Disability Rights: Inquiries and consultations

Inquiries and exemption applications

Recent inquiries

• Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability (April 2015)

Current Exemption applications

• Current exemption applications

Previous Inquiries

• National Inquiry into Employment and Disability (2004-2006)
• Mental health consultations (2005)
• Assistance animals other than guide dogs (2003)
• Wheelchair accessible taxis (2002)
• Captioned Movies Inquiry (2001)
• Access to election procedures (2000)
• Assistance animals and health and hygiene regulations (2000)

Reports and documents from inquiries conducted by the Commission prior to establishment of our website in 1996 are generally not available in electronic form. However, some materials from the 1993 National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with a Mental Illness is available here in view of the continuing importance of the findings and recommendations of this inquiry.