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Disability and Natural Disasters
With Cyclone Alfred approaching the coast of Queensland, we wanted to gather some resources that cover the rights of people with disability during natural disasters, and can help with being prepared for when a disaster hits. Natural Disasters, disability and the law...
Rethinking Suspensions: Inclusion for disabled students
Date: Thursday 20 February 2025Time: 6pm - 7pmLocation: Online via Zoom Event Details In November 2023, the A Right to Learn campaign commissioned research on the economic impacts of disproportionate school disciplinary absences on students with disabilities. It found...
Hiring – Solicitor (Human Rights)
Role Description Under the supervision and direction of the Principal Solicitor and other senior staff as required, the Solicitor will provide referrals, legal advice, casework and representation within the scope of QAI’s Human Rights Advocacy Practice. The...
Voices for change! December 2024
Date: Thursday 12 December 2024Time: 1:30pm - 3:00pmLocation: Gambaro Room at Common Ground, 15 Hope St, South Brisbane (Meanjin) OR online (those who select an "attend online" ticket will be emailed the Zoom link on the morning of the event) Event Details Join us for...
Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024
QAI unequivocally rejects the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024. This Bill will disproportionately and negatively impact children and young people with disability who are already significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice system. The changes proposed by...
Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system
In September 2024, the Federal Senate agreed to establish a National inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system. The inquiry has been referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee. QAI made a submission to the inquiry,...
NDIS Supports list
QAI and QIDAN (the Queensland Independent Disability Advocacy Network) made a joint submission to the Department of Social Servicest regarding the draft list of NDIS Supports. The list of items participants cannot use their funding for is overly prescriptive, will...
Indefinite detention and solitary confinement: the awful reality of Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service
Position statement Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service (FDS) is meant to provide skills training and other programs to people under forensic orders so that they can live back in the community. However, some residents are held indefinitely and are kept in cruel...
Government response to Disability Royal Commission
On Wednesday 31st July 2024, ten months after the publication of the Disability Royal Commission's final report, the Federal and State Governments issued their response to the Disability Royal Commission's 222 recommendations. QAI's CEO, Matilda Alexander, attended a...
Economic costs of suspending students with disability from school
As part of our role leading the A Right to Learn campaign, QAI commissioned an analysis of the economic impacts of suspending students with disability from school. Our key findings were: In 2023, Queensland disabled students were denied over 107,000 days of education...
UQ Report on People with Disability in Justice System
You may have seen The Guardian article "Queensland failed to act on report into ‘devastating’ experiences of people with disability in justice system". We have received a copy of the report "Insights from people with lived experience of disability in the justice...
Easy English for financial administration orders
These fact sheets are Easy English. They are for you if a person makes money choices for you you want to change who it is you want to make your own money choices Click or tap the links below to open the fact sheets. What is QCAT? - PDF What is QCAT? - Word A...
Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill (second submission)
QAI made a second submission on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No 1) Bill 2024 when it returned to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee in July 2024. The Committee was asked to review several amendments...
Human Rights Act review
QAI made a submission to Professor Susan Rimmer in June 2024 regarding the independent review of the Queensland Human Rights Act. You can read the submission linked below. Submission - PDF (429 KB) Submission - Word (409 KB)
Respect at Work Bill 2024
QAI made a submission to the Community Safety and Legal Affairs Committee on 26 June 2024 regarding the Respect At Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 (Stage 1 of Building Belonging Reforms). You can read the submission linked below. Submission - PDF (637 KB)...
Open letter on anti-discrimination laws
We have joined with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) to write an open letter to the Queensland Premier, Stephen Miles. The letter urges the Queensland Government to introduce changes to the outdated Anti-Discrimination Act before the election later this...
Supported accommodation inquiry recommendations
QAI and Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) have produced a user-friendly summary report of the Community Support and Services Committee's Report No 44, 57th Parliament. This report followed the inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported...
Public Trustee fee reform
QAI made a submission to the Public Trustee of Queensland in May 2024 regarding the proposed reform of the fees and charges for their key services. You can read the submission linked below. Submission - PDF (299 KB) Submission - Word (351 KB)
Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill
QAI made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee regarding the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No 1) Bill 2024. QAI's submission made the following key recommendations: 1. The Federal...
How we can help
If you have an administrator appointed to make financial decisions for you, like the Public Trustee, this fact sheet is for you. It talks about how we can help and what you can expect when you ask for our help. You can read the fact sheet at the link below: How we can...
Talking to your administrator
If you have an administrator appointed to make financial decisions for you, like the Public Trustee, this fact sheet is for you. It talks about tips on how to talk with your administrator and have a good working relationship with them. You can read the fact sheet at...
How to prove you have capacity
If you have an administrator appointed to make financial decisions for you, like the Public Trustee, and you would like to either change who your administrator is, or have them removed, this fact sheet is for you. It talks about what you can do to prove you have...
Make renting fair
QAI made a submission to the Housing, Big Build and Manuifacturing Committee on 9 April 2024 regarding the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. You can read the submission linked below. Submission - PDF (176 KB)...
Anti-Discrimination Bill
QAI made a submission to the Department of Justice and Attorney General on 28 March 2024 regarding the proposed Anti-Discromination Bill 2024. You can read the submission linked below. Submission - PDF (450 KB) Submission - Word (354 KB)
Education Amendment Bill
QAI made a submission to the Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee on 25 March 2024 regarding the proposed Education (General Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. Our submission made 29 key recommendations, which you can read in the...
Commentary on Child Safety’s Policies
While we do not practice law in the area of child protection, through the course of our disability advocacy work in child protection matters, we noticed that the guidance relied on for decision making in child protection matters is discriminatory and is likely...
Youth Justice Reform
QAI made two submissions to the inquiry into ongoing reforms to the youth justice system. The inquiry is overseen by the Youth Justice Reform Select Committee. Our submissions focus on the overrepresentation of children with disability in the youth justice system....
Remove section 216 from Queensland’s Criminal Code
QAI wrote a joint submission with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) and WWILD on the need to remove section 216 of Queensland's Criminal Code. The submission was sent to the parliamentary committee considering the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and...
Inquiry into Supported Accommodation in Queensland
QAI made a submission to the inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported accommodation in Queensland. In theory, hostels and boarding houses can provide a useful, short-term accommodation option for people with and without disability in Queensland. However,...
Steps to financial control
If you have an administrator appointed to make financial decisions for you, like the Public Trustee, and you would like to either change who your administrator is, or have them removed, this fact sheet is for you. It talks about what options you have and what steps...