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Are you worried about sharing your story with the Disability Royal Commission?
Watch our short video on how to get free legal advice on options to share your story safely. (transcript and captions to come).
How to use Your Story Disability Legal Support (easy English version)
This guide is written in easy English (simplified language) making it suitable for people with low literacy or where English is not their first language.
Sharing Your Story with the Disability Royal Commission—Video
How to share Your Story with the Royal Commission, video resource (including transcript).
Sharing Your Story with the Disability Royal Commission—Flipbook
How to share Your Story with the Royal Commission, video resource (including transcript).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People - What is the Disability Royal Commission
In Australia, a Royal Commissions
is the government’s way of
finding out about big problems
that are important to the public.
Legal support to engage with the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Do you want to share your story with the Disability Royal Commission? Do you need legal support? This factsheet is about how you can share your story and where you can get free, independent legal advice and support.
- Legal support to engage (HTML version) with the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability factsheet.
- Read the legal support to engage with the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability factsheet
Can I name names?
Are you choosing to tell your story to the Disability Royal Commission? Do you want to use the name of the organisation or a person when you tell your story? Read this factsheet to understand the law and your options.
Can I share my story with the Disability Royal Commission?
Are you a person with disability? Have you been hurt, treated badly, refused help or taken advantage of? Do you want to share your story with the Disability Royal Commission? Has someone been appointed to make decisions for you? This factsheet is about ways you can share your story.
Protecting your story when you share it with the Disability Royal Commission
Do you want to share your story with the Disability Royal Commission? This factsheet is about what the law says about sharing your story and naming an organisation or other people.
Who can share a story with the Disability Royal Commission?
Do you know or support a person with disability who has experienced (or is experiencing) violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation? Unsure how to share this story with the Disability Royal Commission? This factsheet is about who can share a story with the Disability Royal Commission.
Will I get into trouble for sharing my story with the Disability Royal Commission?
This factsheet is about ways to share your story with the Disability Royal Commission when you are worried about the consequences of sharing the story. You might know about a person with disability who has been hurt, treated badly, refused help or taken advantage of. If you are afraid you or another person might be punished for what you share, contact Your Story Disability Legal Support before you share your story with the Disability Royal Commission.
What happens to my story after a private session?
Are you thinking about requesting a private session with the Disability Royal Commission? This factsheet is about what happens to your story after you share it in a private session.
Ideas for preparing your submission
One way to share your story with the Disability Royal Commission is by making a submission. A submission is a record of your story. This resource gives you some ideas and information about how to prepare your submission