Planning
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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
The Disability Act has guiding principles for planning, which include that planning should:
- be individualised
- be directed by the person with a disability
- consider and respect the person's family and other people who are important to the person with a disability
- be underpinned by the right of the person with a disability to have control over their own life
The Act outlines a process for planning, which includes that:
- A person with a disability (or a person on their behalf) may ask a disability service provider to assist them with planning
- People who receive ongoing disability services must have a support plan
- A support plan must be reviewed at least once every three years, but can be reviewed earlier if requested
- People with an intellectual disability who request a service must be offered assistance with planning
Now the Act has commenced, any existing plans will continue until they are reviewed. When a person's plan is reviewed, the new planning processes will start.
The policy requirements for planning are outlined in the Planning Policy and this is further supplemented by the Planning Resource Kit and Implementation Guide which aims to provide a foundation for shared practice among Department of Human Services and Community Service Organisation (CSO) staff.
- Information Sheet 4 - Planning for People with a Disability
Overview of planning under the Act and some frequently asked questions.
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