DRC Briefing Series: Disability Rights Act and National Disability Commission with Natalie Wade

Course Overview

Prominent disability rights lawyer, Natalie Wade explores the DRC's recommendations to introduce a new Disability Rights Act and National Disability Commission.

The DRC has recommended that a Disability Rights Act be introduced to translate the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) into enforceable Australian law. This could also involve a new National Disability Commission, which would have power to address non-compliance with the Act.

In this one hour webinar, prominent disability rights lawyer, Natalie Wade will bring you up to speed on:

• The proposed Disability Rights Act and what it aims to achieve 

• Who would need to comply under the new proposals 

• The role of the proposed National Disability Commission

• What all this could look like in practice

• And of course, what you can do to prepare

Conversation hosted by Chris Coombes, DSC.