Outcome area Safety, rights and justice
Desired outcome: People with disability are safe and feel safe.
Data can currently be reported for 9 measures. For the remaining measures, work will occur over the life of the Strategy to enable reporting.
Key findings
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6 in 10 complaints related to disability discrimination that were lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission were successfully resolved by conciliation in 2021–22
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For every 1,000 NDIS participants, less than 2 complaints relating to abuse or neglect were received in 2021–22
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In 2018, 9 in 10 people with disability reported that they had not experienced discrimination due to disability in the last 12 months
Priorities
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Making sure services for people with disability are high quality and safe, and that people with disability are safe
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NDIS complaints abuse / neglect
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
1.5 complaints related to abuse and neglect per 1,000 NDIS participants were received in 2021–22
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Experience of violence
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
47% of adults with disability reported in 2016 that they have experienced violence since age 15
36% of adults without disability reported in 2016 that they have experienced violence since age 15
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Improving access to services that support people with disability who have experienced trauma
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Seeking support following assault
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
52% of adults with disability who had experienced assault reported in 2016 that they sought advice or support after the most recent incident
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Trauma-informed support
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Keeping women and children with disability safe from violence, abuse and neglect
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Access to safe and secure housing
Regress - the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants
79% of Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) clients with disability experiencing domestic and family violence were provided assistance for accommodation when needed in 2021–22
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Experience of domestic violence
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
44% of women with disability reported in 2016 that they have experienced family or domestic violence since age 15
30% of women without disability reported in 2016 that they have experienced family or domestic violence since age 15
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Time in child protection
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Child protection re-substantiation
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Protecting the rights of people with disability, decreasing discrimination, and improving access to supports that help people with disability stand up for themselves and make their own decisions
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Advocacy program support
Some uncertainty in the data
Regress - the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants
59% of assessed National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) clients reported improved choice and control to make their own decisions in 2021–22
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Discrimination complaints resolved
Regress - the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants
62% of complaints related to disability discrimination lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission were successfully resolved by conciliation in 2021–22
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Freedom from discrimination
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
90% of people with disability reported in 2018 they have not experienced discrimination due to disability in the last 12 months
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NDIS participants capacity to self-advocate
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
37.1% of NDIS participants felt able to advocate (stand up) for themselves in 2022–23 Q4
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Supporting access to justice for people with disability
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Justice system support
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Equal access to justice
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Reducing the use of criminal justice interventions when responding to the needs of some people with disability
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Reoffending within 2 years
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Detention
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Status key
Back to top- Progress Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants to see.
- No change Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the latest data are similar to the baseline.
- Regress Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants to see.
- Status not known yet Used when there is not enough data available yet to report on progress. This occurs when there is only one data point available (usually the baseline) or data after the start of the Strategy (December 2021) is yet to become available.
- Confidence status Added to indicate that care should be taken when looking at a reported status as there is some uncertainty in the data.