What the New Law Means for Me
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Disability Act 2006
- Providing information
- Community inclusion
- Access to services
- Planning
- Residential services
- Complaints and review
- High Quality Services
- Restrictive practices
- For carers and families
- Easy read information
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Information sheets - Audio
- Disability Act Announcement
- Contact Information
- About the Act
- Information Sheet 1 - The Disability Act 2006
- Information Sheet 2 - Participation in the Community
- Information Sheet 3 - Access to Disability Services
- Information Sheet 4 - Planning for People with a Disability
- Information Sheet 5 - Rights for People in Residential Services
- Information Sheet 6 - Rights for People in Community Residential Units
- Information Sheet 7 - Standards and Monitoring Performance
- Information Sheet 8 - Service Providers Registration
- Information Sheet 9 - Community Visitors
- Information Sheet 10 - Provision of Information
- Information Sheet 11 - Complaints About Disability Services
- Information Sheet 12 - Disability Services Commissioner
- Information Sheet 13 - The Senior Practitioner
- Information in community languages
Information Sheet 1 - About the Disability Act 2006 talks about the rights and responsibilities that you and the disability service provider have.
For more information, you can read About the Disability Act 2006 on what does the new law means for you. The booklet also contains information about restrictive or compulsory treatments.
Download
- Easy Read Information Sheet 1 - About the Disability Act (PDF 1.1 MB)
- About the Disability Act 2006 - Easy Read (PDF 2.5 MB)
- About the Disability Act 2006 - Easy Read (Word 376.5 KB)
Contact information
Telephone: 1300 366 731 (9 - 5, Mon to Fri)
TTY: (03) 9096 0133
Fax: (03) 9096 9137
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