Disability Royal Commission
The Disability Royal Commission investigated reports of violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation of people with disability. These incidents might have happened recently or a long time ago.
The Final Report is now available on the Disability Royal Commission website. You can also download an easy read of a brief guide to the final report on the Commission website.
Now the national government will consider what to do with the recommendations from the Commission in the final report on how to improve laws, policies, structures and practices to ensure a more inclusive and just society that supports the independence of people with disability and their right to live free from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Legal Aid WA has a Your Story Disability Legal Support (YSDLS) lawyer who can assist people with disability, their families and carers with disability-related legal issues. You can contact the YSDLS Infoline for more information.
What is a Royal Commission?
A Royal Commission is an investigation, independent of government, into a matter of great importance. Royal Commissions have broad powers to hold public hearings, call witnesses under oath and affirmation and compel evidence.
Royal Commissions make recommendations to government about what should change. Each Royal Commission has terms of reference, which define the issues it will look into.
What did the Disability Royal Commission investigate?
The Disability Royal Commission investigated reports of violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation of people with disability. These incidents might have happened recently or a long time ago.
The Disability Royal Commission investigated how to:
- prevent and better protect people with disability from experiencing violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation
- achieve best practice in reporting, investigating and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability, and
- promote a more inclusive society that supports people with disability to be independent and live free from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
More information
- Your Story Disability Legal Support – national website
- Disability Royal Commission – information on the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Reviewed: 5 October 2023
