Title Making rights count : services for people with a disability : new disability services legislation for the Commonwealth / Australian Law Reform Commission

Published Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, [1996] ©1996

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	KL 176 Aus/Rep	1996/79	AVAILABLE

Description 377 pages ; 25 cm Series Parliamentary paper / the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia ; 0727-4181 ; no. 156 of 1996 Report / Australian Law Reform Commission ; no. 79 Report (Australia. Law Reform Commission) ; no. 79 Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 1996, no. 156 Summary This report looks at how the Commonwealth, through the Department of Health and Family Services, meets its responsibilities towards people with a disability. The Disability Services Act 1986 (Cth) is the Department's main way of funding support services for people with a disability. This report looks at the social justice and human rights responsibilities of the Commonwealth and assesses how effectively the Commonwealth meets its obligations through its disability programs. This report also looks at how the Act funds and regulates service providers and protects community resources Analysis Accessibility Dept of Health and Family Services Disabled Equity Federal issue Legislation Social justice Notes "Report reflects the law as at July 1996 ... policy discussed in this report reflects that of the Commonwealth government at 2 March 1996" -- T.p. verso At foot of title: Review of legislation administered by the Department of Health and Family Services Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web Issuing Body Review of legislation administered by the Department of Health and Family Services Subject Australia. Department of Health and Family Services. Australia. Disability Services Act 1986 Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- Australia. People with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- Australia. People with disabilities -- Services for -- Law and legislation -- Australia. People with disabilities -- Services for -- Australia. People with disabilities -- Government policy -- Australia. People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia. Rehabilitation -- Law and legislation -- Australia $ Social security -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Author Australia. Law Reform Commission. ISBN 0642252149

Other Titles Services for people with a disability

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