The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, delivered on 29 September 2023, provides 222 recommendations to enhance laws, policies, structures, and practices for a more inclusive and just society for people with disabilities.

The Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) has reviewed the Disability Royal Commission Executive Summary Report and focused on the recommendations that have a direct impact on their members, and the lives of the more than one million people with physical disability in New South Wales.

This interim response provides a high-level analysis of key recommendations and how PDCN anticipates they may could benefit our community if they are implemented. Since the NDIS Review will be published shortly, PDCN has decided not to focus on the recommendations related to the NDIS in this response, with the exception of Recommendation 7.42 in relation to appropriate housing models.

Due to the volume of information and recommendations, in order to make the information easier to follow, PDCN has broken down our response to key recommendations into identifying what problem the recommendation is trying to address, the proposed solution to the problem and, where relevant, what work PDCN has done in this space and what the approach of the NSW Government has been on these topics to date.

• Housing
• Health
• Employment
• Human Rights
• Advocacy & Data
• Next Steps