9Requirement for Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan

9 Requirement for Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan

(1)  The Minister must ensure that a Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan is prepared –

(a) within 12 months of the commencement of this Act; and

(b) on a 4-yearly basis thereafter.

(2)  A Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan must –

(a) set out whole-of-government policies and measures for achieving the objects of this Act and advancing the principles; and

(b) provide for collaboration and coordination among defined entities and other entities in the provision of universal services to people with disability.

(3)  In preparing a Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan, the Minister –

(a) must have regard to the objects of this Act and the principles; and

(b) must consider the varied needs and experiences of people with disability and the strategies that may be required in response to those needs and experiences; and

(c) must consult with, in accordance with any prescribed requirements –

(i) the Disability Inclusion Advisory Council; and

(ii) the Commissioner; and

(iii) people with disability; and

(iv) disability advocacy organisations, disability peak bodies and disability representative organisations; and

(v) defined entities; and

(vi) the public; and

(d) may consult with any other person or body that the Minister considers appropriate.

(4)  The Minister must cause a copy of a Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan to be published on a website operated by, or on behalf of, the Department –

(a) as soon as reasonably practicable after it is prepared; and

(b) in accessible formats.