Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 25 July 2019
Recommendation 13: In respect of the Australian Government Plan to
Improve Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with
Disability, the Australian Government:
a. closely consult and actively involve Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples with disability and their representative
organisations in all aspects of the design and implementation
of actions under the plan and the monitoring and review of the
plan
b. adequately resource actions under the plan
c. review and update the plan to align with the next NDS.
Women and girls with disability
Recommendation 14: The Australian Government ensure the Fourth
Action Plan under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women
and their Children 2010–2022:
a. addresses all forms of violence perpetrated against women and
children with disability
b. ensures protections are in place to prevent involuntary or
coerced sterilisation of women and children with disability
c. includes targeted prevention and early intervention initiatives
for women with disability, such as support and education on
respectful relationships
d. includes measures to ensure information, resources and
education for women with disability are provided in a range of
accessible formats
e. expands research and data-collection measures to better
understand the nature and prevalence of violence against
women and girls with disability, to inform evidence-based policy
responses.
Children with disability
Recommendation 15: The Australian Government amend the Family
Law Act 1975 (Cth) to require that children are provided with
assistance and accommodations to express their views in all matters
that affect their rights or interests.
Recommendation 16: Australian Governments, in conjunction with
the Office of the National Data Commissioner, develop a national
children’s data framework to ensure appropriate data collection that
can be disaggregated by a range of factors, including disability.
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