Functions of council
20 Functions of council
The council has the following functions:
to advise the Minister about issues affecting people with disability, including about the following:
the National Disability Insurance Scheme;
the rights of people with disability, including under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability;
building an inclusive community;
to foster cooperative relationships between people with disability, their families, their carers, relevant organisations, government and the community;
Example—relevant organisation
an organisation representing disabled people
to exercise any other function given to the council under a territory law.
In this section:
National Disability Insurance Scheme—see the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth), section 9.
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