Overview of obligation Good practice in responsible agency Current improvement initiatives Good practice in complying agencies Disability Services Commission (DSC) DSC utilises a number of methods to DSC commenced a project in mid-2014 Some good practice agencies provide improve understanding of and to review the reporting obligations for information on their systems and Public sector and local government capability within agencies about the agencies. process more broadly across the public agencies have a number of obligations DAIP program, such as groups’ sector. ‘google under the Disability Services Act 1993. Current initiatives being progressed by (networking forums) for both local These include the requirement to DSC include encouraging links between government authorities and public develop and implement a Disability procurement and DAIP officers to sector agencies, which are run in Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP), to ensure that information about DAIP person or through teleconferencing and report annually to the Disability Services requirements is made known to provide an opportunity for information Commission (DSC) on the agency’s contractors through the contract sharing and presentations by good progress in implementing the DAIP, as process practice agencies. DSC also provides well as in their own annual report and to regular emails to DAIP officers to this compliance obligation is review the DAIP at least every five years. provide information and share examples generally well understood, DSC plans to of best practice. Templates are Each year DSC aggregates the further streamline reporting on the DAIP provided as far as possible to facilitate information provided by public sector through the following: reporting. agencies into an annual report for the considering enhancements to ICT Minister. applications to enable agencies to This report provides an overview of report on the strategies within their public sector progress in implementing DAIP throughout the year, rather strategies to ensure access to than at a fixed time services for people with a disability. providing a longer window for specific annual reporting exploring ways to streamline reporting back to agencies enhancing the information contained in the Annual Reporting Framework.
Overview of obligation Good practice in responsible agency Current improvement initiatives Good practice in complying agencies Disability Services Commission (DSC) Public sector and local government agencies have a number of obligations under the Disability Services Act 1993. These include the requirement to develop and implement a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP), to report annually to the Disability Services Commission (DSC) on the agency’s progress in implementing the DAIP, as well as in their own annual report and to review the DAIP at least every five years. Each year DSC aggregates the information provided by public sector agencies into an annual report for the Minister. This report provides an overview of public sector progress in implementing strategies to ensure access to services for people with a disability. DSC utilises a number of methods to improve understanding of and capability within agencies about the DAIP program, such as ‘google groups’ (networking forums) for both local government authorities and public sector agencies, which are run in person or through teleconferencing and provide an opportunity for information sharing and presentations by good practice agencies. DSC also provides regular emails to DAIP officers to provide information and share examples of best practice. Templates are provided as far as possible to facilitate reporting. DSC commenced a project in mid-2014 to review the reporting obligations for agencies. Current initiatives being progressed by DSC include encouraging links between procurement and DAIP officers to ensure that information about DAIP requirements is made known to contractors through the contract process this compliance obligation is generally well understood, DSC plans to further streamline reporting on the DAIP through the following: considering enhancements to ICT applications to enable agencies to report on the strategies within their DAIP throughout the year, rather than at a fixed time providing a longer window for specific annual reporting exploring ways to streamline reporting back to agencies enhancing the information contained in the Annual Reporting Framework. Some good practice agencies provide information on their systems and process more broadly across the public sector.
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