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Policies and Legislation
This page provides information on disability focussed national policies and legislation in the Pacific, with links where possible. You can find more information on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and other frameworks on the
disability frameworks page
. For a list of Pacific countries that have signed and ratified the CRPD, visit the
disability in the Pacific page
.
PDF
Mapping of the Disability Policy and Program Framework in the Pacific
[pdf]
Regional
Regional Review on Disability Policy and Legislation
- 2004 [pdf]
Australia
Legislation
Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards (2010)
Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act (2009)
Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (2002)
Disability Standards for Education (2005)
Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
Draft Legislation
National Disability Scheme Draft Legislation
. This bill is still being debated. Keep up to date
here
.
Policy
2010-2020 National Disability Strategy
Cook Islands
Legislation
Cook Islands Disability Act (2008)
Policy
National Policy on Disability (2003)
National Disability Action Plan (2003)
General Information on these policies can be found
here
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Federated States of Micronesia
Policy
National Policy on Disability (2009-2016)
Fiji
Legislation
Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons (FNCDP) Act (1994)
[pdf]
Policy
Fiji National Policy on Persons Living With Disablities 2008 -2018
[pdf]
Kiribati
N/A
Marshall Islands
Legislation
State Plan of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1993)
Ministry of Education Act (1991)
Policy
Special Education Policy and Procedure (1992)
Nauru
N/A
New Caledonia
Policy for persons with disabilities (2009)
Policy in favour of persons with disabilities and for persons experiencing loss of autonomy(2009)
Disability Charter in New Caledonia (2007)
New Zealand
Legislation
New Zealand Sign Language Act (2006)
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act (2003)
Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act (2003)
New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act (2000)
Health and Disability Commissioner Act (1994)
Human Rights Act (1993)
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act (1992)
Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act (1988)
Policy
Disability Action Plan
New Zealand Disability Strategy (2001)
Niue
National Policy on Disability (2009 – 2017)
National Action Plan on Disability (2012 – 2015)
Palau
Disability Stipend Law (2011)
National Policy on Disability (2011)
Papua New Guinea
National Policy on Disability (2009)
Samoa
National Policy on Persons with Disability (2009)
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Solomon Islands
National Policy on Persons with Disability (2005 – 2010)
Tonga
N/A
Tuvalu
N/A
Vanuatu
National Disability Policy and Action Plan (2008 – 2015)
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