❓ Question addresses WA's participation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), urging the Premier to consult directly with affected individuals and establish a community reference group. The Premier's response outlines existing advisory mechanisms and declines to establish a new group.
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NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME
Western Australian people with disabilities and their families were pleased to see the Premier concede to participate in the Council of Australian Governments process to establish a national disability insurance scheme. Will the Premier ensure he receives advice not just from the bureaucracy but also directly from those most affected, and establish a community reference group? Hon NORMAN MOORE
Western Australian people with disabilities and their families were pleased to see the Premier concede to participate in the Council of Australian Governments process to establish a national disability insurance scheme. Will the Premier ensure he receives advice not just from the bureaucracy but also directly from those most affected, and establish a community reference group? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
Will the Premier ensure he receives advice not just from the bureaucracy but also directly from those most affected, and establish a community reference group? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
Will the Premier ensure he receives advice not just from the bureaucracy but also directly from those most affected, and establish a community reference group? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
The Western Australian government has agreed to engage with the commonwealth government and other state governments to achieve improved services, improved financial security and lifetime accommodation for people with a disability. We will seek to build on what currently works in Western Australia, and build on that level of support that has nationally high standards and consistency. Over the next few months, the Western Australian government will use a range of existing advisory mechanisms to gain the views of people with a disability, their families and carers, on aspects of the emerging national system. These mechanisms include the Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability, the board of the Disability Services Commission, the statewide local area coordinator system and the partnership forum. These existing mechanisms include people with disabilities, their families and carers, and disability service providers in the not-for-profit sector. Informal mechanisms will also be used to elicit other views on the emerging national system. Similar advisory mechanisms also exist in relation to mental health services in this state that potentially may also be impacted by an emerging national system for disability services. It is not proposed to establish a further mechanism to seek advice or input from those likely to be affected by a national system.
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