Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Disability Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Mr BROOKS (Bundoora—Minister for Child Protection and Family Services, Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers) (12:29): Congratulations on your role, Speaker. I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Disability Act 2006 in relation to the Secretary’s functions, the sharing of information, residential services, restrictive practices, compulsory treatment and other related matters, to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 in relation to SDA enrolled dwellings, to amend the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 in relation to registration requirements, to make consequential amendments to other acts, and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Mr T BULL (Gippsland East) (12:30): May I ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.

Mr BROOKS (Bundoora—Minister for Child Protection and Family Services, Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers) (12:30): The Disability Amendment Bill 2022 will increase residential protections for Victorians in disability accommodation and strengthen quality and safeguards and services for people with disability. The bill also improves service coordination, improves services, manages NDIS transitional issues, clarifies the role of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing secretary and reduces duplication in the sector.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.