Freedom of Information Team

Government and Executive Services Branch

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your message and your support to the work of the Committee.

Dear Mr Basharu

Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia, known as A4, observes that your Committee published its “Concluding Observations: UN Report on Australia’s Review of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD), 24 September 2019”. A4 greatly appreciates your efforts to hold Australia to its international obligations in relation to people with disabilities.

A4 is puzzled and disappointed that your Concluding Observations make no reference to autistic Australians. Excluding autistic Australians from your observations leaves them feeling that a crucial human rights body fails to recognise their needs and right.

A spectacularly unhelpful response from NSW Government.

The Hon. Stuart Robert MP

The Hon Paul Fletcher MP

The Hon Sarah Henderson MP

Minister for Families and Social Services

Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear the Hon P. Fletcher MP and the Hon S. Henderson MP

From: Bob Buckley (A4 Convenor) <convenor@a4.org.au>

Sent: Thursday, 11 April 2019 11:40 AM

To: ElectorateOffice Kiama <ElectorateOffice.Kiama@parliament.nsw.g…>

Subject: help for an autistic man in regional NSW

Dear Minister for Disability

A4 asked the states and territories about their support for a federal Royal Commission into disability.

So far, the following states/territories responded: