Disability Royal Commission Progress Report 2025

Volume 12 – Beyond the Royal Commission

Volume 12 considered monitoring and reporting on action in response to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations, and disability data improvements.

Volume 12 considered monitoring and reporting on action in response to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations, and disability data improvements.

This volume includes 8 recommendations that propose changes across areas of reporting, roles and responsibilities, independent monitoring and improving the collection of data about people with disability.

The table below outlines progress made against recommendations in this volume.

Read more about the status definitions in the Reader's Guide.

Final report

NumberRecommendationLead JurisdictionResponseStatus
12.1Government responses to the Final reportAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleCompleted 
12.2Implementation of the Final report recommendationsAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleIn progress

Implementation

NumberRecommendationLead JurisdictionResponseStatus
12.3Progress reporting on implementation of recommendationsAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleIn progress
12.4Evaluation of effectiveness in improving outcomesAustralian GovernmentAccept in principleFurther work required

Data collection

NumberRecommendationLead JurisdictionResponseStatus
12.5A nationally consistent approach to data collectionAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleIn progress
12.6Disability flags in data collection for mainstream servicesAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleIn progress
12.7Improving disability data collectionAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleIn progress
12.8Long-term support for the National Disability Data AssetAustralian, state and territory governmentsAccept in principleFurther work required
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