by QAI | Jul 3, 2023 | Submission
QAI welcomes the opportunity to publicly call for a federal Human Rights Act. QAI continues to bear witness to the numerous ways in which people with disability have their rights infringed on a daily basis. Current avenues for redress provide piecemeal protection and...
by QAI | May 12, 2023 | Submission
QAI made a submission to the Attorney General’s Department on the design of a new federal administrative review body. Read our submission here: Submission – PDF Submission – Word ...
by QAI | Apr 21, 2023 | Submission
QAI made a submission to the Commonwealth Department of Education’s Review of the impact of COVID-19 on school students with disability. Read our submission here: Submission – PDF Submission – Word ...
by QAI | Mar 31, 2023 | Submission
QAI made a submission to the federal government’s inquiry into increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms. QAI urged the Committee to take a considered approach to understanding perceived “disorderly behaviour” which could be the manifestation of a...
by QAI | Mar 16, 2023 | Submission
In March 2023, the Commonwealth Government conducted an inquiry into the sexual consent laws across the different jurisdictions in Australia. QAI’s submission outlined our long-standing concern about Section 216 of the Queensland Criminal Code which criminalises...
by QAI | Feb 24, 2023 | Submission
On 21 February 2023, the Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023 was introduced into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Economics and Governance Committee for detailed consideration and report by 10 March 2023. The proposed legislative changes...