Villamanta Legal Service Inc.

Disability Discrimination Act (Cth 1992) Inquiry
Australian Productivity Commission
LB2 Collins St East
MELBOURNE  VIC  8003

Thursday 24th July 2003

Dear Commissioners

National Competition Policy Disability Discrimination Act Review

I am writing to provide you with the following brief overview of the issues Villamanta Legal Service will discuss at the forthcoming Public Hearing tomorrow in Melbourne.

•	Australia and the “triple bottom line”
•	The social benefit of the Disability Discrimination Act (Cth 1992)
•	People with disabilities right to equality before the law
•	The social cost of disability discrimination
•	The accessibility of the complaint process to people with an intellectual disability (and other cognitive impairments)
•	The accessibility of the Federal Court and the Federal Magistrates Service

I look forward to presenting evidence tomorrow Friday 25th July 2003 at 9.30am at the VCAT, 55 King St, Melbourne

Regards,

Jonathon Goodfellow
Coordinator
Villamanta Legal Service