by QAI | Feb 6, 2023 | Submission
QAI welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commonwealth government’s plan to replace the Disability Services Act 1986 (the Act). QAI agrees that a lot has changed in the disability sector over the last three decades, rendering the Act outdated. QAI...
by QAI | Jan 30, 2023 | Campaigns, Media Release
In December 2022, the Queensland Government announced a ten-point plan to “make tough laws even tougher” in response to a perceived increase in violent youth crime. In response, QAI has signed an Open Letter with our allies, urging the Queensland...
by QAI | Jan 18, 2023 | Human Rights Fact sheet
This fact sheet covers details about how disability discrimination and the law works when dealing with a natural disaster. You can read the fact sheet at the link below: Fact sheet PDF (10...
by QAI | Jan 16, 2023 | News, Publication
With the help of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, we have put together this resource to help people with disability understand their legal rights during and after natural disasters. You can view the pdf booklet via the link below, or contact our office if you would...
by QAI | Jan 11, 2023 | Submission
The purpose of this Bill is to facilitate visits by the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (the Subcommittee) to places of detention in Queensland. QAI welcomes this Bill following the Subcommittee’s failed visit to Australia in October 2022 when it...
