Area for future action 6.2. At the review points of the National Healthcare Agreement, other national health agreements and health-related national partnership agreements, parties agree to consider including strategies consistent with the Strategy and performance indicators to ensure they address the health needs of people with disability in all age groups. review processes will take into account feedback and input, both formal and informal, received over the life of the agreements. The table below provides an outline of the National Disability Strategy secretariat’s work plan in relation to the review of national agreements and national partnerships. Table 1: Reviews of national agreements and national partnerships What will be achieved When it will Who has responsibility Who will contribute occur Identification of review February 2012 Department of Families, Relevant Australian points Housing, Community Government agencies Services and Indigenous Affairs Assist in identifying February Department of Families, State and territory strategies and June 2014 Housing, Community disability officials, performance indicators Services and Indigenous disability champion for people with Affairs ministers disability Report to disability February Department of Families, Relevant Australian ministers on changes to June 2014 Housing, Community Government agencies agreements and Services and Indigenous partnerships Affairs Contribute to report to Mid–2014 Department of Families, Relevant Australian Council of Australian Housing, Community Government agencies Governments on Services and Indigenous progress Affairs Disability champion ministers Community and Disability Services ministers are responsible for driving the implementation of the National Disability Strategy. Ministers from mainstream portfolios such as Housing, Health, Childhood Education, Education, Justice and Transport have been invited to take a strong national leadership role to support implementation of the Strategy. They have also been invited to act as champions for disability issues within their particular sphere of influence and responsibility. During 2011, the Chair of the Standing Council on Community and Disability Services invited the Chair of each Standing Council to nominate ministers willing to take on the role of disability
Area for future action 6.2. At the review points of the National Healthcare Agreement, other national health agreements and health-related national partnership agreements, parties agree to consider including strategies consistent with the Strategy and performance indicators to ensure they address the health needs of people with disability in all age groups. review processes will take into account feedback and input, both formal and informal, received over the life of the agreements. The table below provides an outline of the National Disability Strategy secretariat’s work plan in relation to the review of national agreements and national partnerships. Table 1: Reviews of national agreements and national partnerships What will be achieved When it will occur Who has responsibility Who will contribute Identification of review points February 2012 Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Relevant Australian Government agencies Assist in identifying strategies and performance indicators for people with disability February 2014 Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs State and territory disability officials, disability champion ministers Report to disability ministers on changes to agreements and partnerships February 2014 Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Relevant Australian Government agencies Contribute to report to Council of Australian Governments on progress Mid–2014 Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Relevant Australian Government agencies Disability champion ministers Community and Disability Services ministers are responsible for driving the implementation of the National Disability Strategy. Ministers from mainstream portfolios such as Housing, Health, Childhood Education, Education, Justice and Transport have been invited to take a strong national leadership role to support implementation of the Strategy. They have also been invited to act as champions for disability issues within their particular sphere of influence and responsibility. During 2011, the Chair of the Standing Council on Community and Disability Services invited the Chair of each Standing Council to nominate ministers willing to take on the role of disability June June
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