Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

Wednesday, 3 December 2008 is International Day of People with Disability,

(ii)

the theme for 2008 is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

(iii)

Australia became a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in July 2008,

(iv)

the Government is currently developing a national disability strategy, and

(v)

the recent Council of Australian Governments funding round provided a welcome increase in the rate of indexation and the overall level of funding to the states and territories for the provision of disability services and support; and

(b)

calls on the Government to ensure that the national disability strategy:

(i)

contains a strong emphasis on human rights, and

(ii)

provides a suitable platform through which to address the current lack of consistency between the states and territories in the provision of services, supported accommodation and aids to people with disability.