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Report

The committee tabled its Report No. 10 - Disability Services (Your Life Your Choice) Amendment Bill 2012 on 25 October 2012. The report is available here.

Referral

On 11 September 2012 the Disability Services (Your Life Your Choice) Amendment Bill 2012 (the Bill) was introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Hon Tracy Davis MP, Minister for Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services.

The Bill was referred to the Health and Community Services Committee in accordance with Standing Order 131.  The committee is required to report to the Parliament by 25 October 2012.

The Bill

The objectives of the Bill are:

• to broaden the objects and principles of the Disability Services Act 2006 to encompass the importance of the individual choice and control;
• to enable funding to be provided directly to individuals or to another person on behalf of an individual (e.g. a person nominated by the person with a disability, a appointed guardian, or a parent of a child with a disability); and
• to require an agreement to be prepared for the funding to be provided.

The Bill and Explanatory Notes are available

Disability Services (Your Life Your Choice) Amendment Bill 2012

Explanatory Notes to the Bill

Submissions

Submissions closed on 4 October 2012.   

Public briefing and hearing

A public briefing on the Bill for the Department of Communities Child Safety and Disability Services was held on Monday 8 October 2012. The transcript of the briefing is available here.

A public hearing was held on 8 October 2012. The transcript of the hearing is available here.

Other Information

Minister's Explanatory Speech (11 September 2012)