĐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ t ĂŶĚ
EĞdžƚ ^ƚĞƉ ƌƵŐ Θ ůĐŽŚŽů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞͿ
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ ϭϳ WĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ among ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ,:WƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ
ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĨĞǁ ,:WƐ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ no ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ŽĨ d^/>^ Žƌ &sW>^ ďĞŝŶŐ a ůĞŐĂů
ůĞĂĚ and ĨĞǁ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ in ,:W ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂůůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ 1ϰ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ among ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚŝŶŐ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
and ĚĞ-ƐŝůŽŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ to ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚƐ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ dŚƌĞĞ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ
ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƌĞ͗
x ƚŚĞ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌƚƐ>Ăǁ and ŵĂŶLJ ϰZƐ đŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ƌƚ ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ǀŝĂ ƚŚĞ ƌƚŝƐƚƐ
in ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ͛ ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ on ĂƌƚŝƐƚƐ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁŝůůƐ; ϵϱ
x ƚŚĞ sĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ at dŚĞ KĂƐŝƐ ,ŽŵĞďĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ sĞƚĞƌĂŶ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ in
dŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ͛ ;ϵϲ and
x ƚŚĞ Mid-EŽƌƚŚ ŽĂƐƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ ŵďĞĚĚĞĚ SĐŚŽŽů >ĂǁLJĞƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞ DĂĐůĂLJ sĂůůĞLJ tŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞŶƚƌĞ in <ĞŵƉƐĞLJ͘ ϵϳ
ϰ͘ ϰ͘ ϭϱ dŚŝƐ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ to ŵŽĚĞůƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĚ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ and ĐŽŵŵŝƚƚĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ WƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ŶĞǁ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ in ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ͗ ƐĂĨĞ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ; ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ;98 ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͖ and ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ and ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐ͘
Recommendation 12: Health Justice Partnerships in 4Rs areas and similar
&ĞĚĞƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞͬ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝǀĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ŶĞǁ
ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐƚŝǀĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚͬ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂĐƚŝŽŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ͗
x SƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂůůLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ƚŽ
ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚͬ Žƌ ůĞĂĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ũƵƐƚŝĐĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ
ϵϱ ƌƚƐ>Ăǁ ĞŶƚƌĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ ƌƟƐƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬ ǁǁǁ͘ ĂƌƚƐůĂǁ͘ ĐŽŵ͘ ĂƵͬ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ-in-ƚŚĞ-ďůĂĐŬͬ
ϵϲ dŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ sĞƚĞƌĂŶ͛ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ and dŚĞ KĂƐŝƐ dŽǁŶƐǀŝůůĞ
ϵϳ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƐ E^t͕ NSW͛ s &irst ŵbedded SĐŚŽŽl >aǁyer ūīers ŚelƉ tŽ disadǀantaged Ūids͘
98 tŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞ at ϰ͘ ϯ͘ ϴ in ƌĞůĂƟŽŶ to ĂĐĐĞƐƐ to ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ͘
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ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
x ƵŝůĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂŶƚƐ ŵŽĚĞů ƚŽ ĨƵŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ƐĂĨĞŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐ͘
4.5 Access by people with disability in the 4Rs to ƱIJÍIJèĖÍī counselling
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϭ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJ ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵ ƚŚĂƚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƐƚ
ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ĚĞďƚ͘ &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ Ă ƐƚƵĚLJ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h< ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ͗
ĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŝƉƚ ŽĨ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐ-ƚĞƌŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƐƚ ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ
ĚĞďƚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽŶŐ-ƚĞƌŵ ŝůů Žƌ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ ĂůƐŽ ďĞŝŶŐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƐĐĞƉƚŝďůĞ ƚŽ ůŽŶŐ-ƚĞƌŵ ĚĞďƚ 99
ĂŶĚ͙ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůŽŶŐ-ƚĞƌŵ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚůLJ ŵŽƌĞ ůŝŬĞůLJ ƚŽ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ůŽŶŐ-ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƐŚŽƌƚ-ƚĞƌŵ ĚĞďƚ.100
dŚĞ ƐƚƵĚLJ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ͗
dŚŝƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚŝŽŶ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂů ĨŽƌ Ă ĐŽ-ŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ
ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůĨĂƌĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ƌŽůĞ ƚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶ ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƐƚ
ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞďƚ͘ ^ƵĐŚ ĐŽ-ŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽ ŚĞůƉ ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ
ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŽĨƚĞŶ Ă ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ Đŝǀŝů ũƵƐƚŝĐĞ
ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐϭϬϭ
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ Ϯ ƐƚƵĚLJ in ƚŚĞ h^ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ to ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ dŝƐĂďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ and ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͛ ƵŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚ ĚĞďƚ͕ ĂůƐŽ ĨŽƵŶĚ
ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ĚĞďƚ ůĞǀĞůƐ and ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƚƌĂŝŶƐ͘ ϭϬϮ
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϯ Ɛ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ in ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŶLJ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ and
ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ĨĂĐŝŶŐ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů and ŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌŵƐ ŽĨ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚŽůŝƐƚŝĐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐ
and ĐƌŝƚŝĐĂů͘ tŚŝůĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ
ĞŵƉůŽLJ Ă ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů
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ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ͕ ůĂǁLJĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚĂĨĨ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ͘
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϰ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ϭ͕ ϭϬϬ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ in
ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƐ to ĂďŽƵƚ ϴϱϬ ĨƵůů ƚŝŵĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ͘ ďŽƵƚ ϭϭϬ ĂƌĞ ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ ĂƐ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ
and ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ďĂƐĞĚ in ƌƵƌĂů and ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ and ǁŽƌŬ ǁŝƚŚ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ ϭϬϰ
99 EŝŐĞů ĂůŵĞƌ͕ WĂƐĐŽĞ WůĞĂƐĞŶĐĞ Ğƚ Ăů͕͚ tŽƌƌŝĞĚ ^ŝĐŬ͗ dŚĞ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ğďƚ WƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞŝƌ ZĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ
ǁŝƚŚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͕ /ůůŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ;ϮϬϬϲͿ ϱ SŽĐial WŽliĐy and SŽĐiety ϯϵ͕ ϰϯ͘
ϭϬϬ /ďŝĚ ϰϲ͕ ϰϳ͘
ϭϬϭ /ďŝĚ ϰϳ͘
ϭϬϮ :ĂƐŽŶ E ,ŽƵůĞ ĂŶĚ >ĂǁƌĞŶĐĞ ĞƌŐĞƌ͕ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂũĞĐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ WĂƌĞŶƚƐ͛ hŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚ Ğďƚ
ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ >ŝĨĞ ŽƵƌƐĞ ;ϮϬϭϳͿ ϲϰ SŽĐial SĐienĐe ResearĐŚ ϭϴϰ͘
ϭϬϯ ĂƌŽůLJŶ ŽŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŝƐ EĞůƚŚŽƌƉĞ͕ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ
ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϯ͕ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͖ EĂƚĂƐŚĂ ŽƌƟƐ ĂŶĚ ŝĂƌĂ ^ŵLJƚŚ͕ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ
&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ tŽŵĞŶ īĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ŽŵĞƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ 'ƌĂŶƚƐ ϭϴ DĂLJ ϮϬϮϯ͕ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ;͚ ŽƌƟƐ ĂŶĚ ^ŵLJƚŚ͛ Ϳ
ϭϬϰ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ & ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ to ƚŚĞ E> W ZĞǀŝĞǁ͕ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϯ ϰ-ϱ͘
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**&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ**
ĠŶ ĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ ŝŶ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚLJ ĂŶĚ ŶĞĞĚ ĂŶ ŝŶ-ĚĞƉƚŚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŵĂŶLJ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ůĂǁ,
dbĂŶŬƌƵƉƚĐLJ ůĂǁ, ĚĞďƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶ ůĂǁ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞƐ, ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ŚĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ. &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ŝƐ ŽĨƚĞŶ ĂŶ ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ ĂůƐŽ ŶĞĞĚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ
ƐŬŝůůƐ…ϭϬϱ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚŝŶŐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĐƚŝŽŶ ̈ŽŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ.106
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϱ /Ŷ ϮϬϮϬ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĂů ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ tŽŵĞŶΖƐ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶ ůŝĐĞ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ dĞŶŶĂŶƚ
ƌĞĞŬ ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĞŵƉůŽLJ Ă ŽŵĞƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů CŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŝŵĞ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ. dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ϭϭ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůůLJ.107
KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ϰ LJĞĂƌ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ƚŚĞ & ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ t>^ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ. dŚĞ &
ŚĂƐ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϳϮϬ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ĚĞďƚ, ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ
ĠŶƚƌĞůŝŶŬ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ, ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ dbƵĚŐĞƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĂŵƐ. ĂƚĂ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ
ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ. t>^ ǁĂƐ ǀĞƌLJ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ ĂĚǀŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ &
ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ Ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ. &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁƌĂƉ-
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ t>^ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŝŶ ĞŶƚƌĂů ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŬůLJ. ϭϬϴ
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϲ ǀĂůƵĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ dbLJ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŶ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ tŽŵĞŶΖƐ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ dĞŶĂŶĐLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĞŶŐĂŐĞ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ
duĂǁLJĞƌƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ:
- ŵŽƌĞ ŚŽůŝƐƚŝĐ ǁƌĂƉ-ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŵŽĚĞů ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă đĞƚƚĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ. ůŝĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ
ĐƌŝƐŝƐ ŵĂLJ ŽŶůLJ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƚŽ ĐĂůů ĂŶ ĂŐĞŶĐLJ ŽŶĐĞ, ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ĨŽůůŽǁ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ
Žƌ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĂůƐ. ůŝĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ dbŽƚŚ ĞǀĂůƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŶŽƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂů ƌĞĨĞƌƌĂůƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĞƚĞůů ϮϬϮϯ͕
ϲ ƋƵŽƟŶŐ ŽƌƟƐ and ^ŵLJƚŚ.
- /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ.
- WĞŽƉůĞ ĨĞůƚ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ďĂŽƵƚ
ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ.
- &Žƌ ϱϯй ŽĨ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ, ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ.
- &Žƌ ŽŵĞƐƚŝĐ ĂŶĚ &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝƐĞ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ dbƌĞĂŬ
ŚĂƌŵĨƵů ĐLJĐůĞƐ.
- EĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞ Ăůů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ϮϬϮϯ͕
ϲ ƋƵŽƟŶŐ ŽƌƟƐ and ^ŵLJƚŚ.
- /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ ďĂŽƵƚ
ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŵ.
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϳ dŚĞ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-đĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ, ǁĂƌƌĂŶƚƐ Ă ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ
duĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚĨĂůů ŽĨ ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ d^/>^, &sW>^ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-đĂƐĞĚ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ.
ϭϬϱ /ďŝĚ ϭ͘
ϭϬϲ /ďŝd ϴͺ͘
ϭϬϳ t>^, ĞŶƚƌĂů ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ tŽŵĞŶΖƐ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ, ŶŶƵĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ ϮϬϮϮ-Ϯϳ ϰϮ͘
ϭϬϴ /ďŝd͘
ϭϬϵ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ̈ŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, & ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ to ƚŚĞ E> W ZĞǀŝĞǁ, EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϲ ƋƵŽƟŶŐ ŽƌƟƐ and ^ŵLJƚŚ.
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ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϴ dŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵƵůƚŝƉůĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐ to /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ-/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ϰ͘ ϱ͘ ϵ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ WƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƚŝŽŶƐ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ ϭϭϬ
ReĐŽŵŵendaƟŽns 13: &inanĐial ĐŽƵnselling ƉŽsiƟŽns in 4Rs ĐŽŵŵƵnity based legal
serǀiĐes
dŚĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŽƌƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁĂƌƌĂŶƚƐ Ă ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƞĂůů ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ d^/>^͕ &sW>^ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-
ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ͘
dŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŽ /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ-/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ WƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ &ŝƌƐƚ EĂƟŽŶƐ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ.
4.6 People with disability, NDIS and disaster responses in 4Rs areas.
ϰ͘ ϲ͘ ϭ ƌƚŝĐůĞ 11 ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ on ƚŚĞ ZŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ăůů ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ͛ ďĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ in ƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƌŝƐŬ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͗
ƌƟĐůĞ ϭϭ – ^ŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƌŝƐŬ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ
^ƚĂƚĞƐ WĂƌƟĞƐ ƐŚĂůů ƚĂŬĞ͕ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĂǁ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ůĂǁ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŚƵŵĂŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ůĂǁ͕ Ăůů ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ
ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŽĨ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƌŝƐŬ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ĂƌŵĞĚ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͕ ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͘
ϰ͘ ϲ͘ Ϯ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƉŝǀŽƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ͕ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ Žƌ
ĐƌŝƚŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚ͘ 111 dŚĞ 'ƵŝĚŝŶŐ WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Sendai &raŵeǁŽrŬ ĨŽr isaster RisŬ RedƵĐtiŽn
2015–2030ϭϭϮ ĐŽŵŵŝƚ ƚŽ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌŵĞŶƚ͕ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ-ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƚŽƌLJ ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ͗
ϭϵ͘ 'ƵŝĚŝŶŐ WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͗
;ĚͿ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƌŝƐŬ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ĂŶ Ăůů-ŽĨ-ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ
ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ͕ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶ ĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƚŽƌLJ ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ƉĂLJŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů
ĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƚŝŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽƌĞƐƚ͘ ŐĞŶĚĞƌ͕
ĂŐĞ͕ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƚŝǀĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
ǁŽŵĞŶ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƚŚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂƚƚĞŶƚŝŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ
ƉĂŝĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞĚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ĐŝƚŝnjĞŶƐ͖
ϭϭϬ ďŽǀĞ Ăƚ ϭ͘ ϯ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƉ ĂŶĚ ^ĞĐƚŽƌ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ
111 hE KĸĐĞ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ZŝƐŬ ZĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ ϮϬϮϯ 'ůŽďĂů ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ŽŶ WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ
;'ĞŶĞǀĂ͕ ϮϬϮϯͿ͘
ϭϭϮ hE ^ĞŶĚĂŝ &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ZŝƐŬ ZĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ϮϬϭϱ–ϮϬϯϬ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌĚ hE tŽƌůĚ ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ
^ĞŶĚĂŝ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ ŽŶ DĂƌĐŚ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϭϱ͘
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(g) Disaster risk reduction requires a multi-hazard approach and inclusive risk-informed decision making based on the open exchange and dissemination of disaggregated data, including by sex, age and disability, as well as on easily accessible, up-to-date, comprehensible, science-based, non-sensitive risk information, complemented by traditional knowledge;
4.6.3 International obligations and disaster standards require a human rights approach and accordingly the Draft Articles on the Protection of persons in the event of disasters emphasises:
respect for human dignity (Article 4)
human rights (Article 5), and
humanitarian principles including ‘non-discrimination, while taking into account the needs of the particularly vulnerable’ (Article 6).***
4.6.4 As noted by Bill Mitchell, Principal Solicitor with Townsville Community Law, work by the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement identified four areas of human rights protection arising in a disaster:*"*
Protection of life, security, and physical, mental and moral integrity. Protection of rights related to basic necessities of life.
Protection of other economic, social and cultural rights.
Protection of other civil and political rights.
4.6.5 Substantial collaborative work by Townsville Community Law has highlighted the importance of legal assistance disaster readiness in support of the rights, wellbeing and safety of vulnerable
groups, including people with disability.**° This is accompanied by a new lexicon which also reflects the nature and extent of the issues. For example:
= disaster readiness - The state of having disaster legal assistance plans and continuity of operations plans in place.
= disaster legal assistance - The provision of legal assistance to individuals and communities as part of disaster management, disaster operations or disaster resilience. It includes disaster legal outreach.
= disaster legal assistance planning - Collaborative planning processes between the legal assistance sector and the disaster management sector about disaster legal assistance.
= disaster legal assistance plans - Tiered collaborative plans for the provision of disaster legal assistance at State, District and Local levels between the legal assistance sector and the
133 Bill Mitchell, ‘A disaster for human rights?” Queensland Law Society Proctor, 11 December 2020 (‘Mitchell 2020’); Draft Articles on the Protection of persons in the event of disasters UNGA Res 71/141 (19 December
2016) UN Doc A/RES/71/141.
<https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/draft_articles/6 3 2016.pdf>; Arnold N. Pronto, ‘Developments on the Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters (2021)’ (2023) 4(1) Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online, 467-473.
44 Ibid quoted by Mitchell, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, Human Rights and Natural
### Disasters. Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural
Disaster, March 2008; Also see Brookings — Bern Project, [ASC Operational Guidelines on the Protection of Persons in Situations of Natural Disasters, July 2021.
### 45 Townsville Community Law, ‘Disaster Readiness for the Legal Assistance Sector: Disaster Legal Assistance in
Queensland, Stage 1 Report and Proposal’ January 2021 (‘TCL Disaster Readiness 2021’)
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**Disaster Legal Needs**
- disaster legal needs - >ĞŐĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ Žƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ, Žƌ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ.
- disaster legal assistance training - ĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐʹs ƐƚĂĨĨ ĂŶĚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƌĞĂĚŝŶĞƐƐ. /ƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ŝŶĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ, ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ,
ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐƌĞĚŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ-ďĂƐĞĚ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ. ϭϭϲ
ϰ͘ ϲ͘ ϲ /Ŷ DĂLJ ϮϬϮϳ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ ĐĂůůĞĚ ĨŽƌ:
x ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶƚŽ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ăůů ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŶĞƐƐ, ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ, ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ, ĂŶĚ
x ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ŶĂƚŝŽŶĂů ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ. ϭϭϳ
ϰ͘ ϲ͘ ϳ dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ĞůĂďŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ũŽŝŶƚ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ďLJ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, EĂƚŝŽŶĂů &ĂŵŝůLJ
sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ &ŽƌƵŵ, EĂƚŝŽŶĂů đŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů
^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, ĂŶĚ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ:
x ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ ĨĂĐƚŽƌĞĚ into ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞ-ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ
ĞƐƐĞŶƚŝĂů ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŶĂďůĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŝŵĞůLJ, ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů
ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ. &ƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƌŐĞ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƌĞůĂƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ
ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ůĞŐĂů ŚĞůƉ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ.
x KŶŐŽŝŶŐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ-ďĂƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐ in ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů, ƌƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ƚŽ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ůĞŐĂů ŶĞĞĚ,
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ, ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞŶĂŶĐLJ. ZĞĂƐŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽĐĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞĚ
ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ůŽĐĂů ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ.
ReĐŽŵŵendaƟŽns ϭϰ: isaster legal assistanĐe ĨŽr ƉeŽƉle ǁitŚ disability in 4Rs
ůů ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŶĞƐƐ, ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ, ĂŶĚ Ăůů ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ
ŐƌŽƵƉƐ, ŝŶ ϰZƐ ĂƌĞĂƐ.
&ƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ-đĂƐĞĚ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϰZƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ĐŽƌĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ƐƵƌŐĞ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ.
ϭϭϲ /ďŝĚ ϲϮ-ϲϳ͘
ϭϭϳ EĂƟŽŶĂů >ĞŐĂů ŝĚ, E> ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ĞŶĂƚĞ ^ĞůĞĐƚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂʹs Ɛ ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ, MĂLJ
ϮϬϮϱ͘
118 :ŽŝŶƚ ^ƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽź ƚŽ ƚŚĞ E> W ZĞǀŝĞǁ đLJ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞŐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƐ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ, EĂƟŽŶĂů &ĂŵŝůLJ sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ
WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ &ŽƌƵŵ, EĂƟŽŶĂů đŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ >ĞŐĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, ĂŶĚ EĂƟŽŶĂů
>ĞŐĂů ŝĚ: E> W ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ůĞŐĂů ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ, Ϯϳ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϮϱ͘
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# Attachment 1: Lived experience case studies
## A1.1 Far West Community Legal Centre Ltd
iŪŘ ıÍĖIJ ÍîıĖIJĖŜťŘÍťĖŽô ĺƯĖèôŜ ÍŘô ĖIJ ŘĺħôIJ FĖīīϦ ēĺſôŽôŘ ĺŪŘ ĺŕôŘÍťĖĺIJÍī ÍŘôÍ ôƄťôIJîŜ
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ŜŪŕŕĺŘť ťĺ èĺııŪIJĖťĖôŜ ĺċ ťēô ċÍŘ ſôŜťϥ ēĖŜ ıÍŕ ŜēĺſŜ ťēô ıÍĖIJ ŕĺŕŪīÍťĖĺIJ èôIJťŘôŜ
ŝô ŜôŘŽôϥ (Website: https://www.farwestclc.org.au)119
- In our region, there are a lack of
specialists, even in Broken Hill and to
get diagnoses, people will have to
tavel extraordinary distances - e.g. to
Mildura or even Adelaide. For
individuals and families on a low
income, this is very challenging. We
are aware of some parents who have
tried to get their child assessed for
autism but have had to travel long
distances for multiple appointments
and are still left with lengthy wait
times. Even if they are able to access
funds to finance travel, it doesn't cover
all out-of-pocket expenses or meet full
costs of accommodation etc.
- There are also children who 'fall through the
cracks', where they come from a low income
family and their parent(s)/guardian might not
have the education or support (financial or
otherwise) to pursue a diagnosis for their child.
Due to this there are many children who never
receive a diagnosis and thus never receive the
support. They go through school labelled as
disruptive, get suspended, disengage and then
show anti-social behaviour, turns into
criminality, turns into drug use etc. There is
completely inadequate support for young
people coming into contact with the criminal
justice system and no justice reinvestment
activities that we know of.
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- There is an enormous amount of clients coming to our Community Legal Centre who cannot read or write. Most are sound
- Even once people qualify for the NDIS support, they often will have to travel far to appointments. Broken Hill has limited services too and those support services who service the community often do so in adhoc/inconsistent way, or charge greater fees for remote distances/travel etc (meaning more money is take out of the client's packages).
- Due to stigma unfortunately many adults think its too embarrassing or too late to seek assistance. We often assist clients in non legal ways and this is mostly filling out forms or writing a letter on their behalf.
- There are some great services who seek out clients are the ones to make the first move… However, even if they help people on the first appointments, due to many people lacking birth certificate, ID docs etc it can mean they aren't receiving assistance in a timely manner. There is a homeless population in Broken Hill that often hang around the Stuart Park area, our staff have heard from a community meeting I was in recently that there is a need for services to start going into the community because too many times they would intake people but then they would miss their additional appointments and no follow up could be done. People who have transient living arrangements and lack of access to transport, technology and funds are even less likely to be able to get through the paperwork even with the assistance of community services.
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# A1.2 Royal Commission – Voices of people with disability in the 4Rs
## Volume 1 of the Final Report by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, ‘Voices of People with Disability’ has four parts and includes voices of many relating to 4Rs areas.
This section contains eight of these accounts from, or in support of, people with disability in 4Rs areas.
### Anders
Anders is in his 60s and has intellectual disability. He lives in his own unit in supported accommodation in a regional town. Blair is his sister and legal guardian…
Anders’s parents cared for him until they became ill about a decade ago. 'He … was very happy at home and very well cared for. But, sadly, things changed dramatically when he moved into the [service provider's] residence.' Blair said that Anders needs one-on-one care, but '80 per cent of the time he's on his own'…
One day, Blair arrived and couldn't find any support workers. After an hour, she found the staff in part of the property 'smoking and Ĥust talking'. 'It's like a social club,' she said. Another day, Blair arrived to find Anders lying in a hallway with a broken leg…121
### Bernie
Bernie is in his 30s and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diagnosed a couple of years ago. Bernie is a disability advocate. He told the Royal Commission about working in regional and remote communities.
'The barriers in place for any person like me accessing the Disability Support Pension are already enormous. Add to that a thousand kilometres of unfathomable roads, and also the fact that there are no mechanisms to get the things that are needed to make the application in the first place. It's purposefully designed to be inaccessible.'122
### Callista
Callista is the principal of a regional primary school in which 15 per cent of the 300 students have a disability. 'I not only have a refugee community, but also a dozen languages spoken at my school as well as 20 nationalities,' Callista told the Royal Commission. 'Navigating that is difficult.' Callista said there aren't enough support services in the town to help all her students…
Callista said of the 15 per cent of her students with disability, a third are still waiting for a diagnosis……
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‘Particularly if parents can't pay privately, which my families and, I would think, regional and
remote Australia can't … the minimal wait is three months, and the maximum is two years to
try and get into a paediatrician.’…
Callista said while the school waits for a diagnosis and the special funding that comes with
it, the child often needs one-on-one support, which drains the school's budget and creates
a ‘real moral dilemma’ 123
Halo and Mac
Halo is in her mid-40s, has an acquired brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and
experiences seizures and vertigo. She told the Royal Commission that when the NDIS was
introduced, she thought it would be about 'getting people back out into the community',
doing things that 'enrich your life'. Instead, she has found the scheme’s rules and processes
'arduous and taxing ... like pushing treacle up a hill'. Because she lives in a rural location,
wating periods for services can be months or years. Halo says the idea of going without
specialist care for so long fills her with dread. A few years ago, Halo’s occupational therapist
recommended a number of home modifications to make it safe to access. 'If we had a fire,
and if I had to go out the front, I would fall, and the back is nearly as treacherous,' she
said. The therapist’s report went to 'different people', but Halo has heard nothing further.
Halo constantly feels 'let down', abandoned, and with a sense of having to 'fight every step
of the way'. Halo described her experience with support workers as 'a debacle'. One
particular worker 'was always on her phone' and would 'sit in her car' while Halo was
shopping. When the support worker introduced Halo to other people, she would say, '
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# Jacques and Addie
Addie is mum to Jacques, an autistic teenager with an intellectual disability. Jacques also lives with a neuro-degenerative disease, epilepsy and uses a wheelchair. Addie and Jacques live in a small rural town. Addie told the Royal Commission that one night a couple of years ago she saw blood in Jacques’s urine and suspected an infection. Jacques was hospitalised for five days, in pain.
‘They had no idea where the pain was coming from … Tears were Ĥust rolling down his eyes."Mummy stop it. Mummy stop it. Mummy stop it."’ Addie tried to explain to the doctors the nature of Jacques's disability and how it affects him. She told them – if he won’t talk to you, talk to me. But the doctors didn't listen. One doctor called child protection officers, accusing her of lying about Jacques's disability. Addie insisted the doctors perform an ultrasound. They discovered a benign tumour blocking Jacques's bladder. Jacques has been unable to leave the house since Addie brought him home from hospital. He’s supported by the NDIS, but has been waiting nearly two years for funding to modify his home so he can manoeuvre his wheelchair. ‘There’s no way of getting Jacques from his bedroom to the shower. There’s no way of getting him into the shower in his wheelchair. I can’t even use his wheelchair in the house because of his height and proportion. They’re too wide for my doors.’…126
## Jarvis and Enid
Jarvis is in his 30s, has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. Jarvis spoke to the Royal Commission with help from his advocate, Enid. Jarvis and his partner bought a house in a regional area. Enid said the NDIA has since refused to fund a ramp so he can access his house.
‘The problem is both the front and back door have steps, so he was wanting a ramp for the front door only,’ Enid told the Royal Commission. ‘It’s been reĤected a couple of times … It’s only about two or three steps.’…
Enid said it appears the NDIA reĤected the ramp because Jarvis didn't consult them enough before he and his partner bought the house, even though they paid for the house themselves. 'So, I think the reason for reĤection was there was not enough evidence to show they looked around before they purchased this one.' Enid said Jarvis did a lot of research before buying the house, and consulted his occupational therapist. 'I’m not sure what Ĥustifies enough evidence, to be honest.'127
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When Tarni Ʊrst met with her advocate more than two years ago, her two priorities were accessing more of her own funds and going home to country.
Tarni is an Aboriginal woman. She comes from a remote community where people identify strongly with their ancestral countries and their languages, stories, songs, dances and histories. However because there are no relevant disability or health services there, she has no alternative but to live in supported accommodation in the nearest city – an eight-hour drive away – estranged from her country and family.
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Tarni is in her late 40s and has an acquired brain injury, chronic liver disease and other health issues. She is on the Disability Support Pension and a public trustee manages her financial matters.
At the time Tarni met with her advocate, her weekly funds allowance was so low that she was living below the poverty line and could not afford to engage with the community in even the simplest ways, like going out for a cup of coffee. Her quality of life was suffering, yet there were funds available.
As a result of Tarni's acquired brain injury, a successful claim had been made against her superannuation fund for total and permanent disability (TPD). These funds were rolled over to her superannuation fund and could be drawn down at any time. So her funds included the Disability Support Pension, superannuation and TPD.
Yet, when her advocate went to the public trustee about this issue, they were met with 'complete resistance and lengthy delays'.
The public trustee argued that Tarni’s superannuation funds should be maintained for her retirement.
Her advocate argued that this is ‘inherently discriminatory when it comes to Aboriginal people as their life expectancy is shorter than the rest of Australian society’. It is unlikely, they said, given Tarni’s disability and serious health conditions, that she would even reach the superannuation preservation age of 60.
The advocate argued that it was also the public trustee’s duty to take into consideration the ‘maintaining of an adult’s cultural and linguistic environment’.
The advocate said that in their experience, the public trustee ‘prefers to maintain funds at all costs and there is a culture within the public trustee office which promotes this value above others’. It took more than three months and an internal complaint by the advocate for the matter to be resolved.
Meanwhile, Tarni's need to go home was intense. Every time the advocate met with her the words 'I want to go home' were 'recurring and urgent'. At one stage, she was in danger of self-harm – she felt 'like the only way she was going to get there was "in a box"'.
In support of Tarni’s application to the public trustee for funds to go home, her doctor wrote: 'Tarni has … significant medical comorbidities that will limit her quality of life and long-term prognosis. She has recently been seen by … a general physician who strongly agrees that getting Tarni back to country is an urgent priority…'
It took almost two years of back and forth between the public trustee, Tarni’s guardian and the NDIS – of obfuscation, negotiation, gathering information and reports and trying to find
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**appropriate supports – before the public trustee finally allowed Tarni to access her TPD
funds to go home to country for a holiday….128**
®ôŜťīôƅ ÍIJî īĺÍIJ
‘Pretty much I was in a domestic violence relationship with my son.’ Westley, 13, lives with
his family in a small rural town. He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
oppositional defiance disorder, dyslexia, depression and anxiety. His mum, Sloan, told the
Royal Commission there are ‘not a lot of supports’ available to help Westley or the family….
Around the start of high school, despite increased dosages of medication, Westley’s
behaviour became violent. He ‘smashed up’ the home and repeatedly tried to strangle
Sloan. At times the family were so scared they called police. Police would walk in and say
there was nothing they could do to help the family despite seeing the damage and other
signs of violence….
Sloan only learned about the NDIS a year ago. She applied immediately. The NDIS rejected
the first application saying she didn’t supply enough documentation. They rejected the
second application because, contrary to the psychologist’s report, they believe Westley’s
disability is not lifelong. Sloan submitted a third application and has been waiting more than
two months for a response. The impact on the family has been terrible. Sloan is working two
jobs to pay for specialists and medication – approximately $1,000 a month. Her husband
has lost his job because he needs to help Sloan with Westley….
Sloan believes services need to be better coordinated rather than ‘handballing’ the problem
to each other and then back to her. She has been to countless meetings where people have
said ‘good luck’.
‘I didn’t need luck, I needed help.’ 129
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A1.3 Darwin Community Legal Service NDIS case studies
The DCLS submission to the Royal Commission contains many case studies with analysis. Below are six of these which relate to the NDIS.*°°
Brief outline Client D is an Aboriginal person who lives in a remote community. D receives meals supports from a service provider as part [of] D’s NDIS support package. A support worker regularly delivered food for D at the family home. Initially a family member would take the food at the front door to pass on to D inside. At some point the support worker who delivers the meals returned to the house, and saw that the family was eating the food with none given to D. This prompted further investigation which indicated that it was common for family (including the nominated carer) to consume food that was delivered for D and not necessarily share with D.
This situation may indicate different things. It is unclear whether D is being harmed or benefited. If D is participating willingly in reciprocal sharing, and potentially fulfilling obligations, the situation may be positive. However, if D is being abused and neglected through his food being taken from him, D could be at risk.
Aculturally safe, nuanced approach is needed to understand the situation, which would
Analysis likely involve engaging D in a safe and supportive way, likely by Aboriginal workers (if they feel comfortable to do so), suitable to D.
The situation may also illustrate complexity in assumptions (and reflect differing
cultural assumptions) about how supports through NDIS or Aged Care Packaging should
operate in remote community contexts
Brief Client E, an Aboriginal person who is a NDIS participant, lives in a remote community.
outline Client E wants to move back to his home community, which is not the community he is in now. E’s home community has some but not all service provider infrastructure in place to fully support E’s needs. E has a supportive family member in this community, who would be able to provide the supports for E to on regular ‘Return to Country’ visits to explore if E might be able to move there permanently. E’s family member asks the NDIA if they, as a family member, can provide paid supports to E as part of his NDIS plan. The family member provides extensive evidence, including proof of the cultural needs of E, as well as economic participation in E’s home community that he is not able to achieve anywhere else. The NDIA initially does not make a decision, and then makes an unfavourable decision. E and his family spend 12 months at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, where they finally receive permission to set up E’s family member as a paid support.
130 DCLS Disability Royal Commission submission December 2022 (n 12). 131 Ibid 46. 132 Ibid 50.
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Analysis Illustrative of NDIA being unwilling to adapt to NT Aboriginal cultural and community realities and applying an inaccessible process.
Brief Client F is a child with disability in a remote community. F received an NDIS plan,
outline but F’s family received no assistance in understanding the NDIS or the supports they may be able to access. After one year, F’s plan is reviewed, and the funding is cut significantly, the NDIA reasoning that as it was underutilized the funding must not be necessary. F’s family sought assistance in appealing this decision. In the internal review our service argued for funding for therapists to travel to F’s community to provide early intervention supports. In the internal review meeting the IRO admitted to having no understanding of the location or attributes of F’s community. The IRO decision confirmed the decision under review. The plan was still cut. F’s family decided not to pursue the appeal further, as even though they have attempted to engage with the NDIS for over a year, they have not seen any benefits to F. Illustrative of the failure of the NDIA to adapt to circumstances and needs of NDIS participants in remote Aboriginal communities in the NT.
: Illustrative of the NDIA failing Aboriginal children and families in the NT.
### Analysis
Illustrative of systemic factors which compound disadvantage for people with disability in remote communities in the NT.
Brief outline Client H 1 was in detention and had chronic documented disabilities including cognitive and behavioural. There were challenging behaviours and complex needs. Despite substantial prior statutory agency involvement, there had been no NDIS access application. The Superintendent had relevant responsibilities, but advocacy and assistance were required towards an NDIS access application.
Illustrative of lack of attention to NDIS access prior to offending resulting in incarceration, apparent lack of therapeutic approach during the criminal justice process, and lack of focus on roles and responsibilities regarding the NDIS by detention
Analysis facility managers (despite their statutory roles).
333 hid 50-51. 134 Ibid 62.
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Brief outline —_ Client H was in prison at the time he became a DCLS client. He has a disability and was a NDIS participant. H was eligible for Supporting Independent Living funding. H was eligible for parole, but was repeatedly unsuccessful in being granted parole, as he could not provide definite answers about his living situation and supports after leaving prison. This was because the NDIA would not finalise his NDIS plan based on a proposed Roster of Care, as the NDIA argued it could not make a final assessment on H’s needs before knowing where he would move to upon release. Neither process provided the flexibility needed to progress H‘s parole. DCLS submitted a complaint to the NDIA on H’s behalf and assisted with the implementation of services when a NDIS plan was completed.
Illustrative of interface between NDIA and Corrections where the NDIA’s position caused Catch 22 which can have substantial adverse effects, including increasing the length of incarceration.
Analysis . . . . a . Also illustrative of how NDIA administrative decision making can relate to fundamental human rights where the gravity of the situation and NDIA’s statutory purposes are not reflected in the NDIA approach.
Brief Client K is a young person in a remote community, unable to access the support he outline requires to learn to read.
Client K was diagnosed with ADHD and Specific Learning Disorder (related to their inability to read) which could not be explained by another diagnosis such as an intellectual disability.
NDIA considers that the responsibility for learning support in this case belongs to the NT Department of Education.
The school attempted to provide an adequate service however K’s literary skills did not improve. It appears that the school did not have the resources to provide the specialized support needed to meet this child's needs.
Analysis Similar to Client J (above), the stand-off between the Commonwealth (NDIA) and NT (Department of Education) is leaving K without supports.
This failure could have long term adverse effects for K with potential future support needs which also impact the NDIA and the Commonwealth and the NT Department of Education and the NT.
135 Ibid 62. 136 Ibid 66.
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