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eBlast: Summary of First Hearing of Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held on Monday 16 September 2019 The first Public Sitting of the Disability Royal Commission was held in Brisbane on Monday 16 September. This marked an historic moment in time after many years of advocacy to get … Read More

Member E-Blast: Royal Commission Update QDN provides the following information to members as part of our aim of keeping members regularly informed on the Royal Commission.

E-Blast: Royal Commission Update: Managing Conflicts of Interest There have been calls for two of the Commissioners from the Royal Commission to stand down. This is due to perceptions of conflicts of interest because in their previous roles of leadership they provided services to people with disability. The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and … Read More

Member Update: Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect Royal Commission Submissions Open The Royal Commission is now inviting people with disability, their family members and supporters and other interested members of the public and institutions to make submissions. A submission form has been created to assist, and submissions are also being accepted via phone or … Read More

QDN Member Update: Four Commissions explained At the moment in Queensland, there are four Commissions which relate to people with disability and QDN members will have seen information about them. QDN has put together the following information about the four different Queensland and National Commissions,  what they do, their roles, how they can assist people … Read More

QDN’s 2019 Federal Election Policy Platform QDN has released our 2019 Federal Election Policy Platform.  QDN’s election platform is based on feedback from QDN members, including our Local Support Groups and engagement with people with disability and their families whilst delivering key projects. Our election policy platform identifies seven key areas of priority commitment we … Read More

Member update – Commissioners for Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability Former Federal Court judge Ronald Sackville AO QC has been appointed the Chair of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. He will be assisted

E-Blast: Royal Commission Draft Terms of Reference Reminder Reminding all QDN members and supporters that the deadline to have your say on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of people with disability is Thursday 28 March. At the moment the only way to have a say … Read More