To

The Productivity Commission

Enclosed is my submission to the Inquiry into the Disability Discrimination Act.

I believe the Disability Discrimination Act is a good starting point in the protection of the rights of people with Disabilities.

However I feel that for the Act to be truly effective it should cover all sections of service provision and administration in the Disability arena and at both non government and government State Local and Federal levels

It should also protect Disabled persons equity in funding dollars as well as physical access.

There also needs to be provisions made within the Act to protect informal unpaid 24 hour x 7 day Primary carers. 

I request that the enclosed document be treated as confidential.

Yours faithfully,

Pam McGillivray

1/5/03