Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings, 29 November 2012, p. 2013.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, 2012, p. 3481.

[3]        FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 65.

[4]        Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Funding and operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement, February 2007, p. 21; see also recommendation 4, p. 40.

[5]        Australian Government, 'Developing a National Disability Strategy for Australia', October 2008.

[6]        National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Shut out: the experience of people with disabilities and their families in Australia, 2009.

[7]        National Disability Strategy 2010–2020, agreement of the Council of Australian Governments dated 13 February 2011, www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_
disability_strategy_2010_2020.pdf (accessed 14 January 2013), p. 9.

[8]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Senator the Hon. Nick Sherry, the Hon. Jenny Macklin MP and the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, 'Australian Government to Consider New Approaches to Disability', Joint media release, 23 November 2009.

[9]        Examples given by the Productivity Commission include the 'Way Forward' report by the Disability Investment Group and the 'Shut Out' consultation report by the National People with Disabilities and Carer Council. Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, report no. 54, 31 July 2011, vol. 1, p. 93.

[10]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., pp. 5–6.

[11]      Of which around $2.3 billion is provided by the Australian government and $4.7 billion is provided by the states and territories.

[12]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 3.

[13]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 111.

[14]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 5.

[15]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 39.

[16]      See Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 43.

[17]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 63. Individuals with newly-acquired catastrophic injuries who are covered by the proposed NIIS would be excluded from receiving individually tailored, funded supports from the NDIS.

[18]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 39.

[19]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 57.

[20]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 60.

[21]      The Commission also explored other options such        as a dedicated levy on personal income, cutting GST payments or other transfer payments to the states, or by agreements to replace inefficient states taxes with more efficient Commonwealth taxes. See Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 2, pp. 637–91, in particular recommendations 14.1–14.5 on pp. 690–91.

[22]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, vol. 2, pp. 690–91.

[23]      The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, 'Productivity commission's final report into disability care and support', Media release, 10 August 2011.

[24]      Council of Australian Governments, Communiqué of 19 August 2011 meeting, www.coag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2011-19-08.pdf, pp. [3]–[4].

[25]      The Hon. Wayne Swan MP, the Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, the Hon. Bill Shorten MP and Senator the Hon. Jan McLucas, 'Early delivery of foundation reforms for National Disability Insurance Scheme', Joint media release, 20 October 2011.

[26]      The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP and Senator the Hon. Jan McLucas, 'National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013', Joint media release, 30 April 2012.

[27]      National Disability Insurance Scheme, 'NDIS launch: NSW', www.ndis.gov.au/ndis-launc/
launch-locations/nsw/ (accessed 15 January 2012).

[28]      National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012, clause 3.

[29]      NDIS Bill, paragraph 5(a).

[30]      The responsible minister will appoint the chair (following consultation with host jurisdictions about the appointment). For board members other than the chair, both the Commonwealth and a majority of the group consisting of the Commonwealth and the host jurisdictions must agree to the appointment. See NDIS bill, clause 127.

[31]      Explanatory memorandum, p. 48.

[32]      According to the Minister's media release announcing the appointment, 'Mr Bowen has been a consultant to the insurance industry, health and disability sectors and was a member of the Independent Panel which advised the Productivity Commission in its inquiry into a national disability care and support scheme. A lawyer with a strong background in administrative and insurance law, Mr Bowen was also one of the architects of the NSW Lifetime Care and Support scheme and its inaugural CEO. He is the Chair of the National Injury Insurance Scheme Advisory Committee and previously also General Manager of the NSW Motor Accidents Authority for 11 years'. The Hon. Jenny Macklin and Senator the Hon. Jan McLucas, 'CEO appointed to lead NDIS Agency', Joint media release, 6 July 2012.

[33]      Explanatory memorandum, p. 7.

[34]      NDIS Bill, paragraph 14(a).

[35]      NDIS Bill, clauses 18, 20, 26.

[36]      Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights, p. 7.

[37]      NDIS Bill, clauses 21–25; explanatory memorandum, p. 12.

[38]      NDIS Bill, clause 32.

[39]      NDIS Bill, clause 33.

[40]      NDIS Bill, clause 33.

[41]      NDIS Bill, chapter 4.

[42]      Mr Ah Tong, Vision 2020 Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 11. Cf. Mr English, Australian Blindness Forum, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 18.

[43]      Mr English, Australian Blindness Forum, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, pp. 18–19.

[44]      Mr English, Australian Blindness Forum, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 21.

[45]      Mr Starkey, Karingal Inc., Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 50.

[46]      Mr English, Australian Blindness Forum, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 23.

[47]      Mr Hurd, Guide Dogs Victoria, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 10.

[48]      Ms Wilson, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 37.

[49]      Mr Rehn, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 8.

[50]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, pp. 2–3.

[51]      National Disability Services, Submission 590, p. 3.

[52]      Ms Walbank, Carers Queensland, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 2.

[53]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 2.

[54]      Mr White, Law Society of South Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 35.

[55]      Mr Brown, Townsville Independent Program for Adult Community Living, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, p. 39.

[56]      Ms Hobson, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 2.

[57]      Mr Evans, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 8.

Chapter 2 - Rights, capacity and control

[1]        National Disability Strategy 2010–2020, agreement of the Council of Australian Governments dated 13 February 2011, www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_
disability_strategy_2010_2020.pdf (accessed 27 January 2013), p. 8.

[2]        National Disability Strategy 2010–2020, agreement of the Council of Australian Governments dated 13 February 2011, www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_
disability_strategy_2010_2020.pdf (accessed 27 January 2013), p. 14.

[3]        National Disability Strategy 2010–2020, agreement of the Council of Australian Governments dated 13 February 2011, www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_
disability_strategy_2010_2020.pdf (accessed 27 January 2013), p. 22.

[4]        National Disability Strategy 2010–2020, agreement of the Council of Australian Governments dated 13 February 2011, www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_
disability_strategy_2010_2020.pdf (accessed 27 January 2013), p. 16.

[5]        National Disability Strategy 2010–2020, agreement of the Council of Australian Governments dated 13 February 2011, www.fahcsia.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/national_
disability_strategy_2010_2020.pdf (accessed 27 January 2013), p. 20.

[6]        NDIS Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[7]        NDIS Bill, paragraph 3(1)(h).

[8]        Ms Spelling, Independent Advocacy Townsville, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, p. 23.

[9]        Mr Wade, Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 16.

[10]      Mr Parmeter, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 12.

[11]      Ms Forrest, Submission 495, p. 2.

[12]      Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012, Exposure Draft Legislation. s(3)(1)(b).

[13]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 3.

[14]      Mr Innes, Disability Discrimination Commissioner and Dr Potts, Disability Rights Unit, Australian Human Rights Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 34.

[15]      NDIS Bill, paragraph 5(a).

[16]      See Pegg, Mallett or Hardaker, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013.

[17]      COTA Australia, Submission 617, p. 3.

[18]      Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, Submission 641, p. 3.

[19]      Cathy O'Toole, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health Incorporated, Proof Committee Hansard, Wednesday 30 January 2013, p. 12.

[20]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Appendix A, p. i.

[21]      Ms O'Toole, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health Incorporated, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 12.

[22]      Mr Collyer, Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 16.

[23]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 5.

[24]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 5.

[25]      Mr Brown, Townsville Independence Program for Adult Community Living Inc., Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, p. 39.

[26]      Mr Stafford, MS Society Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 8.

[27]      Mrs May, ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 11.

[28]      Ms Walbank, Carers Queensland, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 3.

[29]      Ms Guilfoile, Private Capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 26.

[30]      Ms Annette, Client, ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 12.

[31]      Ms Pierce, Carers Victoria, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 38.

[32]      Miss McGhie, People with Disabilities Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 39.

[33]      Dr Teleporos, Youth Disability Advocacy Service, Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, pp. 38–39.

[34]      Mr Edwards, Cootharinga, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, p. 10.

[35]      Ms Campbell, Community Connection Inc., Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, pp. 35–36.

[36]      Mrs McGarry, Association for Children with a Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, pp. 18-19.

[37]      Ms Epstein-Frisch, Family Advocacy, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2013, p. 47.

[38]      Ms Spelling, Independent Advocacy Townsville, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, p. 24.

[39]      Ms Pearman, Western Australia Individualised Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 44.

[40]      Dr Teleporos, Youth Disability Advocacy Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 39.

[41]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 35.

[42]      Mr Nelson, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health Inc., Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 14.

[43]      FECCA, Submission 551, pp. 5–6.

[44]      FECCA, Submission 551, p. 6.

[45]      Ms Softly, Bolshy Divas, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 33.  

[46]      Ms Spelling, Independent Advocacy Townsville, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 February 2013, p. 23.

[47]      Ms Forrest, Submission 495, p. 4.

[48]      National Ethnic Disability Alliance, Submission 614, p. 3.

Chapter 3 - Assistance for people with disability and others: the role of advocacy

[1]        Disability Policy Research Working Group, National Disability Advocacy Framework, clause 9, http://www.dprwg.gov.au/sites/default/files/attachments/national_disability_advocacy_framework.pdf (accessed 7 March 2013)

[2]        Ms Pierce, Karingal Inc., Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 46.

[3]        Mrs Pascual, Blind Citizens Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 5.

[4]        Developmental Disability Council of WA and People with Disabilities WA, Submission 642, p. 6.

[5]        Developmental Disability Council of WA and People with Disabilities WA, Submission 642, p. 6.

[6]        Ms Hobson, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 1.

[7]        Mrs Pascual, Blind Citizens Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 4.

[8]        DANA, Submission 516, p. 6.

[9]        Brain Injury Association of NSW, Funding Sources, http://www.biansw.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=14, (accessed 12 March 2013).

[10]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2012, http://dana.org.au/wp-content/uploads/DANA-Financial-Statements-for-the-year-ended-30-June-2012.pdf (12 March 2013). 

[11]      FaHCSIA, 2011–12 Annual Report: Paving the Way, p. 98.

[12]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 28.

[13]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 82.

[14]      Ms Mallet, Speak Out Association of Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, pp. 42-43. 

[15]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, pp 34-35.

[16]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 6.

[17]      Ms Rose, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 46.

[18]      Mrs Pascual, Blind Citizens Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 4.

[19]      Ms Softly, Bolshy Divas, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 36.

[20]      Mr Wade, Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 20.

[21]      Ms Fordyce, Amparo Advocacy Inc. Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 25.  

[22]      Mr Owen, DANA, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 6.

[23]      Mr Bowen, National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 62.

[24]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 35.

[25]      Mr Hardaker, Advocacy Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 41.

[26]      Aged Care Act 1997, paragraphs 56(1)(k), 56(2)(h), 56(3)(i).

[27]      Ms Harvey, Developmental Disability Council of WA and People with Disabilities WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 39.

[28]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 12.

[29]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 74.

[30]      Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Submission 492, p. 6.

[31]      Law Society of South Australia, Submission 595, p. 2.

[32]      Victorian Legal Aid, Submission 610, pp. 5, 22.

[33]      Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 618, p. 25.

[34]      Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner of NSW, Submission 449, p. 10; Victorian Disability Services Commissioner, Submission 430, p. 14.

[35]      New South Wales Disability Network Forum, Submission 523, p.12.

[36]      NDIS Bill, clause 14.

Chapter 4 - Becoming a participant

[1]        DANA, Submission 516, p. 5.

[2]        Social Security Act 1991, s. 43.

[3]        Developmental Disability Council of WA and People with Disabilities WA, Submission 642, p. 8.

[4]        Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 54.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 11.

[6]        See chapter 1 of this report for more detail.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 11.

[8]        Except if they have entered residential aged care or are being provided with community aged care (clause 29(1) of the bill). This was a source of concern for National Seniors Australia, Submission 616, p. 8.

[9]        Futures Alliance, Submission 671, p. 4.

[10]      People With Disabilities Australia, Submission 557, p. 9.

[11]      Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW Inc. Submission 606, p. 3.

[12]      Mr Heckendorf, Submission 634, p. 6.

[13]      Polio Australia, Submission 637, p. 5.

[14]      Ms Jessica Zammit, Blind Citizens Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 3.

[15]      Social Security Act 1991, s.23.

[16]      For example, Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., pp. 179-182.

[17]      Physical Disability Council of NSW, Submission 597, p. 4.

[18]      Aged and Community Services Australia, Fact Sheet 2: Residential Aged Care, May 2011, http://www.agedcare.org.au/publications/resources/fact-sheets/acsa-fact-sheet-2-2008-residential-aged-care.pdf (accessed 6 March 2013)

[19]      Mr Evans, Tasmanian Government, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 11.

[21]      AFDO, Submission514, p. 13; Blind Citizens Australia, Submission 594, p. 5.

[22]      Polio Australia, Submission 637, p. 6.

[23]      ARATA, Submission 596, p. 1.

[24]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013.

[25]      Mr Ah Tong, Vision 2020 Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013.

[26]      COTA, Submission 617, p. 5.

[27]      Mr Harris, Brain Link Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 59.

[28]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 1., p. 179.

[29]      Ms Galbally, National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, pp. 26–27.

[30]      National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. [12].

[31]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, pp 36, 57.

[32]      Mr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 57.

[33]      For example Disability Justice Advocacy, Submission 431, p. 3.

[34]      National Ethnic Disability Alliance, Submission 614, p. 5.

[35]      AFDO, Submission 514, p. 9.

[36]      Early Childhood Intervention Australia, Submission 518, p. 7.

[37]      Novita Children's Services, Submission 441, p. 3.

[38]      Ms Wilson and Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013.

[39]      The category of 'protected special category visa holder' is complex, and relies on definitions in clause 3 of the bill and section 32 of the Migration Act 1958. It is not relevant to the discussion in this section of the report.

[40]      Ms Rose, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 46.

[41]      Health Insurance Act 1973, s. 3, extract from definition of 'Australian resident'.

[42]      See FECCA, Submission 551, p. 7.

[43]      Law Council of Australia, Supplementary Submission 575.

[44]      Ms Zammit, Blind Citizens Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 3.

[45]      Occupational Therapy Australia, Submission 544, p. 5.

[46]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 16; Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 18; National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612.

[47]      Attendant Care Industry Association, Submission 505, p. 3.

[48]      Attendant Care Industry Association, Submission 505, p. 7.

[49]      Mr Bowen, NDIS Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 5 March 2013, p. 49.

[50]      Mr Bowen, NDIS Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 5 March 2013, p. 49.

[51]      ACT Human Rights Commission, Submission 640, pp. 4–5.

[52]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 18.

[53]      Mr Wallace, People With Disability Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 57.

[54]      Mr Feneley, NSW Mental Health Commissioner, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, pp. 67–68.

[55]      Aboriginal Disability Justice Campaign, Submission 503, p. 4.

[56]      Victorian Legal Aid, Submission 610, p. 25.

[57]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 68.

[58]      NDIS Bill, subparagraph 26(1)(b)(ii).

[59]      Ms Frohmader and Ms Swift, Women With Disabilities Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 36.

Chapter 5 - Participant Plans

[1]        FaHSCIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment D, p. 13.

[2]        FaHSCIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment D, p. 13.

[3]        FaHSCIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment D, p. 13.

[4]        FaHSCIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment D, p. 14.

[5]        Ms Walker, Western Australia Individualised Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 41.

[6]        Ms Frohmader, Women with Disabilities Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 38.

[7]        Mrs May, Aged and Carer Advocacy Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 11.

[8]        Dr Galbally AO, National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, pp. 25–26.

[9]        Ms Pierce, Carers Victoria, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 39.

[10]      Mr Audas, Mental health Fellowship of North Queensland, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 January 2013, p. 8.

[11]      Mr Wallace, People with Disabilities Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 59.

[12]      Ms Gotlib, Children with Disabilities Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 60.

[13]      FaHSCIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment D, p. 14.

[14]      Ms Williams, Kids Matters Occupational Therapy, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 15.

[15]      Ms Tame, MS Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2013, p. 26.

[16]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 73.

[17]      Ms Hough, Empowering People in Communities, Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 30.

[18]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 54.

[19]      Ms Hobson, Australia Federation of Disability Organisations, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 6.

[20]      Mr Stafford, MS Society Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 8.

[21]      Mr Wallace, People with Disabilities Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 59.

[22]      Mr Bowen, NDIS Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 39.

[23]      National Disability Insurance Scheme draft Rules—Plan Management, Part 3 Unreasonable risk—criteria for decision, pp. 6–7. 

[24]      Mr Mann, Slater and Gordon, Proof Committee Hansard, Thursday 21 February 2013, p. 16.

[25]      NDIS Bill, clause 34.

[26]      Mr Rehn, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 3.

[27]      Mr Rappensberg, Novita Children's Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 11.

[28]      Mr Thompson, Novita Children's Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 12.

[29]      Dr Dyson, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 50.

[30]      National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules, Rules for registered providers of supports, received 5 March 2013.

[31]      Association for Children with a Disability, Submission 741.

[32]      Bolshy Divas, Submission 564, p. [11].

[33]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 23.

[34]      Novita Children's Services, Submission 441, p. 5.

[35]      Ms Vicary, Queensland Disability Network, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 4.

[36]      Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Submission 486, p. 2.

[37]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 73.

[38]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 73.

Chapter 6 - Registration of Providers

[1]        National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules, Rules for registered providers of supports, received 5 March 2013.

[2]        NDIS Bill, Subclause 33(6).

[3]        Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 35.

[4]        Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 35.

[5]        Deaf Australia, Submission 577, p. 2.

[6]        Mr Bowen, National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 40.

[7]        Ms Graham, Samaritans Foundation, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2013, p. 55.

[8]        Ms Vicary, Queenslanders with Disability Network, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 9. 

[9]        Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, Submission 589, p. 5.

[10]      National People with Disabilities and Carers Council, Submission 612, p. [21].

[11]      National Councils of Social Services, Submission 645, p. 9.

[12]      Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, Submission 589, p. 6.

[13]      National People with Disabilities and Carers Council, Submission 612, p. [20].

[14]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 26; Blind Citizens Australia, Submission 594, p. 10.

[15]      Ms Vicary, Queenslanders with Disability Network, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 4. 

[16]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 72.

[17]      FaHCSIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment F, pp. 18–19.

[18]      National Councils of Social Services, Submission 645, p. 9.

[19]      ANGLICARE Sydney, Submission 434, p. 5.

[20]      Centre for Cerebral Palsy, Submission 598, p. 3.

[21]      FaHCSIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment F, p. 19.

[22]      NDIS Bill, subclause 33(6).

[23]      New South Wales Disability Network Forum, Submission 523, p.3.

[24]      FaHCSIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment F, p. 19.

[25]      Ms Regan, Council of Social Services New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2013, pp. 13–14.

[26]      UnitingCare Australia, Submission 635, pp. 6–7.

[27]      New South Wales Disability Network Forum, Submission 523, p. 3.

[28]      Mr Bowen, National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 39.

[29]      National Disability Services, Submission 590, pp. 6–7.

[30]      Ms Walker, Western Australian Individualised Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 42.

[31]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 26; Disability Justice Advocacy Inc., Submission 431, p. 4; New South Wales Disability Network Forum, Submission 523, p.3; Parents of Deaf Children, Aussie Deaf Kids and Parents of the Hearing Impaired of South Australia, Submission  579, p. 9.

[32]      Disability Justice Advocacy Inc., Submission 431, p. 4.

[33]      New South Wales Disability Network Forum, Submission 523, p.12.

[34]      Brain Injury Australia, Submission 528, p. [51].

[35]      Ms Epstein-Frisch, Family Advocacy, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2013, p. 44.

[36]      Deaf Australia, Submission 577, p. 2.

[37]      Children with Disabilities Australia, Submission 607, p. 8.

[38]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 26.

[39]      Deaf Australia, Submission 577, p. 2.

[40]      National Disability Services, Submission 590, p. 8.

[41]      Centre for Cerebral Palsy, Submission 598, p. 3.

[42]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 71.

[43]      FaHCSIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment F, p. 19.

[44]      Youth Disability Advocacy Service, Submission 583, p. 5.

[45]      Youth Disability Advocacy Service, Submission 583, p. 5.

[46]      Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, Submission 589, p. 5.

[47]      ACT Human Rights Commission, Submission 640, p. 12.

[48]      ACT Human Rights Commission, Submission 640, p. 12.

[49]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 65.

[50]      FaHCSIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment E, p. 9.

[51]      National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules, Rules for registered providers of supports, para 5(2)(d), p. 10.

[52]      Ms Carmody, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 66.

[53]      Mr Nelson, Queensland Alliance for Mental Health Incorporated, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 12.

[54]      Mr Walsh, Cootharinga North Queensland, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 29 January 2013, pp. 11-12.

[55]      Mr Williams, Health Services Union, Proof Committee Hansard, Monday 4 March 2013, p. 18.

[56]      Mr Williams, Health Services Union, Proof Committee Hansard, Monday 4 March 2013, p. 18.

[57]      Mr Milroy, United Voice, Proof Committee Hansard, Monday 4 March 2013, p. 19.

[58]      Mr Milroy, United Voice, Proof Committee Hansard, Monday 4 March 2013, p. 19.

[59]      Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, Tuesday 5 March 2013, p. 75.

[60]      Mr Bowen, NDIS Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 75.

[61]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 72.

Chapter 7 - Nominees and appeal procedures

[1]        NDIS Bill, clause 88.

[2]        NDIS Bill, subclause 86(3).

[3]        National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules – Nominees, from FaHCSIA, received 5 March 2013, clause 3.2.

[4]        National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules – Nominees, FaHCSIA, received 5 March 2013, clause 4.6(b).

[5]        National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules – Nominees, from FaHCSIA, received 5 March 2013, clause 4.8.

[6]        National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules – Nominees, from FaHCSIA, received 5 March 2013, clause 4.11.

[7]        ADACAS, Submission 582, p. 8.

[8]        People With Disabilities Australia, Submission557, p. 14.

[9]        Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria), Submission 2, p. 3.

[10]      Mr Hardaker, Advocacy Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 February 2013, p. 45.

[11]      Mr Sheppard, Uniting Care Community Options, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 27.

[12]      Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 43.

[13]      Ms Crowther, VICSERV, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 67.

[14]      Ms Crowther, VICSERV, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 68.

[15]      See for example ADACAS, Submission 582; People with Disabilities Australia, Submission557.

[16]      Victorian Government, Submission 608 Appendix 1, p. ii.

[17]      National Disability Insurance Scheme Draft Rules – Nominees, from FaHCSIA, received 5 March 2013, clause 5.6.

[18]      For example, Faye Druett OAM, Submission 626, p. 11.

[19]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Appendix A, p. iii.

[20]      Victorian Legal Aid, Submission 610, p. 14.

[21]      Ms Wilson, Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 73.

[22]      South Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 646, p. 6.

[23]      Welfare Rights Centre, Submission 507, pp. 1–2.

[24]      Youth Disability Advocacy Services, Submission 583, p. 8.

[25]      South Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 646, p. 6.

[26]      Mr Rehn, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 4.

[27]      Carers Victoria, Submission 566, p. 9.

[28]      Vision 2020 Australia, Submission 513, p. 10.

[29]      Legal Aid NSW, Submission 502, p. 4.

[30]      Ms Finlay, Legal Aid NSW, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p.16.

[31]      ACT Human Rights Commission, Submission 640, p. 9.

[32]      People With Disabilities Australia, Submission 557, p. 15.

[33]      Mr Innes, Disability Services Commissioner, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 33.

[34]      Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013.

[35]      FaHSCIA, Submission 615, Supplementary Submission 6152, Attachment E, pp 16-17.

[36]      Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013.

[37]      NSW Ombudsman, Submission 599, p. 6.

Chapter 8 - Compensation provisions

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 42.

[2]        NDIS Bill, subclause 104(6).

[3]        NDIS Bill, subclause 104(3).

[4]        National Disability Services, Submission 590, p. 9. Also see Disability Directory, Submission 601, p. 11.

[5]        People with Disability Australia, Submission 557, p. 15; see also Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 58.

[6]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 12.

[7]        Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 533, p. 5.

[8]        FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 4.

[9]        For example, Tasmanian Government, Submission 540, p. 2; Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 27; Brain Injury Australia, Submission 528, p. 2; Victorian Government, Submission 608, p. 2; Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 7; Mr Thompson, Novita Children's Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 19  February 2013, p. 12.

[10]      Professor Harold Luntz, Submission 425, p. 1; see also Dr Maree Dyson, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 53.

[11]      Avant Mutual Group, Submission 527, p. 5.

[12]      Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria and Women with Disabilities Victoria, Submission 571, p. 15.

[13]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 28.

[14]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 27.

[15]      Carers Australia, Submission 672, p. 26.

[16]      Ms Vicary, Queenslander with Disability Network, Proof Committee Hansard, 30 January 2013, p. 3.

[17]      Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Submission 457, p. 5.

[18]      Law Society of South Australia, Submission 595, p. 3.

[19]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 28.

[20]      The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 27.

[21]      Australian Medical Association, Submission 573, p. 1.

[22]      For example, see Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 13; Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 533, p. 23.

[23]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 13.

[24]      Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 533, p. 23.

[25]      Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 533, p. 24.

[26]      Mr Simpson, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 19; see also The Centre for Cerebral Palsy, Submission 598, p. 4.

[27]      Mr Stafford, MS Society WA, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 8.

[28]      Mr Thompson, Novita Children's Service, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 13.

[29]      NSW Disability Network Forum, Submission 523, pp. 14–15.

[30]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, Vol. 2, 2011, Recommendation 18.5, p. 914.

[31]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, Vol. 2, 2011, p. 851.

[32]      Medical Insurance Group Australia, Submission 521, p. 2.

[33]      Novita Children's Services, Submission 441, p. 6. See also, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Submission 457, p. 5.

[34]      Insurance Council of Australia, Submission 488, p. 5.

[35]      Medical Insurance Group Australia, Submission 521, pp. 2–3.

[36]      Medical Insurance Group Australia, Submission 521, p. 3.

[37]      Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Submission 584, p. 3.

[38]      Victoria Government, Submission 608, Attachment A, p. 5.

[39]      Queensland Advocacy, Submission 497, Supplementary Submission, p. 9.

[40]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 34.

[41]      Australian Lawyers' Alliance, Submission 618, p. 11.

[42]      Cairns Community Legal Centre, Submission 604, p. 23.

[43]      Avant Mutual Group, Submission 527, p. 6.

[44]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Attachment A, p. iv.

[45]      Insurance Council of Australia, Submission 488, p. 5.

[46]      Centre for Independent Studies, Submission 569, p. 5.

[47]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 34.

[48]      For example, Avant Mutual Group, Submission 527, p. 6; National Disability Services, Submission 590, p. 10; Queensland Advocacy, Submission 497, Supplementary Submission, p. 9; Mr Kerin, Australian Lawyers Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 39; Law Society of South Australia, Submission 595, p. 3; Disability Directory, Submission 601, p. 11; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 492, p. 8.

[49]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 492, p. 8.

[50]      Mr Grech, Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 13.

[51]      Mr Grech, Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 17.

[52]      Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 533, p. 20.

[53]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 14.

[54]      National Disability Services, Submission 590, p. 10.

[55]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Appendix A, p. v.

[56]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Appendix A, p. iv.

[57]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 34.

[58]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 46.

[59]      Australian Medical Association, Submission 573, p. 2.

[60]      Ms Brown, Financial Services Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 12.

[61]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 18.

[62]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, pp. 7–8.

[63]      Insurance Council of Australia, Submission 488, p. 4.

[64]      Insurance Council of Australia, Submission 488, p. 4.

[65]      Australian Lawyers' Alliance, Submission 618, p. 13.

[66]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 15.

[67]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 15.

[68]      Insurance Council of Australia, Submission 488, p. 5.

[69]      Insurance Council of Australia, Submission 488, p. 6.

[70]      MIGA, Submission 521, p. 3.

[71]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Attachment A, p. ix.

[72]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, Attachment A, p. viii.

[73]      Australian Lawyers' Alliance, Submission 618, p. 14.

[74]      Carers Australia, Submission 672, p. 16 (emphasis in original). This is a reference to definitional text contained in subclause 11(1).

[75]      Carers Australia, Submission 672, p. 16.

[76]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 15; see also Mr Redpath, Law Council of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 11. 

[77]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 16.

[78]      Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Submission 533, p. 22.

[79]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, p. 5.

[80]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, p. 5.

[81]      Victorian Government, Submission 608, p. 5.

[82]      The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, 'Government's Advisory Group supports next steps in development of a National Injury Insurance Scheme', Media Release, No 037, 25 June 2012.

[83]      Productivity Commission, Disability Care and Support, 2011, Vol. 2, p. 865.

[84]      For example, Tasmanian Government, Submission 540, p. 2.

[85]      People with Disability Australia, Submission 557, p. 16.

[86]      Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Submission 516, p. 7.

[87]      Australian Medical Association, Submission 573, p. 5.

[88]      Avant Mutual Group, Submission 527, p. 3.

[89]      MIGA, Submission 521, p. 2.

[90]      Centre for Independent Studies, Submission 569, pp. 5–6.

[91]      Australian Lawyers' Alliance, Submission 618, p. 12.

[92]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2013, p. 69.

[93]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2013, p. 69.

[94]      For example, Avant Mutual Group, Submission 527, p. 5.

[95]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 34.

[96]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 34.

[97]      NDIS Bill, Subclause 3(d).

[98]      FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013,  pp. 34, 45–46.

Chapter 9 - Agency, Board and Advisory Council

[1]        NDIS Bill, Paragraph 118(1)(a).  

[2]        NDIS Bill, Subclause 118(1).  

[3]        Mr Innes, Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 31.

[4]        Mr Tulley, Office of the Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 2.

[5]        Mr Bowen, National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013,  p. 40.

[6]        Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 34.

[7]        Mr Owen, Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013,         pp 4–5.

[8]        Ms Simmons, Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 7.

[9]        Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 33.

[10]      Dr Hartland, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 69.

[11]      Mr Vis, Activ Foundation, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 9.

[12]      Mrs McGarry, Association for Children with a Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 20 February 2013, p. 19.

[13]      Ms Wilson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013, p. 39.

[14]      Mr Wallace, People with Disabilities Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 59.

[15]      Carers Alliance, Submission 976, p. 10.

[16]      NDIS Bill, Clauses 124–125.  

[17]      NDIS Bill, Subclause 160(1). Note that the first CEO of the Agency will be pointed by the Minister according to subclause 161(6).

[18]      NDIS Bill, Subclause 127(6).  

[19]      National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. 31.

[20]      National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. 32.

[21]      Ms Regan, Council of Social Services NSW, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 13.

[22]      Mrs Pascual, Blind Citizens Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 February 2013, p. 5.

[23]      Mr Abrahams, Ai-Media, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 39.

[24]      Mr Bowen, National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency, Proof Committee Hansard, 5 March 2013,  p. 76.

[25]      Mr Stafford, MS Society Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 8.

[26]      NDIS Bill, Subclause 127(4).

[27]      Mr Simpson, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 18.

[28]      The Centre for Cerebral Palsy, Submission 598, pp. 4–5.

[29]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 16.

[30]      Disability Directory, Submission 601, p. 12.

[31]      See in particular Division 4 of that Act.

[32]      National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. 32.

[33]      National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. 32.

[34]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 575, p. 16.

[35]      NDIS Bill, Subclause 144(1).  

[36]      Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Submission 520, p. 1.

[37]      Ms Regan, Council of Social Services NSW, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 13.

[38]      ParaQuad New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2013, p. 22.

[39]      Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Submission 514, p. 28.

[40]      Physical Disability Australia, Submission 613, p. 14.

[41]      Blind Citizens Australia, Submission 594, p. 15; South Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 646, p. 6.

[42]      Children with Disabilities Australia, Submission 607, p. 11.

[43]      Disability Justice Advocacy, Submission 431, p. 6.

[44]      Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association, Submission 596, p. 2.

[45]      Australian Lawyers Alliance, Submission 618, p. 22.

[46]      Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria, Submission 611, p. 4.

[47]      Mr Rehn, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2013, p. 4.

[48]      National Disability Services, Submission 590, p. 10.

[49]      South Australian Government, Submission 647, p. 7.

[50]      Physical Disability Council of NSW, Submission 597, p. 8.

[51]      Mr Milroy, United Voice, Committee Hansard, 4 March 2013, p. 19.

[52]      National Ethnic Disability Alliance, Submission 614, p. 11.

[53]      Muscular Dystrophy Australia, Submission 643, p. 7.

[54]      Australian Services Union, Submission 822, p. 7.

NDIS Additional Comments – Australian Greens

[1]        National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. 1

[2]        National People with Disabilities and Carer Council, Submission 612, p. 1.

[3]        Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 492, p. 8.

[4]        See FECCA, Submission 551, p. 7;  Ms Wendy Rose, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 46.

[5]        Mr Griffiss, The First Peoples Disability Network Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 25.

[6]        Ms Rankine, First Peoples Disability Network Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013, p. 31.

[7]        Mr Simpson, National Disability Services Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2013, p. 18

[8]        Mr Griffiss, from the First Peoples Disability Network Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 19 February 2013,  p .28.