Media releases

The Disability Royal Commission wants to investigate the specific experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability to better understand violence against, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people from diverse backgrounds and improve responses when they do occur. The Royal Commission seeks responses to the latest issues paper entitled “The experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability Issues Paper”.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (the Royal Commission) has published its Overview of responses to the Emergency planning and response issues paper.

The education and training of dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals, including psychologists and speech pathologists, in relation to the health care and treatment of people with cognitive disabilities will be further investigated when the Disability Royal Commission holds Day 3 of public hearing 10 on March 2nd 2021.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has released its Third Progress Report, covering the period from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has welcomed the release of ‘Australia’s ‘COVID-19 vaccine strategy’. 

Indefinite detention of, and the overrepresentation of people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system will be examined when the Disability Royal Commission holds its next public hearing on 16-25 February 2021.  This hearing will consider the need for the provision of proper supports to people with disability. 

On 23 November 2020, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability issued a media release following advice from Law In Order that they, as the Royal Commission’s document and evidence management service provider, had been affected by a cyber-security incident.

People with disability, particularly First Nations people with disability, are over represented at all stages of the criminal justice system, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has been told in responses to its Criminal Justice System Issues Paper.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Violence against People with Disability has issued a research paper listing key elements of legislation affecting people with disability.

The training and education of health professionals, specifically in relation to treating people with cognitive disability will be the focus of the next public hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.