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Research

Through our research, the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourages informed policy discussion.

The Commission has a statutory mandate to conduct a program of research to support its inquiries, annual reporting and other responsibilities, including promoting community awareness and understanding of various productivity and regulatory issues.

Department of Family and Community Services # (PDF - 430k)

Submission DR362 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


A primary vehicle to employment is through government programs providing support, advice and employment places such as the Job Network, disability employment assistance and vocational rehabilitation, accessed through the single ... The coming review of

Date received: 22 Mar 2004

Job Watch # (PDF - 74k)

Submission 90 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


Workers with disability need:. - support to find suitable training and/or employment; - a government funded job induction scheme; - access to independent worker mentors; - 100% of approved costs to help with support ... achieve justice. Job Watch thanks

Date received: 19 May 2003

Rita Struthers (PDF - 73k)

Submission 118 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


34 ibid at 18 35 Gabriele Amersbach, Harvard Public Review 2000, Beyond the Myths of Aging, 2000: < http://.hsph.harvard.edu/review/review2000/featureaging.htlm. > ... Page 12 of 13. Amersbach, G., Harvard Public Review 2000, Beyond the Myths of Aging: <

Date received: 27 May 2003

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PDF - 41k)

Submission DR288 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


employees. The ACCI employer network employs over 4 million people. ACCI RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT REPORT IN SUMMARY. ... From a review of data published by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), there.

Date received: 23 Jan 2004

Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance # (PDF - 53k)

Submission 60 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


REVIEW OF. DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992. APRIL 2003. The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance. ... May concludes, “As networks do have ‘ultimate control’of programming, regardless of whether it is an independent production or an in-house one,

Date received: 2 May 2003

Blind Citizens Australia # (PDF - 103k)

Submission 72 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


We do not think the Commission has given enough information about what it means by an independent enforcement mechanism. ... In 2002, only 2 of the 196 Job Network Providers utilised the Workplace Modifications Programme, a program which funds the

Date received: 15 May 2003

Janet Hope (PDF - 329k)

Submission 165 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


When I was working with local government, a review was being made of the Disability Discrimination Act. ... giving them the discretion to spend it on whatever they needed in a particular job.

Date received: 12 Jun 2003

Dorothy M. Bowes, ASEHA Qld (PDF - 68k)

Submission DR286 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


the Banking Industry where services have fallen, charges have risen and many jobs have been lost. ... as access to community networks, family support and education are all determinants of health.

Date received: 23 Jan 2004

Disability Council of NSW (PDF - 60k)

Submission DR291 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


They may need more detail than can be expected to be provided by an independent assistant. ... Review of Findings Even a cursory glance of the report reveals a wide cross-section of opinion and the Commission has done an excellent job in weighting the

Date received: 30 Jan 2004

Women with Disabilities Australia # (PDF - 101k)

Submission DR318 for Review Of The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 View full list


DPIA), where it had been operating as an un-funded Network for some eight years. ... Men with disabilities are almost twice as likely to have jobs than women with disabilities.

Date received: 17 Feb 2004