Queensland Consolidated Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 2006 - SECT 19

(1) People with a disability have the same human rights as other members of society and should be empowered to exercise their rights.

(2) People with a disability have the right to—

(a) respect for their human worth and dignity as individuals; and

(b) realise their individual capacities for physical, social, emotional, cultural, religious and intellectual development; and

(c) live lives free from abuse, neglect or exploitation; and

(d) participate actively in decisions affecting their lives, including the development of disability policies, programs and services.

(3) When using disability services people with a disability have the right to—

(a) services supporting their achieving quality of life in a way that supports their family unit and their full participation in society; and

(b) receive services in a way that results in the minimum restriction of their rights and opportunities; and

(c) receive services in a way that respects the confidentiality of their information; and

(d) receive services in a safe, accessible built environment appropriate to their needs; and

(e) pursue grievances about services without fear of the services being discontinued or recrimination from service providers; and

(f) support to enable them to pursue grievances about services; and

(g) support, and access to information, to enable them to participate in decisions affecting their lives.

(4) People with a disability have the right to receive services, and information necessary to support rights, in ways that are appropriate having regard to their disabilities and cultural backgrounds.

(5) Subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not limit subsection (1).