DDA Review Consultations Now Open
The Australian Government is reviewing the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and want to make sure it is working to protect people with disability.
Public consultation is now open
They are asking for everyone’s views to make sure all voices are heard. This includes people with disability and people who have duties under the Disability Discrimination Act, like employers, small businesses, education providers and people who provide goods and services.
About the review
The government established the review in response to recommendations made by the Disability Royal Commission.
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission) was one of the biggest investigations into the experiences of people with disability in Australia.
The Disability Royal Commission made 222 recommendations in its final report. 15 of these recommendations related to the Disability Discrimination Act.
The government is inviting people with disability, carers, families, kin, advocates, service providers, employers, unions, educational bodies, small businesses, legal professionals, academia and the broader community to participate and share their views.
They will use this feedback to help consider the best way to reform the Act to make sure it's fit-for-purpose.
How to get involved
You can have your say by:
- Making a submission
responding to the questions in the Issues Paper. You can do this as an individual or on behalf of an organisation. Submissions are able to be made in written, audio or video form. - Completing the community survey . This survey has a shorter set of questions for people in the community who do not want to respond to the questions in the Issues Paper but would still like to contribute to the review.
Information on the proposed changes to the Act are available on the Australian Government website in several formats:
- Issues Paper
- Issues Paper overview
- Summary Issues Paper
- Summary Issues Paper – Easy Read version
- Summary Issues Paper – Auslan version
Part of the consultation will involve holding in-person and online events.
You can also attend a community forum or online roundtable. The forums will be held as hybrid events so you can join online from anywhere. There will also be a series of online roundtables.
Sign up to the mailing list to automatically receive updates as the review progresses, including information about upcoming consultation events.
Please share the information about this consultation with your networks.
If you have questions about the review consultation process, please email us at DDAReview@ag.gov.au or phone our call back service on (02) 6141 6280.
Submissions and survey close Friday 24 October 2025