DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 52 Guiding principles for planning

DISABILITY ACT 2006 - SECT 52

    (1)     Planning for the purposes of this Division should be undertaken to the extent to which it is reasonably practicable in accordance with the principles specified in subsection (2).

    (2)     Planning should—

        (a)     be individualised;

        (b)     be directed by the person with a disability;

S. 52(2)(c) amended by No. 10/2012 s. 14(4)(a).

        (c)     where relevant, consider and respect the role of family, carers and other persons who are significant in the life of the person with a disability;

S. 52(2)(d) amended by No. 10/2012 s. 14(4)(b).

        (d)     where possible, strengthen and build capacity of families and carers to support children with a disability;

        (e)     consider the availability to the person with a disability of informal support and other support services generally available to any person in the community;

        (f)     support communities to respond to the individual goals and needs of persons with a disability;

        (g)     be underpinned by the right of the person with a disability to exercise control over their own life;

        (h)     advance the inclusion and participation in the community of the person with a disability with the aim of achieving their individual aspirations;

              (i)     maximise the choice and independence of the person with a disability;

        (j)     facilitate tailored and flexible responses to the individual goals and needs of the person with a disability;

        (k)     provide the context for the provision of disability services to the person with a disability and where appropriate coordinate the delivery of disability services where there are more than one disability service providers.

Note to s. 52(2)(k) repealed by No. 22/2012 s. 14.

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