Policy and Information Manual

Release date: July 2007 by Disability Services Division

The Manual includes chapters on:

• An overview of the Disability Act 2006
• The policy framework
• Quality Framework
• Provision of Information
• Information Privacy
• Culturally Appropriate Practice
• Complaints
• Disability Services Commissioner
• Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Download document:

•  Policy and information manual (Word 459 KB) (84 pages)
  
•  Policy and information manual (PDF 510 KB) (71 pages)
  

Download the separate sections or attachments to this document:

• About the disability services you get - Section 89 template form (Easy read) (PDF 1.0 mb)
  • An interactive form template that can be filled out online about the services you get from your disability service provider.

  To use this form, select the 'highlight fields' button located at the upper right-hand side of your screen to highlight the spaces where information can be keyed in. The completed form can be saved for copies and for record keeping.

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•  Provision of information  - Section 89 template (PDF 99.5 kb)
  • Disability service providers are required to provide relevant written information about their service as soon as a person with a disability starts accessing the service. 
  
  
• Complaints policy (Easy read) (PDF 2322KB) 
  • What to do when you are not happy with the services you get.
  
  
• Provision of Information policy (Easy read) (PDF 2937KB)
  • Written information your disability service provider must give you.
  
  
• _Complaints Policy Recording Template (Excel 26KB)

  • The Disability Services Commissioner will advise disability service providers of their complaints reporting requirements in the future – this template may be used to record complaints data until these requirements are published.

    It is envisaged that only deidentified data would be provided to the Disability Services Commissioner as part of the annual reporting requirement.