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The Tasmanian Government thanks Tasmanians with disability, their families, carers, friends, advocates and support providers for sharing their stories with the Disability Royal Commission.
We recognise your courage in sharing with us ways we can do better.
The most important thing is to make Tasmania a safe place for everyone, where people with disability live free from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
We are already doing some work to make that happen. We explain some of this work in the papers below.
The Tasmanian Government Response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability lists all 222 recommendations made by the Royal Commission and the Tasmanian Government responses to them.
Tasmanian Response Document Accessible
The Summary of the Tasmanian Response to the Disability Royal Commission:
Easy Read (with pictures) Summary Document
Easy Read (text only) Summary Document
An Auslan version of the summary will be available shortly. We apologise for the delay.
We used what people told the Disability Royal Commission to write our response.
We will continue to ask people with disability what is important to them in responding to the Disability Royal Commission recommendations.
Contact: disability@dpac.tas.gov.au
Some of the recommendations the Disability Royal Commission made need to be responded to by both the Australian Government and state and territory governments. We call these joint responses.
We have included the joint responses in our Tasmanian Response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, but the formal Joint Australian, State and Territory Response to the Disability Royal Commission is also available at www.dss.gov.au/DRC-Joint-Response
Some of the recommendations the Royal Commission made need to be responded to by just the Australian Government, or the Australian Government and non-Government organisations.
The Australian Government response to the Disability Royal Commission is available at www.dss.gov.au/DRC-Aus-Gov-Response
The Disability Royal Commission was established in April 2019 in response to community concern about widespread reports of violence against, and the neglect, abuse and exploitation of, people with disability. These incidents might have happened recently or a long time ago.
The Disability Royal Commission investigated:
More information about the Disability Royal Commission is available on the Disability Royal Commission website.
The Disability Royal Commission handed their Final Report to the Governor of Tasmania on 29 September 2023.
The Final Report has 12 Volumes and an introduction, which includes the Disability Royal Commission Chair’s foreword, the Disability Royal Commission’s vision for an inclusive Australia, an executive summary and the full list of recommendations.
The 12 Volumes of the Final Report are:
All volumes of the Final Report are available in various accessible formats on the Disability Royal Commission website.
Beyond Blue Support Service – phone 1300 224 636, webchat or email (24 hours/7 days) for free, immediate, short-term counselling, advice and referral services.
Lifeline Crisis Support – phone 13 11 14 (24 hours/7 days) or chat to a crisis supporter online (7pm – midnight/7 nights).
This is a confidential service providing you with support for when you feel overwhelmed, for when you have difficulty coping, or are thinking about suicide.
1800Respect – phone 1800 737 732
Open 24 hours to support people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse.
Blue Knot - phone 1800 421 468
Open 9am and 6pm AEST/AEDT Monday to Friday and between 9am and 5pm AEST/AEDT Saturday and Sunday and public holidays. Provides information and support for anyone who is affected by complex trauma. Complex trauma is repeated, ongoing, and often extreme interpersonal trauma (between people) – violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation experienced as a child, young person and adult.
The Disability Gateway - phone 1800 643 787
Open Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm AEDT / AEST. Information and services to help people with disability, their family, friends and carers, to find the support they need in Australia.