DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 6 Objects of Act

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 6

6 Objects of Act

(1) The objects of this Act are—

(a) to acknowledge the rights of people with disability including by promoting their inclusion in the life of the community generally; and

(b) to ensure that disability services funded by the department are safe, accountable and respond to the needs of people with disability; and

(c) to support the operation of the national disability insurance scheme in Queensland and ensure the quality and safety of NDIS supports or services in the context of the national regulatory framework; and

(d) to safeguard the rights of adults with an intellectual or cognitive disability including by regulating the use of restrictive practices by relevant service providers in relation to those adults—

(i) only where it is necessary to protect a person from harm; and

(ii) with the aim of reducing or eliminating the need for use of the restrictive practices.

(2) In this section—


"national regulatory framework" means the national regulatory framework for service providers established under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth) .