Policy and law reform

One of our priorities is policy work and law reform and we draw on our case and advice work to put forward positions that help achieve substantive equality for people with disability.

Current projects

The NSW DDLC is currently working on the following policy and law reform projects:

  • Shadow Report on CRPD – Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. (link)
  • Green Paper on strengthening Australia’s democracy.

Past Submissions

  • March 2010 – Inquiry into provision of education to Students with Disability or Special needs (pdf 905kb, doc 863kb)
  • March 2010 – Submission – Inquiry Into Provision Of Education To Students With A Disability Or Special Needs (pdf 862kb, doc 1039kb)
  • January 2010 – Response to Access to Electronic Media for the Hearing and Vision Impaired (January 2010) (pdf 434kb, doc 831kb)
  • October 2009 – Migration – Inquiry into the Migration Treatment of Disability (pdf 656kb, doc 843kb)
  • September 2009 – Submission on Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (pdf 583kb, doc 699kb)
  • August 2009 – Education – Inquiry into Rural and regional Access to Secondary and Tertiary Education Opportunities (doc 838kb)
  • July 2009 – Temporary Exemption to the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) regarding captioning of television programs. (pdf 787kb, doc 71kb)
  • June 2009 – Human Rights – National Human Rights Consultation Submission (pdf 312kb, doc 187kb)
  • May 2009 – Voting – Inquiry into 2008 Local Government Elections.(pdf 760kb, doc 225kb)
  • March 2009 – Access to Premises – Draft Disability Standards 2009 (Access to Premises – Buildings) (pdf 895kb, doc 198kb)
  • February 2009 – Transport – Senate Inquiry into the investment of Commonwealth and State funds in public passenger transport infrastructure and services (pdf 767kb, doc 63kb)
  • January 2009 – Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) – Submission to the Inquiry into the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008.(pdf 1,180kb, doc 767kb)
  • August 2008 – Consultation into the Legal Recognition and Protection of Human Rights in Australia (pdf 84kb)
  • June 2008 – Submission towards a National Aviation Policy Statement (pdf 307kb, doc 91kb)
  • December 2007 – Comment on Regional Express Airlines’ application for exemption (pdf 115kb, doc 72kb)
  • December 2007 – Flight Closed – Report on the experiences of People with Disabilities in Domestic Airline Travel in Australia (pdf 2.7Mb)

Have your say

If you would like to make suggestions on what you would like NSW DDLC to include in our current policy and law reform projects please email info@ddlcnsw.org.au or post your comments to the NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre, PO Box 989 Strawberry Hills NSW Australia 2012.

Unfortunately we’re not able to guarantee that your suggestions will be incorporated into our submissions.