Good governance for the disability sector

This help sheet, which aims to help Australian disability organisations, was produced in response to recommendations of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, which delivered its final report in 2023.

The Royal Commission found that

strong national disability policy and strategy arrangements are required to improve outcomes for people with disability and protect and advance their rights recognised in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). These efforts should be supported by governance structures driving actions needed to prevent violence against, and abuse, neglect and exploitation of, people with disability… A key component of governance arrangements are structures for monitoring and reporting on actions and outcomes.

At ICDA we understand that organisations in the disability sector are committed to improving their governance to ensure the best outcomes for people with disability, in line with the Royal Commission’s findings.

To help, we’ve compiled this collection of relevant tools and policies.