Disability Services Act 2006

• Background
  • Review of the DSA
  • Results of the consultation
• Rights of people with a disability
• Key impacts of the legislation
  • A focus on quality
  • Strengthening safeguards
  • Strengthening accountability
  • Strengthening government and community partnerships
• Legislation information campaign
• Training sessions
• Queenslanders attend information sessions
• Publications and resources
• Contact us

Strengthening government and community partnerships

Disability service plans

The new legislation requires every Queensland Government department to develop a disability service plan.

In these plans, departments need to identify:

• issues regarding service delivery to people with a disability
• ways these issues will be addressed
• how the department’s plan complements the plans of other departments.

Ministerial advisory committees

The Disability Services Act 2006 recognises the important role of community representatives in providing advice to the Minister and provides for the establishment of advisory committees.

Some committees have already been established. These include:

• the Disability Council of Queensland
• Regional Disability Councils
• the Complaints Management Quality Committee.