Papers and Reports
United Nations - Human Rights
Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Australia - Oct 2019 - PDF
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - PDF
Universal Declaration of Human Rights - PDF - Illustrated Version PDF - Read Online
Australian Human Rights Commission: Equal Before the Law - Towards Disability Justice Strategies - 2014: PDF WORD
Free and Equal: An Australian Conversation on Human Rights
On 14 December 2018, the Australian Human Rights Commission announced a major project: ‘Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights’ (the National Conversation).
Throughout this year, we will be talking with people nationally to identify what makes an effective system of human rights protection for 21st century Australia?
The purpose of the National Conversation is to:
Terms of Reference PDF
Discussion Paper: WORD | PDF
Issues Paper: WORD | PDF
Cost Benefit Analysis of Australia's Independent Disability Advocacy Agencies Report 2017
Undertaken by Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)
- Independent Cost Benefit Analysis Summary - PDF
- Independent Cost Benefit Analysis Summary - Easy English - PDF
- Independent Cost Benefit Analysis Report - PDF
2022
Queensland Public Advocate Report: Public accountability, private lives: Reconsidering the Queensland guardianship system’s confidentiality requirements - August 2022 | PDF
Queensland Public Advocate Report: Better Pathways: Improving Queensland's Delivery of Acute Mental Health Services - August 2022 | PDF
Queensland Public Advocate Report: Adult Safeguarding in Queensland - Vol 1: Identifying the Gaps - July 2022 | PDF
2021
Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Social Services) Australia's Disability Strategy 2021 - 2031
House of Representatives Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention - Final Report - PDF
Joint Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS: General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS - Unreasonable and unnecessary harms: Joint submission regarding the NDIS internal review and external appeals processes - August 2021 - PDF
2020
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Report into Supported Independent Living - May 2020
2019
Overview of the 2019 Review of the NDIS Act and NDIS Participant Service Guarantee
To develop the Guarantee, the Government has commissioned a review of the NDIS Act. The review will focus on opportunities to make the NDIS process simpler and more straight forward and remove barriers to positive participant and provider experiences with the NDIS.
The review will consider what changes may need to be made to the NDIS legislation to support the Guarantee and set new standards into law. This may involve amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (the NDIS Act) and the NDIS Rules, but will not change the design or intent of the NDIS.
The Government has appointed an independent expert, Mr David Tune AO PSM, to lead the review. The review’s recommendations are due to be delivered to the Government by the end of 2019, to support the rollout of the Participant Service Guarantee on 1 July 2020.
Discussion Paper: WORD | PDF | Easy Read WORD | Easy Read PDF | Listen to PDF
Online Submission link: https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-of-the-ndis-act-and-the-new-ndis-participant-service-guarantee/making-a-written-submission/
Disability Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability: First Progress Report - December 2019
DRC Report Page: https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/first-progress-report
Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013: Removing Red Tape and Implementing the NDIS Participant Service Guarantee. David Tune AO PSM - December 2019
- Final Report - PDF
- Summary - Plain English PDF
NDS - State of the Disability Sector Report 2019: PDF - WORD
Productivity Commission Study Report - Review of the National Disability Agreement - January 2019
2018
NDS - State of the Disability Sector Report - 2018: PDF | WORD
Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS - Market Readiness for Provision of Services under the NDIS - September 2018: PDF
Australian Human Rights Commission
- A Future Without Violence Report - June 2018: PDF | WORD
- Access for all: Improving accessibility for consumers with disability: PDF | WORD
- Disability Discrimination Act (25th Anniversary) - Easy Read Guide: PDF | WORD
Commonwealth Ombudsman - Report on the National Disability Insurance Agency's Handling of Reviews - May 2018
Queensland Audit Office - Access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme for People with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity Report 2: 2018-19
Queensland Audit Office - The National Disability Insurance Scheme Report 14: 2017–18
Mental Health Australia/KPMG - Investing to Save: The Economic Benefits for Australia of Investment in Mental Health Reform. Final Report - May 2018
Productivity Commission Position Paper - NDIS Annual Report 2017-2018 and Stakeholder Survey Report
2017
NDS - State of the Disability Sector Report - 2017: PDF | WORD
NDIS Costs - Productivity Commission Study Report - October 2017
Consultation Report - Review of the National Disability Advocacy Program - July 2017
WORD | PDF | Easy Read Version - WORD
Disability Support Services: Services provided under the national disability agreement 2015-2016 - June 2017 - PDF
Productivity Commission Position Paper - National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Costs - June 2017
2016
Joint Position Statement in opposition to the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Transition Mobility Allowance to the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Bill 2016 - PDF - WORD
Barrett Adolescent Centre Commission of Inquiry Report - June 2016 - PDF
Decision-making Support and Queensland's Guardianship System - A systemic advocacy report (Office of the Public Adocate (Qld) - April 2016 - PDF
Investing in women’s mental health, strengthening the foundations for women, families and the Australian economy, AHPC Policy Paper No. 2016-02 - April 2016 - PDF
Upholding the right to life and health: A review of the deaths in care of people with disability in Queensland - February 2016 - PDF