by QAI | Aug 2, 2023 | Submission
The right to education for students with disabilities has long been a focus of QAI’s systemic advocacy. Practices such as gatekeeping, the overuse of school disciplinary absences, the use of Restrictive Practices and a lack of access to reasonable adjustments, are...
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...
