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Regional Disability Councils

Regional Disability Councils provide advice to the Minister for Disability Services, through the Disability Council of Queensland, on issues impacting on people with a disability and their families at a local and regional level.

The Minister appointed new members to the State's ten Regional Disability Councils for a three-year term commencing on 10 December 2007.

The major role of Regional Disability Councils (RDCs) is to:

To provide advice to the Minister for Disability Services on the development and implementation of key strategic policies in the Disability Services Queensland Strategic Plan and the whole of government approach to disability services, from a local and regional perspective.
To provide information and advice to the Minister for Disability Services through the Disability Council of Queensland on local and regional systemic disability issues and initiatives which impact on people with a disability.
At the Minister’s direction, to link with the Disability Council of Queensland to consider state-wide issues relating to the development and implementation of policies and the provision of services to people with a disability, their family and carers from a local and regional perspective.
To informally network across the disability sector and the community including, non-Government, Local, State and Australian Government agencies to provide advice to the Minister on major initiatives and services provided to people with a disability, their families and carers, at a local and regional level.
To provide support for targeted consultations, as directed by the Minister for Disability Services on Disability Services Queensland policy and program initiatives.
Through role and networks, communicate the needs of people with a disability and promote awareness of initiatives to enable increase participation of people with a disability in their community.

At the Minister's direction, the RDCs may be asked to link with the Disability Council of Queensland to consult on state-wide issues relating to the development of policy and the provision of services to people with a disability, their families and carers.

Find out who the members of your local Regional Disability Council are:

Last updated December 2007