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Disability Royal Commission

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in Disability Care

OPA continues to actively participate in and contribute to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – an inquiry of great importance for people with disability and the disability sector.

The Public Advocate and two Community Visitors appeared as witnesses at the Royal Commission’s December 2019 hearings in Melbourne, and OPA has tabled written submissions on the following topics (click on the titles to download).

Documents
Safeguards and Quality Issues 73 Kilobytes
Safeguards and Quality Issues 556 Kilobytes
Employment (October 2020) 282 Kilobytes
Employment (October 2020) 112 Kilobytes
Restrictive Practices (September 2020) 645 Kilobytes
Restrictive Practices (September 2020) 497 Kilobytes
Rights and Attitudes (August 2020) 160 Kilobytes
Rights and Attitudes (August 2020) 800 Kilobytes
Emergency planning and response (July 2020) 201 Kilobytes
Emergency planning and response (July 2020) 1006 Kilobytes
The Criminal Justice System (May 2020) 576 Kilobytes
The Criminal Justice System (May 2020) 180 Kilobytes
Health Care for People with Cognitive Disability (April 2020) 418 Kilobytes
Health Care for People with Cognitive Disability (April 2020) 153 Kilobytes
Group Homes (December 2019) 2.10 Megabytes
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