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Australia Considers New Disability Approach

Author: Australian Disability and Development Consortium
Published: 2009/11/23 - Updated: 2010/05/01
Category Topic: Australia and New Zealand - Academic Publications

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Synopsis: Productivity Commission will investigate new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and support.

Introduction

Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister, Jenny Macklin - Minister for Community Services

Main Content

The Productivity Commission will investigate new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and support.

Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced the inquiry at the National Disability Awards ceremony in Parliament House.

The inquiry forms part of the Australian Government's ten year National Disability Strategy being developed with State and Territory Governments and the National People with Disabilities and Carer Council.

The Productivity Commission inquiry will examine the costs and benefits of replacing the current system of disability services with a new approach which provides long-term essential care and support for people with severe or profound disabilities however acquired.

The inquiry will examine a range of options for long-term care and support including consideration of whether a no-fault social insurance approach to disability is appropriate in Australia. It will also examine if a scheme would fit with Australia's health, aged care, income support and injury insurance systems.

These are complex issues that require rigorous analysis, design and costing. The feasibility study will assess whether a long-tem care and support scheme would be appropriate, practical and economically responsible in the Australian context.

The Productivity Commission will consult widely and will be assisted by an associate commissioner with specialist disability expertise. An independent panel of experts will also be established to advise the Productivity Commission and Government during the Inquiry. The Australian Government will appoint the associate commissioner and the independent panel of experts shortly.

The Productivity Commission will report to Government in July 2011.

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