This leads me to draw your attention to the item on 'indicators' on day 3 of the conference. At that session, Debra Fullwood, of Spice Consulting, will be talking about the consultancy they are undertaking on behalf of the Department and the working party, to develop auditable performance indicators against the disability services standards. Deborah will let you know how you can have an input to that process. In keeping with this area of reform, during this year's negotiations, we again sought to achieve improved efficiency, quality and cost-effectiveness with the objective of giving more people access to employment assistance. The improvements to this year's agreements were achieved through our combined efforts.
Work is already underway.
The redevelopment will involve significant input from the industry it is important that management information and operational requirements are met by the system, for both small and large disability employment services. The improved system will also enhance the quality of information available for monitoring initiatives and for policy development purposes. The business services review provides an excellent opportunity to do this. The government recognises the importance of supported employment options for people with disabilities. The Commonwealth is funding a major review of business services to examine these pressures and the impact they are having on the longer term viability of this employment option for people with disabilities.