The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has today released the draft Commissioners’ Report of Public hearing 12: The experiences of people with disability, in the context of the Australian Government’s approach to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The Disability Royal Commission will seek to understand the systemic problems experienced by First Nations children with disability in out-of-home care when it holds its next public hearing, Public hearing 16, from 17 to 24 September 2021.
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will hold an additional day of Public hearing 13 on Friday 10th September 2021 commencing at 9.30am (AEST).
The Chair of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, Ronald Sackville AO QC, has congratulated Dr Kerri Mellifont QC to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Legislation has passed the Australian parliament today to protect confidential information provided to a Royal Commission beyond the life of the Royal Commission.
The first six months of 2021 showed considerable progress for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
A report commissioned by the Disability Royal Commission has found that further research is needed on protective factors and interventions to protect people with disability from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The Disability Royal Commission welcomes the Australian Government’s release of a new national roadmap that aims to improve the health of people with intellectual disability (Roadmap).
The Disability Royal Commission will continue its examination of the experiences of people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system when it holds public hearing 15 on 12 and 13 August 2021. This hearing will examine what happens when services and supports are sought by or for people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
