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

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that this week is Disability Awareness Week, and that 3 December 2016 is International Day of People with Disability;

(b) acknowledges the report of the Community Affairs References Committee into the violence, abuse and neglect suffered by people with disability in institutional and residential settings which was tabled on 25 November 2015;

(c) notes that disability abuse continues to be an issue of national shame; and

(d) calls on the Government to respond to the report and to commit to implementing the 30 recommendations of the report, including the recommendation for a royal commission.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am sure leave will be granted for one minute.

James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government acknowledges the importance of ensuring that appropriate quality and safeguards are in place to protect people with disability from violence and abuse. The government has reached in principle agreement with most states and territories for a new national quality and safeguards framework and will respond to the Senate committee's report after the framework has been presented to COAG.

Question agreed to.