Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 25 July 2019 4.6 Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies (CRPD art 11, CO 22–23, LOI 12) 55. The Commission welcomes the Australian Government’s support of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030) and the work of the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience and National Resilience Taskforce. However, the Commission is concerned that the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience (2011) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework do not integrate a disability perspective as required by the Sendai Framework. 56. The Commission has argued for improved community accessibility in reconstruction programs following disasters. The Commission submits that funding for disaster recovery should include provision for new buildings or refurbishments to meet the Disability (Access to Premises— Building) Standards 2010. Recommendation 24: The Australian Government revise the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience and other relevant policies and frameworks, to align with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030), including to: a. ensure emergency information and warning systems are fully available, free and accessible throughout Australia for all persons with disability b. provide explicitly for accessibility for and inclusion of people with disability in all responses to situations of risk c. require all public services to develop individual and local plans for the safe evacuation of people with disability in consultation with people with disability through their representative organisations. Recommendation 25: The Australian Government require that all funding for disaster recovery include provision for new buildings or buildings requiring refurbishment as a result of natural disasters to meet the Disability (Access to Premises—Building) Standards 2010. 4.7 Equal recognition before the law (CRPD art 12, CO 24-26, LOI 13) 57. The Commission is concerned by a lack of progress in implementing a nationally consistent supported decision-making framework, as recommended in the Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws report by the ALRC.48 17