Our submission responds to the report recommendation that the Australian Government should pursue greater alignment in quality and safety regulation of the care economy to improve efficiency and outcomes for care users (Draft Recommendation 1.1).
We support the Government’s goal of greater efficiency and consistency in regulation across the care economy. At the same time, we strongly believe reforms must be driven by outcomes for people with disability, not administrative convenience. They must:
- Maintain specialist disability knowledge and safeguards.
- Directly involve / consult with people with an intellectual disability, families and advocates.
- Ensure that regulatory alignment lifts protections, rather than diluting them.
You can read our submission here: