Summary – Federal Government response ($) to the Disability Royal Commission

On Tuesday 30 July 2024, the Federal Government published their official response to the Disability Royal Commission. 

Here’s the link if you want to have a read yourself: 

https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-and-carers-australian-government-response-to-the-disability-royal-commission/australian-government-response-to-the-disability-royal-commission-and-supporting-documents 

It’s a hefty read, but here is a summary of the 306 pages:

• 76% of the recommendations were ‘Accepted’ or ‘Accepted’ in principle (see table and graph below)

• $39.7 million to establish a new disability advocacy program 

• $6.9 million to review and modernise the Disability Discrimination Act 

• $23.3 million to establish a Disability Employment Centre of Excellence 

• $1.2 million to develop targets to reduce and eliminate restrictive practices 

• $15.6 million to unify national disability quality and safeguarding arrangements 

• $12.3 million to improve national approaches to accessible information and communications, including Auslan 

• $4.4 million for consistent approaches to community visitor schemes as a safeguarding mechanism 

• $12.1 million to amend the Migration Health Requirement to be fairer and more inclusive for children with disability 

• $227.6 million to implement a new specialist disability employment program 

• $2.6 million for the continued delivery of the National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline and the Complaints Resolution and Referral Service 

• $2 million towards improving the safety of women and girls with disability  

• $3.7 million to continue the Primary Care Enhancement Program for People with Intellectual Disability 

• $19.6 million to support grassroots efforts to improve community attitudes around disability