Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Each public
authority must have a disability access and inclusion plan to ensure that in
so far as its functions involve dealings with the general public, the
performance of those functions furthers the principles in Schedule 1 and
meets the objectives in Schedule 2.
(2) A disability
access and inclusion plan must meet any prescribed standards.
(3) A public authority
must lodge its disability access and inclusion plan with the
Commission —
(a) if
the authority was established before the commencement of the Disability
Services Amendment Act 2004 , without delay;
(b) if
the authority is established after the commencement of the Disability Services
Amendment Act 2004 , within 12 months after the day on which it is
established.
(4) A public authority
may amend its disability access and inclusion plan at any time.
(5) A public authority
may review its disability access and inclusion plan at any time.
(6) After reviewing
its disability access and inclusion plan, a public authority must lodge a
report of the review with the Commission in accordance with
subsection (7).
(7) Not more than
5 years is to elapse —
(a)
between the day on which a public authority first lodges its disability access
and inclusion plan with the Commission and the day it lodges a report of a
review of the plan with the Commission; or
(b)
between the lodgment of the report of one review of a plan and the lodgment of
the report of another review of the plan.
(8) After reviewing
its disability access and inclusion plan, a public authority may amend the
plan or prepare a new plan.
(9) If at any time a
public authority amends its disability access and inclusion plan or prepares a
new plan, whether after a review or not, it must lodge the amended or new plan
with the Commission as soon as practicable after doing so.
(10) A public
authority must undertake public consultation in accordance with the procedure
specified in the regulations when preparing, reviewing or amending a
disability access and inclusion plan.
[Section 28 inserted by No. 57 of 2004
s. 20(1).]