Pursuant to section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW), the Attorney General, the Honourable Jeff Shaw QC MLC, referred the following matter to the Law Reform Commission:
The Law Reform Commission is to:
1. Review the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) (the DSA) and the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW) (the CAMA) to determine whether the policy objectives of the Acts remain valid and whether the terms of the Acts remain appropriate for securing those objectives;
2. Conduct the review having regard to the obligations arising under s 29 of the DSA and s 126 of the CAMA and the provisions of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 (NSW);
3. Review the Disability Services Regulation 1993 (NSW) to determine whether there is a need for a regulation and if so whether the policy objectives of the DSA Regulation remain valid and whether the terms of the DSA Regulation remain appropriate for securing those objectives; and
4. Conduct the review of the DSA, with consideration given to the resource or financial implications for the current legislation and regulation and any proposed legislative or regulatory amendments.
