Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00129:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00129
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 25815–28701

3  Objects of Act
 (1) The objects of this Act are to:
 (a) in conjunction with other laws, give effect to Australia's obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities done at New York on 13 December 2006 ([2008] ATS 12); and
 (b) provide for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia; and
 (c) support the independence and social and economic participation of people with disability; and
 (d) provide reasonable and necessary supports, including early intervention supports, for participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and
 (e) enable people with disability to exercise choice and control in the pursuit of their goals and the planning and delivery of their supports; and
 (f) facilitate the development of a nationally consistent approach to the access to, and the planning and funding of, supports for people with disability; and
 (g) promote the provision of high quality and innovative supports that enable people with disability to maximise independent lifestyles and full inclusion in the community; and
 (ga) protect and prevent people with disability from experiencing harm arising from poor quality or unsafe supports or services provided under the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and
 (h) raise community awareness of the issues that affect the social and economic participation of people with disability, and facilitate greater community inclusion of people with disability; and
 (i) in conjunction with other laws, give effect to certain obligations that Australia has as a party to:
 (i) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1980] ATS 23); and
 (ii) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1976] ATS 5); and
 (iii) the Convention on the Rights of the Child done at New York on 20 November 1989 ([1991] ATS 4); and
 (iv) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women done at New York on 18 December 1979 ([1983] ATS 9); and
 (v) the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination done at New York on 21 December 1965 ([1975] ATS 40).
Note: In 2013, the text of a Convention or Covenant in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
 (2) These objects are to be achieved by:
 (a) providing the foundation for governments to work together to develop and implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and
 (b) adopting an insurance‑based approach, informed by actuarial analysis, to the provision and funding of supports for people with disability; and
 (c) establishing a national regulatory framework for persons and entities who provide supports and services to people with disability, including certain supports and services