Volume 11 examined violence and abuse against people with disability at home, in public places and on-line platforms such as social media and the range of oversight and complaint mechanisms and gaps that exist in Australia for people with disability.
This volume included 18 recommendations that propose changes across six areas: adult safeguarding functions; independent complaint reporting, referral, and support mechanisms; the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT); disability death review schemes; and reportable conduct schemes.
The table below outlines progress made against recommendations in this volume.
Read more about the status definitions in the Reader's Guide.
Adult safeguarding functions
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | Nationally consistent adult safeguarding functions | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
| 11.2 | An integrated national adult safeguarding framework | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Subject to further consideration |
Complaint reporting, referral and support
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.3 | ‘One-stop shop’ complaint reporting, referral and support | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT Accept in principle: NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC, WA, NT Subject to further consideration: SA | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 11.4 | Creating accessible complaint pathways | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 11.5 | Complaint handling and investigative practice guidelines | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT)
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.6 | Enshrining key provisions of OPCAT in legislation | Australian Government | Accept in principle | Further work required |
| 11.7 | Resourcing and wider definition of places of detention | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle: Commonwealth, ACT, NT, TAS Subject to further consideration: NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA | Further work required |
| 11.8 | Legislating National Preventive Mechanisms | State and territory governments | Accept: ACT, TAS Accept in principle: WA, NT Subject to further consideration: NSW, QLD, SA, VIC | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 11.9 | Designating National Preventive Mechanism bodies | State and territory governments | Subject to further consideration: NSW, QLD, VIC Note: ACT, SA, TAS, WA, NT | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 11.10 | Improved consistency and coordination | Australian Government | Accept in principle | In Progress |
| 11.11 | Disability inclusive approach to implementing OPCAT | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle: Commonwealth, ACT, NT, TAS Subject to further consideration: NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA: | Further work required |
Community Visitor schemes
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.12 | Nationally consistent community visitor schemes | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |
| 11.13 | Integration of community visitor schemes with the NDIS | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | Further work required |
Disability death reviews
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.14 | Establishing disability death review schemes | State and territory governments | Accept in principle: ACT, VIC, NT Subject to further consideration: NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, WA | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 11.15 | Disability death review scheme requirements | State and territory governments | Accept in principle: ACT, VIC, NT Subject to further consideration: NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, WA | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 11.16 | National agreement on disability death reviews | Australian, state and territory governments | Subject to further consideration | Please see individual state and territory updates |
Reportable conduct schemes
| Number | Recommendation | Lead Jurisdiction | Response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.17 | Nationally consistent reportable conduct schemes | State and territory governments | Accept: NSW Accept in part: SA Accept in principle: ACT, QLD, WA, NT Subject to further consideration: SA and TAS | Please see individual state and territory updates |
| 11.18 | Dual oversight of reportable conduct and incidents | Australian, state and territory governments | Accept in principle | In progress |