Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement

CP Australia commends the Senate Committee report 'Funding and Operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement' issued on 8 February 2007. The Senate Committee was representative of all sides of politics and has issued this report on an unanimous basis; significant because the report's recommendations are wide ranging and far-reaching. In particular, CP Australia commends those recommendations that support:

- Significant increased funding for services, in particular, accommodation support;
- A clear outline of jurisdictional areas of responsibility to avoid cost shifting and the 'blame game' between Governments;
- Improved indexation levels to reflect the cost pressures associated with delivering disability services;
- The development of a higher level of National Disability Strategy; and
- Support for specialist disability services.

CP Australia made a detailed written submission and appeared before the Senate Inquiry in October 2007. The issues raised in CP Australia's submission are discussed in chapter 4.88 - 4.92.

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