Australian Government Response to the Disability Royal Commission and supporting documents

The Disability Royal Commission’s final report includes 222 recommendations aimed at all levels of government. The Australian Government Response includes responses to the 172 recommendations within the Australian Government’s primary or shared responsibility. It does not include responses to the 50 recommendations within state and territory governments’ primary responsibility.

Full version of the Australian Government Response

This is the full version of the Government Response.

Summary version of the Australian Government Response

This is the summary version of the Government Response:

Accessible versions of the Australian Government Response:

13 language translations of the Government Response summary are available:

Ministerial Statement on the Australian Government Response 

Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, provided a statement to the Australian Parliament on 12 August 2024, to acknowledge the release of the Australian Government’s response to the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability.

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