Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 1.

[2]        Prime Minister John Howard, 'Private Trusts for People with Disability', Media Release, 13 October 2005.

[3]        Peter Yeend and Fiona Childs, 'Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006', Bills Digest, 14 June 2006, no. 151 2005-06, p. 19.

[4]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Submission 13, Ministerial Advisory Group report, 'Planning for sons and daughters with severe disability', 27 March 2006.

[5]        Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2006 (No. 82, 2006).

[6]        Peter Yeend and Fiona Childs, 'Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006', Bills Digest, 14 June 2006, no. 151 2005-06, p.19.

[7]        FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 5.

[8]        FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 5.

[9]        Ms Emerson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 103.

[10]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 14.

 

Chapter 2 - Barriers to the establishment of special disability trusts

[1]        Senator the Hon, Kay Patterson, Senate Hansard, 22 June 2006, p.71.

[2]        Trustee Corporations of Australia, Submission 16, p. 2.

[3]        Activ Foundation, Submission 9, p. 2.

[4]        Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 6.

[5]        Dr Patterson, Submission 43, p. 1.

[6]        Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 1 and 5.

[7]        Mr and Mrs Walter, Submission 21, p. 4.

[8]        Mr West, Submission 33, pp. 2-3.

[9]        Ms Johnston, Submission 45, p. 1.

[10]      For example Mr and Ms Walter, Submission 21, p. 5 and Carers Australia, Submission 18, p. 6.

[11]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 15.

[12]      Mr and Mrs Raine, Submission 31, p. 2.

[13]      Public Trustees of States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, pp. 10-11.

[14]      National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 2.

[15]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 15.

[16]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p.13.

[17]      Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 8.

[18]      Trustee Corporations of Australia, Submission 16, p. 2.

[19]      National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 4.

[20]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 75.

[21]      For example Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 9.

[22]      National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 8.

[23]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 34.

[24]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 9.

[25]      Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 9.

[26]      Mr and Ms Walter, Submission 21, p. 5.

[27]      Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 6.

[28]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 73.

[29]      Dr Patterson, Submission 43, p. 1.

[30]      For example Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Submission 2, p. 2.

[31]      National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 3.

[32]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, Succession Planning for Carers: Summary of Consultations, July 2007, p. 6.

[33]      Kew Cottages Parents' Association, Submission 8, p. 3.

[34]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 6. 

[35]      Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 11.

[36]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 47.

[37]      For example The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 4; Dr Baker, National Diability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 77; Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 5; National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, pp. 8-9; Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 9; Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 5.

[38]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 70.

[39]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 17.

[40]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 6.

[41]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 63.

[42]      National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 6.

[43]      National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 6.

[44]      For example Carers Australia, Submission 18, p. 10; National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 6; Activ Foundation, Submission 9, p. 4; Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 12. 

[45]      Mr Ward, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 63.

[46]      Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 84.

[47]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 28.

[48]      Social Security Act 1991, subsection 1209R(2)

[49]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, Special Disability Trusts: getting things sorted, 2007, p. 16. 

[50]      FaHSCIA, Guide to Social Security Law, Section 4.13.1.30. 

[51]      National Disability Services, Submission 22, p. 2.

[52]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 13.

[53]      Public Trustees of States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, p. 11.

[54]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, pp. 17–18.

[55]      Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 9; see also Disability Services Commission, Submission 3, p. 2; Kew Cottages Parents' Association, Submission 8, p. 3; Activ Foundation, Submission 9, p. 3; Mr and Mrs Smale, Submission 32, p. 1; Mr Hughes, Submission 42, p. 2; Mrs McGarry, Submission 44, p. 1;

[56]      Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Submission 2, p. 4.

[57]      Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 10.

[58]      Mr and Mrs Walter, Submission 21, p. 6.

[59]      Mr and Mrs Broughton, Submission 26, p. 2.

[60]      See for example, The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 2; Ms Hughes, Carers Australia Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 200 8, p. 14; Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 66; Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 79; Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 81 and Submission  21, pp. 3 and 9; Kew Cottages Parents' Association, Submission 8, p. 3; Activ Foundation, Submission 9, p. 3; People with Disabilities Inc, Submission 12, p. 2.

[61]      Mr and Mrs Walter, Submission 21, p. 3.

[62]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 18.

[63]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 17.

[64]      See for example, Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 47 and Submission 6; Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 73–74 and Submission 19, p. 11; Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 81; Disability Services Commission, Submission3, p. 1; Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, p. 10; Public Trustee of Western Australia, Submission 7, pp. 2–3; Activ Foundation, Submission 9, p. 3; Mrs Breheny, Submission 24, pp. 1–2; Sunnyfield Independence, Submission  46, p. 14.

[65]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 17; see also Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, pp. 15–16.

[66]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 73.

[67]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 49; see also Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 87.

[68]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 14.

[69]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 47.

[70]      Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 12; see also Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 9.

[71]      Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, p. 10.

[72]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 73.

[73]      Trustee Corporations of Australia, Submission 16, p. 5; see also Mr and Mrs Broughton, Submission 26, p. 6; Mr Hughes, Submission 42, p. 3; The Hon Dr Patterson, Submission  43, p. 43.

[74]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 48.

[75]      The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 4.

[76]      Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, p. 5.

[77]      Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 108.

[78]      Social Security Act 1991, Subsection 1209N(1).

[79]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, Appendix 2, Social Security (Special Disability Trust) (FaHCSIA) Guidelines 2008, pp. 4–5.

[80]      Social Security Act 1991, Subsection 1209R.

[81]      See for example, Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 13; Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 47 and Submission 6, p. 4; Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 63; Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 97; Disability Services Commission, Submission 3, p. 1; Planned Individual Network, Submission 4, p. 2; Public Trustee of Western Australia, Submission 7, p.2.

[82]      Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, p. 6; Planned Individual Networks Inc, Submission 4, p. 2; Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, p. 13; Mr Booth, Submission 10, p. 4; Pave the Way, Submission  14, p. 4.

[83]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 76.

[84]      Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 85; see also examples in National Disability Services Ltd, Submission 15, pp. 5–6; Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, pp. 9–10.

[85]      Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, pp. 8–9.

[86]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 25.

[87]      See for example, The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 2–3; Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 25 and 29; Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 71; Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, p. 7, 12–13; Kew Cottages Parents' Association, Submission 8, p. 2; Activ Foundation, Submission 9, p. 2; Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 4; Mr and Mrs Smale, Submission 32, p. 1; Mr West, Submission 33, p. 2; Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 12; Carers Australia, Submission 18, p. 6.

[88]      Ms Hope, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 107.

[89]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 14; see also Mr Booth, Submission 10, p. 2; Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, pp. 8–9.

[90]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 9.

[91]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 4.

[92]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, pp. 8–9.

[93]      Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 85 and Submission  21, pp. 3 and 7; Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, pp. 10–11; Mrs Breheny, Submission  24, p. 3;

[94]      Ms Emerson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 106.

[95]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Daily care fees', www.agedcareaustralia.gov.au/internet/agedcare/publishing.nsf, accessed 20 August 2008.

[96]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, Appendix 2, Social Security (Special Disability Trust) (FaHCSIA) Guidelines 2008, pp. 6–8.

[97]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 13.

[98]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 47 and 52; Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 66.

[99]      Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 13.

[100]    Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 88.

[101]    Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 7.

[102]    Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 7.

[103]    Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 7.

[104]    Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 11.

[105]    Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, p. 6.

[106]    Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 79; FaHCSIA, Submission 13, Appendix 2, Social Security (Special Disability Trust) (FaHCSIA) Guidelines 2008, p. 7.

[107]    FaHCSIA, Answers to questions on notice, received 2 September 2008.

[108]    Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 88; Mr and Mrs Walter, Submission 21, p. 10.

[109]    Planned Individual Networks, Submission 4, pp. 2–3.

[110]    Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, pp 2–3.

[111]    Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, p. 2.

[112]    National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 9.

[113]    Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 76.

[114]    Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 13.

[115]    Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 98.

[116]    Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 64.

[117]    National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 5.

[118]    The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 3.

[119]    Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 12.

[120]    Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 13.

[121]    Mr Fitzgerald, Managing Director, State Trustees Ltd and National President, Trustee Corporations Association of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 37.

 

Chapter 3 - Other areas of concern

[1]        Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 15.

[2]        Trustee Corporations of Australia, Submission 16, p .2.

[3]        Mrs Pretzel, Submission 35, p. 1.

[4]        Public Trustees of State and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, p. 4.

[5]        Mr and Mrs Sexton, Submission 41, p. 1.

[6]        Planned Individual Networks, Submission 4, p. 2.

[7]        Mr Booth, Submission 10, p. 4.

[8]        FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 9.

[9]        Public Trustee of Western Australia, Submission 7, p. 4

[10]      Mr Booth, Submission 10, p. 6.

[11]      Public Trustees of States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 22, p. 4.

[12]      Kew Cottages Parents' Association, Submission 8, p. 3.

[13]      National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 5.

[14]      Carers Australia, Submission 18, p.7.

[15]      Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 8.

[16]      Public Trustee of Western Australia, Submission 7, p. 4.

[17]      Winaccom Association, Submission 46, p. 1.

[18]      Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 17.

[19]      National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 5.

[20]      Winaccom Association, Submission 6, p. 14.

[21]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 10.

[22]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, p. 12.

[23]      Social Security Act 1991, Subsection 1209S and 1209T.

[24]      Mr Booth, Submission 10, p. 5.

[25]      Public Trustees of States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 12, p. 12.

[26]      Mr Fitzgerald, Managing Director, State Trustees Ltd and National President, Trustee Corporations Association of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 43.

[27]      Mr Fitzgerald, Managing Director, State Trustees Ltd and National President, Trustee Corporations Association of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 44; FaHCSIA, Submission 13, pp. 3 and 13.

[28]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 31.

[29]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 67.

[30]      Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 92.

[31]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 71.

[32]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 100.

[33]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 52.

[34]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 67.

[35]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 64; Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd, Submission 13, p. 7; Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 9.

[36]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 66; Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 90.

[37]      Mr O'Hart, Submission 5, p. 10.

[38]      Mr Booth, Submission 10, p. 6.

[39]      People With Disabilities Inc, Submission 12, p. 2.

[40]      Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14, p. 10; see also Ms Dalli, Submission 37, p.1.

[41]      Mr Marks, Submission 34, p. 2.

[42]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, pp. 5 and 19.

[43]      Sunnyfield Independence, Submission 46, pp. 19–20.

[44]      See for example, Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 86; Mr Drever, Submission 30, p. 2; Mrs McKerrell, Submission 23, p. 1.

[45]      The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 2.

[46]      Ms Emerson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 103 and 112.

[47]      See for example, Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 13 and Submission  18, p. 5; National Disability Services, Submission 15, p. 3; Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 13.

[48]      The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 3.

[49]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 71; See also Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 78; National Disability Services Ltd, Submission 15, p. 6.

[50]      Carers Australia, Submission 18, pp. 5–6.

[51]      Public Trustees of the States and Territories and State Trustees Ltd., Submission 22, p. 3.

[52]      Mr Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 41.

[53]      Mr Gresswell, Winaccom Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 51.

[54]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 69.

[55]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 98.

[56]      Dr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 78.

[57]      Ms Emerson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 112.

[58]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 95.

[59]      See for example Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 12; Mr Buckley, Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 55; Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 86 and Submission 21, p. 11; Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 86; Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 95; Mrs McKerrel, Submission 23, p. 2.

[60]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 200 8, p. 12.

[61]      Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 86.

[62]      The Hon Dr Patterson, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 1.

[63]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 19.

[64]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 96; Mr Marks, Submission 34, p. 2; Mr Spicer, Submission  19, p. 12.

[65]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 22.

[66]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 33.

[67]      Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 83

[68]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 96.

[69]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 97; Activ Foundation, Submission  9, p. 3; Mr and Mrs Walter, Submission  21, p. 11.

[70]      Department of Finance, The Budget 2007, 19 March 2007, pp. 83-84,   www.budget.gc.ca/2007/pdf/bp2007e.pdf, accessed 15 September 2008. See also www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/rgstrd/rdsp/menu-eng.html and www.cra‑arc.gc.ca/agency/budget/2007/rdsp-e.htm, accessed 10 September 2008.

[71]      Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 84; see also comments by Mr Walter, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 92.

[72]      Mrs Breheny, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 84; Submission 24, p. 3.

[73]      Mr Pattison, National Council on Intellectual Disability, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 31; Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 69; Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Submission 14; National Disability Services Ltd, Submission 15, p. 6.

[74]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 12.

[75]      Ms Hughes, Carers Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 17.

[76]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way, Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 65.

[77]      Mr Weir, Planned Individual Networks, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 99.

[78]      Mr Buckley, Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 56; see also National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 5.

[79]      National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission 11, p. 4; see also Mrs Pretsel, Submission 35, p. 2; Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 15.

[80]      Mr Spicer, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 72.

[81]      Mr Ward, Pave the Way Mamre Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008. p. 64 and Submission  14, p. 8; Mr Baker, National Disability Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 75; National Council on Intellectual Disability, Submission  11, p. 5; Mrs McKerrell, Submission  23, p. 2; Mr and Mrs Sexton, Submission 41, p. 2; Mr Spicer, Submission 19, p. 5.

[82]      Mr Buckley, Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 55–56.

[83]      Mr Buckley, Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, pp. 55–56 and Submission 2.

[84]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 18; Ms Emerson, FaHCSIA, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 July 2008, p. 103.

[85]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, p. 19.

[86]      FaHCSIA, Submission 13, pp. 18-19.