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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...
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)...
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...
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...
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,...
Supported Decision-Making publication
We made a submission to the Office of the Public Guardian on their Supported Decison-Making publication. In our submission we discuss why supported decision-making is important and our approach to it as an organsation, as well as some client stories of supported...
Education Funding
We made a submission to the Education, Employment and Training Committee on the Education (General Provisions) (Helping families with school costs) Amendment Bill 2023. The right to education for students with disability has long been a focus of QAI’s systemic...
Queensland’s Residential Care Review
QAI made a submission to the review of Queensland's Residential Care system. We made the following recommendations: De-institutionalise young people and update Departmental policies and procedures to align with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...
NDIS Review
QAI welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the NDIS Review. The NDIS provides critical support that facilitates the rights of people with disability to be independent and to live full social and economic lives. However key challenges with the scheme remain...
Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023
QAI contributed to a joint submission by the Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) and other individuals to comment on the proposed Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023. Submission - PDF
Review to inform a better and fairer education system
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...
Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights framework
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...
Administrative Review Reform
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
Review of the impact of Covid-19 on school students with disability
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
The issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms
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 person’s...
Current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia
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...
Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023
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...
A new Act to replace the Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth)
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...
Monitoring of Places of Detention (OPCAT) Bill 2022
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...
QAI’s final recommendations to the Disability Royal Commission
During the course of the Disability Royal Commission, QAI has provided extensive evidence of the ongoing mistreatment of people with disability in Australian society. QAI has made ten written submissions, given evidence at three public hearings, and our Disability...
Capability and Culture of the NDIA
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in response to its inquiry into the Capability and Culture of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). Despite several inquiries into the operation of the...
Places of Detention in Queensland
As a result of our work supporting clients in closed environments, QAI holds grave concerns regarding some of the physical and psychological conditions that people deprived of their liberty can endure when detained in certain Queensland-government funded institutions....
Guardianship, Substituted and Supported Decision-Making
QAI welcomes the Disability Royal Commission’s enhanced focus on guardianship, substituted and supported decision-making. While the intent behind guardianship legislation is to protect people with impaired decision-making capacity who are unable to make their own...
Information gathering for access and planning in the NDIS
QAI made a submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) in response to their survey on information gathering for access and planning. The submission responds to key questions in the survey that directly pertain to the experiences of participants...
Draft Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation
At the 15th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), QAI learned about the CRPD Committee’s Draft Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation, including in emergencies. These guidelines are very welcome...
Criminal Procedure Review – Magistrates Court
QAI made a short submission to the Criminal Procedure Review - Magistrates Court. Read our submission via the links below. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
QAI Intervention Statement to the United Nations
QAI made an intervention to the 15th Conference of States Parties (CoSP) General Debate, highlighting our concerns regarding risks to people with disability in closed environments and the inherent inability of closed environments to keep people safe from Covid-19...
The framework for a decriminalised sex work industry in Queensland
QAI welcomes the move to decriminalise sex work in Queensland. QAI has consistently raised concern about provisions within Queensland’s Criminal Code that infringe the human rights of people with disability and which arbitrarily limit their right to sexual...
Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)
Advocating for the right for all people with disability to live a life free from violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination is core to QAI’s work. QAI welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) as...
QAI and ATSILS call for inquiry into school disciplinary absences
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) and The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) Limited (ATSILS) are publicly calling upon the Queensland Human Rights Commissioner to conduct an inquiry into the use of school disciplinary absences in...
Queensland’s restrictive practices laws
QAI considers the use of restrictive practices to infringe the fundamental human rights of people with disability. Restrictive practices are used as a form of behaviour control, applied to individuals considered to be exhibiting ‘behaviours of concern’. There are...
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021
QAI made a submission on the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. QAI is deeply concerned about the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021...
Institutional Economic Neglect
In July 2021, QAI provided a submission on the Purpose, Intent and Adequacy of the Disability Support Pension to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee inquiry. In December 2021, QAI provided this submission to the Disability Royal Commission as evidence of...
Public Trustee – Advisory and Monitoring Board
QAI made a submission to the Community Support and Services Committee regarding the Public Trustee (Advisory and Monitoring Board) Amendment Bill 2021. QAI supports the establishment of the Board and its intended functions to monitor and review the performance of the...
Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021
QAI made a submission to the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee on the Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021. People with disability are over-represented in all sites of detention and are at greater risk of experiencing torture and ill-treatment in these settings....
NDIS Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021
QAI made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee regarding the proposed reforms contained in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021. Overall, QAI considers that many of...
Criminal Justice System – DRC issues paper
QAI made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission in response to the 'Criminal Justice System' issues paper. QAI welcomes the Royal Commission's focus on the experiences of people with disability in the criminal justice system. Despite increasing commitment by...
NDIS legislative changes and the Participant Service Guarantee
QAI made a submission to the Department of Social Services regarding the proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 and the introduction of the Participant Service Guarantee. QAI supports the underlying intention behind many of the proposed...
Supporting you to make your own decisions
QAI and Leadership Plus have collaborated to provide a response to the NDIA's Support for Decision-Making policy. The increased focus on the decision-making rights of people with disability engaging with the NDIS is extremely welcome. However, whilst the proposed...
Public Trustee – Fees and Charges review
In August 2021, The Public Trustee of Queensland commenced a review of its Fees and Charges. QAI assists many people with disability whose financial affairs are managed by the Public Trustee. Whilst the Public Trustee states that its vision is to protect the dignity...
Vilification and people with disability
Some people with disability experience vilification and harassment on the basis of their disability. This includes physical and verbal abuse and can be perpetrated by strangers, groups or people known to them. Whilst disability is a leading cause of discrimination, it...
Coercive Control
QAI made a submission to the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce regarding the proposals to legislate against coercive control and create a standalone domestic violence offence. QAI is deeply concerned about the disproportionate rates of violence and abuse affecting...
NDIS Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021
QAI made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021. QAI has been concerned for some time about the ability of the NDIS Quality...
National Register of Enduring Powers of Attorney
QAI made a submission to the Attorney-General's Department regarding the proposed National Register of Enduring Powers of Attorney. QAI agrees that a National Register of Enduring Power of Attorneys ('EPOAs) would assist in reducing financial abuse, in particular, the...
Disability Support Pension
QAI made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee on their inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and its purpose, intent and adequacy. QAI considers that the DSP in its current form has lost its purpose, is unreasonable in its...
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021
QAI is vigilant about the risks for people with disability inherent in schemes that legalise voluntary assisted dying. Voluntary assisted dying must never be a substitute for access to appropriate medical care, disability support services or palliative care, or indeed...
Promoting Inclusion
What does an inclusive society mean to you? As an organisation dedicated to promoting the rights and interests of the most vulnerable Queenslanders with disability, QAI considers an inclusive society to be an essential prerequisite for people with disability to enjoy...
National Disability Employment Strategy
Further to our previous work on the new National Disability Strategy, QAI recently provided a submission to the Department of Social Services regarding the proposed National Disability Employment Strategy. With the underrepresentation of people with disability in...
Increasing Guardianship Applications in the NDIS
QAI is concerned by the increase in guardianship and administration applications that has correlated with the rollout of the NDIS in Queensland. These applications are often submitted by NDIS service providers in relation to the people they support. Applications are...
Independent Assessments
QAI is seriously concerned about the proposed introduction of mandatory Independent Assessments into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Under proposed changes, people with disability will be forced to undergo a generic, one-off assessment with a...
NDIS Access and Planning Policies
QAI is seriously concerned about the proposed introduction of mandatory Independent Assessments into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Under proposed changes, people with disability will be forced to undergo a generic, one-off assessment with a...
NDIS Market in Queensland – Draft Report
QAI participated in the Queensland Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Queensland. QAI raised concern about the human rights implications of suggested reforms to the rules regulating Restrictive...
NDS and NDIS Outcomes Frameworks
QAI considers that if the new National Disability Strategy (NDS) and the NDIS are to genuinely improve the lives of people with disability, there must be tangible changes that facilitate the self-determination of people with disability, and which ensures the...
Restrictive Practices
QAI considers the use of Restrictive Practices as an infringement of the fundamental human rights of people with disability. Despite being cited as necessary to ensure safety, the use of Restrictive Practices often stems from prejudicial and discriminatory attitudes...
National Disability Strategy
QAI contributed towards the development of the new National Disability Strategy by providing a written submission in response to the Department of Social Service’s consultation paper. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word...
Disability Standards for Education
QAI provided a submission to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment’s 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education. Drawing upon our extensive experience of working with families who have children with disability in the education setting, we...
Inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Quality and Safeguards Commission. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of...
Support Coordination
QAI made a submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency in response to the discussion paper on Support Coordination. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Inquiry into the NDIS Market in Queensland
QAI made a submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission’s initial inquiry into the operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Queensland. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission...
Worker Screening Amendment Bill 2020
QAI made a submission in response to the Disability Services and Other Legislation (Worker Screening) Amendment Bill 2020. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Penalties for Assaults on Public Officers
QAI made a submission to the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council’s inquiry into penalties for assaults on public officers. This submission focuses on the following discrete issues: The relevance of the employment of the victim to the perceived gravity, and...
Group Homes
QAI made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission in response to the Group homes issues paper. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Emergency Planning and Response
QAI made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission in response to the Emergency Planning and Response issues paper. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions
QAI made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 in relation to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on people with disability in Queensland. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Inquiry into NDIS Workforce
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) inquiry into the NDIS Workforce. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
QAI made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs regarding effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis and support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word...
Inclusive Education
QAI made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission in response to the Education and learning issues paper. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
Priorities for Federal Discrimination Law Reform
QAI made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding proposed reforms to federal discrimination laws. You can read the full submission at the links below: PDF version of submission Word version of submission
The Tune Review 2019
QAI made a submission to David Tune's 2019 Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 and the Participant Service Guarantee. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Free & Equal – An Australian Conversation on Human Rights
QAI made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding the need for a federal Human Rights Act. Read our submission via the links below. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform)
QAI made a submission regarding the Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Centrelink’s Compliance Program
QAI made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs regarding the inquiry into Centrelink's Compliance Program. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
NDIS Planning
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's inquiry into planning in the NDIS. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Adequacy of Newstart Allowance
QAI made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee regarding the inquiry into the adequacy of the Newstart Allowance and other related payments. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
NDIS Thin Markets
QAI made a submission to the Department of Social Services for the NDIS Thin Markets project. Read our full submission via the links below. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
QAI made a submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee regarding the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Supported Independent Living
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's inquiry into Supported Independent Living Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Fitness to Plea
QAI made a submission to the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute regarding fitness for trial laws. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Imprisonment and Recidivsm Draft Report
QAI made a submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission's inquiry on Imprisonment and Recidivism. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Disability Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
QAI made a submission to the Education, Employment and Small Business Committee regarding the Disability Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Civil Surveillance and Privacy
QAI made a submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission regarding the review of Queensland's laws relating to civil surveillance and the protection of privacy in the context of current and emerging technologies. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Opening Doors to Renting Reform
QAI made a submission to the Opening Doors to Rental Reform consultation. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Disability Standards for Accessible Transport
QAI made a submission to the Disability Transport Access Secretariat regarding the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Human Rights Bill 2018
QAI made a submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee regarding the Human Rights Bill 2018. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Reshaping the Disability Services Act 2006
QAI made a submission to the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors regarding reform to the Disability Services Act 2006. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Imprisonment and Recidivism
QAI made a submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission's inquiry into Imprisonment and Recidivism. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Petitioning the Parliament
QAI made a submission to the Petitions Committee regarding the inquiry into the future of petitioning in the House. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Transport Technology
QAI made a submission to the Transport and Public Works Committee regarding the inquiry into Transport Technology. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
OPCAT in Australia – Stage 2
QAI made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission titled 'OPCAT in Australia - Stage 2'. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
My Health Record
QAI made a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs regarding the inquiry into the My Health Record System. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Intergenerational Welfare Dependence
QAI made a submission to the House of Representatives Select Committee on Intergenerational Welfare Dependence. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Wage Theft in Queensland
QAI made a submission to the Education, Employment and Small Business Committee regarding the inquiry into wage theft in Queensland. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
QAI made a submission to the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee regarding the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2018. Submission - PDF Submission - Word...
Police Powers and Responsibilities
QAI made a submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee regarding the review of the Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. Submission - PDF
Ensuring a Strong Future for Supported Employment
QAI made a submission to the Department of Social Services regarding its inquiry into the employment of people with disability. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Market Readiness for the NDIS
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's inquiry into market readiness for the NDIS. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Queesland Rail Exemption from Disability Discrimination Laws
QAI made a submission regarding the Queensland government's application for temporary exemptions to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Standards 2002 on behalf of Queensland Rail. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
General issues around the implementation of the NDIS
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's inquiry into general implementation issues of the NDIS. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Cashless Debit Card
QAI made a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs regarding the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
The Justice Project
QAI made a submission to the Law Council of Australia's consultation paper, The Justice Project. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the criminal justice system
QAI made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia's criminal justice system. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
NDIS Transitional Arrangements
QAI made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme regarding transitional arrangements for the NDIS. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
QAI made two submissions in 2017 on the development of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Submission re Bill - PDF Submission re Bill - Word Submission re framework - PDF Submission re framework - Word
OPCAT in Australia
QAI made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) in Australia. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
NDIS funding
QAI made a number of submissions in 2017 on the proposed funding arrangements for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. NDIS Funding Bill (ELC, Sep 2017) - PDF NDIS Funding Bill (ELC, Sep 2017) - WORD NDIS Costs (Productivity Commission, March 2017) - PDF NDIS...
Walk the Talk: Report and Outcomes from the forum
On Monday 20th March 2017 at the Brisbane Cultural and Convention Centre, a forum including six workshops was held to consider the progress Australia has made and how far we have yet to go in the implementation of the National Disability Strategy as the nation’s...
NDIS Code of Conduct
QAI made a submission to the Department of Social Services on the proposed Code of Conduct for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
State Penalities Enforcement Amendment Bill 2017
QAI made a submission to the Finance and Administration Committee's inquiry into the State Penalties Enforcement Amendment Bill 2017. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Shaping our future: Discussions on disability rights
QAI made a submission to the Disability Discrimination Commissioner's consultation, Shaping our future: Discussions on disability rights. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Towards an All Abilities Queensland
QAI made a submission to the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services for the Towards an All Abilities Queensland consultation. Submission - PDF Submission - Word
Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016
QAI made a submission to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General's inquiry on the Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016. Submission - PDF Submission - Word