{ "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "folder": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "type": "State Department", "jurisdiction": "NSW", "portfolio": "Stronger Communities", "website": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/", "data_status": "rich", "completeness": { "has_strategy_brief": true, "has_strategy_structured": true, "has_vision": false, "has_kpi_targets": false, "has_kpi_results": false, "has_strategy_overview": true, "has_legislation_text": true, "has_legislation_structured": false, "has_global_initiatives_text": false, "has_ideas": true, "has_artifacts": true, "n_ideas": 12, "n_legislation": 0, "n_artifacts": 22, "n_kpi_targets": 0, "n_kpi_results": 0, "n_outcomes": 4, "verified_own_data": true }, "strategy_profile": { "status": "published", "confidence": "high", "summary": "We made our plan to make NSW more inclusive. Inclusive means everyone can join in, including people with disability.", "official_site_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/", "source_documents": [ { "type": "strategie", "title": "Guidelines for Using Record Linkage Data (Technical Report no. 15) (1.0 MB,PDF File)", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/about-us/facsiar/pocls/pocls-publications/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf", "period": null, "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "NSW Out-of-Home Care Strategy", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf", "period": "2026", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "NSW Disability Inclusion Action Plan Progress Reporting Guidelines east", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/advisory-councils/disability-council-nsw/disability-inclusion-action-plans/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf", "period": null, "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-24 east", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf", "period": "2020", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "Easy read summary", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf", "period": "2026", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "DCJ Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2026-2029", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf", "period": "2026", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "DCJ DIAP Plain English Summary", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-plain-english-summary.pdf", "period": "2026", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "DCJ Inclusion Strategy 2021-2025", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf", "period": "2021", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "NSW Carers Strategy: Caring in New South Wales 2020–2030", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf", "period": "2020", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "NSW Carers Strategy 3rd Action Plan 2025-2026", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/NSW_Carers_Strategy_3rd_Action_Plan_2025-2026.pdf", "period": "2025-26", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "NSW Carers Strategy 2020–2030 Co-design Summary Report", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf", "period": "2020", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "strategie", "title": "NSW Carers Strategy 2nd Action Plan 2023-2024", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pdf", "period": "2023-24", "confidence": "medium" }, { "type": "corporate_plan", "title": "Corporate Plan", "url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf", "period": "2026", "confidence": "high" } ], "purpose": { "text": "We made our plan to make NSW more inclusive. Inclusive means everyone can join in, including people with disability.", "source_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf", "source_page": 5, "source_deep_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=5" }, "vision": null, "strategic_priorities": [], "values": [], "outcomes": [ { "name": "Positive attitudes and respect for rights", "description": "We will treat all people with disability with respect when they use our services, use inclusive language, hear from people with disability before we change policies that might impact them, support DCJ caseworkers to learn more about disability inclusion, teach DCJ carers new skills to help them support people with disability, help retailers and their workers learn more about disability inclusion.", "activities": [ "treat all people with disability with respect", "use inclusive language", "hear from people with disability before we change policies", "support DCJ caseworkers to learn more about disability inclusion", "teach DCJ carers new skills", "help retailers and their workers learn more about disability inclusion" ], "source_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf", "source_page": 6, "source_deep_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=6" }, { "name": "Liveable and safer communities", "description": "We will make inclusion part of our work each day. We will make more accessible buildings, events, services, products. We will see how we can make social housing more accessible. When we procure services, we make sure they are accessible. We will help volunteer groups include people with disability.", "activities": [ "make buildings, events, services, products accessible", "make social housing accessible", "procure accessible services", "help volunteer groups include people with disability" ], "source_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf", "source_page": 8, "source_deep_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=8" }, { "name": "Employment and independence", "description": "We will be a great place to work for people with disability, help people with disability get jobs at DCJ, make sure the people in charge at DCJ understand and support inclusion, offer workplace adjustments for people who need them. We will train our workers about hidden disability and neurodiversity. We will create a group of advocates in DCJ to support our plan. We will continue participating in the Access and Inclusion Index.", "activities": [ "be a great place to work for people with disability", "help people with disability get jobs at DCJ", "make sure people in charge understand and support inclusion", "offer workplace adjustments", "train workers about hidden disability and neurodiversity", "create a group of advocates", "participate in Access and Inclusion Index" ], "source_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf", "source_page": 10, "source_deep_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=10" }, { "name": "Mainstream services", "description": "We will make sure people can find and understand our information, change things in our services to help people use them, use universal design principles. We will tell people about the Companion Card. We will help DCJ workers make information accessible. We will help community workers understand and work to stop coercive control.", "activities": [ "make information findable and understandable", "change services to help people use them", "use universal design principles", "tell people about the Companion Card", "help DCJ workers make information accessible", "help community workers stop coercive control" ], "source_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf", "source_page": 13, "source_deep_url": "https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=13" } ], "performance_measures": [], "document_alignment_terms": { "must_support": [ "We made our plan to make NSW more inclusive. Inclusive means everyone can join in, including people with disability." ], "watch_terms": [], "avoid_claiming_without_evidence": [] }, "review_note": "" }, "strategy_brief_md": "# Department of Communities and Justice — Strategy Brief\n\n**Reporting period**: 2024-25\n**Corporate plan in force**: 2025-26\n**Corporate Plan**: [2025-26](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf)\n\n## Our purpose / purposes\n\n> We made our plan to make NSW more inclusive. Inclusive means everyone can join in, including people with disability. [[CP p.5](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=5)(https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf#page=5)]\n\n## How we deliver\n\n> Our plan says how we will work to support people with disability. Our plan goes from 2026 to 2029. [[CP p.4](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=4)(https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf#page=4)]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Positive attitudes and respect for rights\nWe will treat all people with disability with respect when they use our services, use inclusive language, hear from people with disability before we change policies that might impact them, support DCJ caseworkers to learn more about disability inclusion, teach DCJ carers new skills to help them support people with disability, help retailers and their workers learn more about disability inclusion. [[CP p.6](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=6)(https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf#page=6)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- treat all people with disability with respect\n- use inclusive language\n- hear from people with disability before we change policies\n- support DCJ caseworkers to learn more about disability inclusion\n- teach DCJ carers new skills\n- help retailers and their workers learn more about disability inclusion\n\n### Liveable and safer communities\nWe will make inclusion part of our work each day. We will make more accessible buildings, events, services, products. We will see how we can make social housing more accessible. When we procure services, we make sure they are accessible. We will help volunteer groups include people with disability. [[CP p.8](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=8)(https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf#page=8)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- make buildings, events, services, products accessible\n- make social housing accessible\n- procure accessible services\n- help volunteer groups include people with disability\n\n### Employment and independence\nWe will be a great place to work for people with disability, help people with disability get jobs at DCJ, make sure the people in charge at DCJ understand and support inclusion, offer workplace adjustments for people who need them. We will train our workers about hidden disability and neurodiversity. We will create a group of advocates in DCJ to support our plan. We will continue participating in the Access and Inclusion Index. [[CP p.10](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=10)(https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf#page=10)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- be a great place to work for people with disability\n- help people with disability get jobs at DCJ\n- make sure people in charge understand and support inclusion\n- offer workplace adjustments\n- train workers about hidden disability and neurodiversity\n- create a group of advocates\n- participate in Access and Inclusion Index\n\n### Mainstream services\nWe will make sure people can find and understand our information, change things in our services to help people use them, use universal design principles. We will tell people about the Companion Card. We will help DCJ workers make information accessible. We will help community workers understand and work to stop coercive control. [[CP p.13](https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/strategic-plan/dcj-strategic-plan-2026-2031.pdf#page=13)(https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-easy-read-summary.pdf#page=13)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- make information findable and understandable\n- change services to help people use them\n- use universal design principles\n- tell people about the Companion Card\n- help DCJ workers make information accessible\n- help community workers stop coercive control", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Department of Communities and Justice - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:41:32.208954+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-NSW-004\n**Entity type**: State Department\n**Jurisdiction**: NSW\n**Portfolio**: Stronger Communities\n**Website**: https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| pages | 49 |\n| reviews | 4 |\n| strategies | 12 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- ● FACS successfully employed three graduates in the 2017 FACS Graduate\nProgram, targeted for people with disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-\nactivities-report.pdf 7)\n● FACS achieved and maintained Disability Confident Recruiter (DCR) status during\n2018-2019 (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/727849/\nFACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.pdf)\n● LAHC’s new Asset Maintenance Services (AMS) contract, which commenced\nin April 2016, has a focus on social outcomes.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- 4.12 Implement the Specialist • Client experience metrics Programs and 2026\nHomelessness Services Access, • Sector feedback collated Partnerships\nEviction and Withdrawal of through the policy interim (Homes NSW)\nServices Policy. review\n4.13 Develop a new Youth Justice • A new Youth Justice Disability Youth Justice 2026–2029\nDisability Action Plan to enhance Action Plan which addresses NSW\noutcomes for young people with the key strategic priority\ndisability. areas outlined in the Closing\n• Including disability training the Gap priority reforms,\nand NDIS training as part DRC recommendations\nof onboarding for new and the Disability Action\ncaseworkers in community Plan 2021–2024 review\nand custody. recommendations.\n• Establish Specialist Aboriginal\nFetal Alcohol Spectrum\nDisorder team to provide\nassessment and support to\nAboriginal young people in the\nyouth justice system.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- The NSW DIP aligns with\nfamilies and communities we serve, the government and\nAustralia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 and its\nnon-government partners we work with, and DCJ’s staff.\noutcome areas in addition to NSW obligations under\nthe United Nations Convention on the Rights of The DCJ Strategic Plan 2026–2031 includes strategic\nPersons with Disabilities. priorities that align with and support the DIAP,\nfor example:\nThe NSW DIP 2026–2029 sets out the four focus areas\nwhich our DIAP is based on.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- Key outcomes areas and actions\n(as of 1 September 2021)\nDevelop positive attitudes and behaviours\nProject Title Project Objective What Will Success Look Like Area Current Status\nIncrease competency In partnership with Justice Advocacy Staff in customer facing roles receive Courts Services - Progressing\nof Court Services staff Services deliver face to face training training Courts, Tribunals\nin working with and for registry staff who interact with the and Service\nJustice Advocacy Services see an\nsupporting people with a public Delivery\nincrease in referrals to their service\ncognitive disability\nBest Practice Standards Assurance that people with a cognitive Agencies aligning their policies with the Office of Community Progressing\nfor Working with a impairment are supported and provided best practice standards Safety & Cohesion,\nCognitive Impairment.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- Improving Aboriginal Outcomes\nLearn how we’re working with Aboriginal communities to build better systems and help Close the Gap.\neast\nNSW Seniors Festival\nThe festival celebrates the role and contributions of older adults in local communities.\neast\nNews and media\nTitle\nDate\nFirst dedicated investment in long-term recovery for sexual violence victim-survivors\n07 May 2026\nJustices of the Peace recognised for 50 years of service\n07 May 2026\nMinns Labor Government rejects Opposition bid to gut ‘good character’ reforms\n05 May 2026\nTitle\nFirst dedicated investment in long-term recovery for sexual violence victim-survivors\nDate\n07 May 2026\nTitle\nJustices of the Peace recognised for 50 years of service\nDate\n07 May 2026\nTitle\nMinns Labor Government rejects Opposition bid to gut ‘good character’ reforms\nDate\n05 May 2026\nView all media releases\nLearn about DCJ\nWho we are and what we do\neast\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/)`\n- This finding indicates that may lack culturally competent staff\nwe have considerable work to do to who can deliver culturally responsive\nimprove carer recognition in NSW9. supports14.\n• Many carers were able to disclose • CALD carers may also have difficulty\ntheir caring role at work and utilise understanding eligibility requirements,\nflexible working arrangements. navigating the service system and\nHowever, many carers also said their accessing information.15,16,17\ncaring responsibilities interfered with • Evidence suggests involving\npaid work.\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)`\n- As a result, there is little Carers often have to wait long\nopportunity for household savings.23 periods for transport services and\n• The structure of benefits can mean must travel considerable distances\nthat working or working longer hours, to access support services.28 Issues\ncan leave carers worse off.24 with transport can lead to delays in\n• Carers can find it hard to manage their medical treatment or support, which\ncaring responsibilities while rigidly can compound medical problems,\ntied to when, where or how they work. and which can increase the burden\nFlexible working arrangements are on carers.29 Indigenous carers in both\ntherefore critical to balancing care and rural and urban areas, consistently\nwork successfully. report transport as a main barrier to\naccessing services.30\n16\n0302-0202\nYGETARTS\nSRERAC\nWSN\n:TROPER\nYRAMMUS\nNGISED-OC\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Developing positive community attitudes and\nupholding the rights of people with disability\n# Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n1.01 Increase disability awareness • Number of educational Anti-Discrimination 2025–2026\nfor retailers and their staff in the resources produced NSW\nprovision of goods and services. • Number of retailers\nsharing the educational\nresources with their staff\n1.02 Capture authentic photography • Usage of the image library Communications 2026–2029\nof people with disability for DCJ and positive feedback\nto use. from stakeholders\n1.03 Raise awareness of carers in DCJ • Report annually on the People Ongoing\nand increase staff knowledge performance of PMES\nabout recognising and supporting headline scores for people\na carer’s role. who identify as carers\n*This action forms part of the NSW Carers\nStrategy Third Action Plan 2025–2026.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- About DCJ\nInformation about the Department of Communities and Justice's role and structure.\neast\nOur Strategic Plan\nFind out more about the DCJ Strategic Plan 2026-2031.\neast\nOur Ministers\nFind out about the Communities and Justice Ministers.\neast\nOur structure and governance\nInformation about DCJ's structure and governance.\neast\nAnnual reports\nDepartment of Communities and Justice annual reports from financial year 2019-20 onwards.\neast\nAudit and Risk Committee\nInformation about the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC).\neast\nUsing workplace technology in DCJ agile workplaces\nGuides to help you use the technology in our agile workplaces.\neast\nLast updated:\n09 December 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do.html)`\n- Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA\nstandard\nOnline Engagement will create an\n● comply with legislative requirements\neducation program to inform the staff\nunder the Disability Discrimination\nabout their responsibilities related to\nAct 1992 and the UN Convention\npolicy compliance requirements.\non the Rights of Persons with\nDisabilities\n● comply with Government\naccessibility standards for ICT align\nwith the DCJ Disability Inclusion\nAction Plan 2020 - 2024, ensuring\nthat people with disability are aware\nof, and can use information services\nand programs.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- 4.12 Implement the Specialist • Client experience metrics Programs and 2026\nHomelessness Services Access, • Sector feedback collated Partnerships\nEviction and Withdrawal of through the policy interim (Homes NSW)\nServices Policy. review\n4.13 Develop a new Youth Justice • A new Youth Justice Disability Youth Justice 2026–2029\nDisability Action Plan to enhance Action Plan which addresses NSW\noutcomes for young people with the key strategic priority\ndisability. areas outlined in the Closing\n• Including disability training the Gap priority reforms,\nand NDIS training as part DRC recommendations\nof onboarding for new and the Disability Action\ncaseworkers in community Plan 2021–2024 review\nand custody. recommendations.\n• Establish Specialist Aboriginal\nFetal Alcohol Spectrum\nDisorder team to provide\nassessment and support to\nAboriginal young people in the\nyouth justice system.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- Projects target a variety of priority\nprovides an opportunity to address\ncommunities, including people with\ngaps in knowledge between sectors\ndisability.\nand increase the support offered to\nThe Building Access for Women with women with disability and their children\nDisability project is receiving funding experiencing violence.\n($516,418) over four years, from 1 July\n2017 to 30 June 2021.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- PRIORITY 1 PRIORITY 2\nCarers have Carers will be\nbetter access to recognised,\ninformation and respected and\nsupports empowered\nPRIORITY 3 PRIORITY 4\nCarers have Carers have\nimproved financial better health\nwellbeing and and wellbeing\neconomic\nopportunities\n0302-0202\nYGETARTS\nSRERAC\nWSN\n:TROPER\nYRAMMUS\nNGISED-OC\n5\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)`\n- 16\nPriorities And Key Themes\nPRIORITY 1: Carers have better access to information,\nservices and supports\nPRIORITY 2: Carers will be recognised, respected\nand empowered\nPRIORITY 3: Carers have improved financial wellbeing\nand economic opportunities\nPRIORITY 4: Carers have better health and wellbeing\nImplementation And 26\nMonitoring\n3 NSW CARERS STRATEGY 2020-2030\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf)`\n- 6 NSW CARERS STRATEGY 2020-2030\nECNALG\nA\nTA\nYGETARTS\nPriority What we will do By 2030 all carers in NSW will:\nPRIORITY 1 Improve the 1.1 Have access to simplified, culturally appropriate information that\nCarers have experience of carers guides and supports them at the different points of their caring\nbetter access by simplifying access journey.\nto information, to information and\n1.2 Be better connected with other carers, so they can benefit from\nservices and supports.\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf)`\n- See DCJ’s Aboriginal\nEmployment Strategy for details\nDisability employment\n2020 workforce Our goals, targets and measures:\nrepresentation (%):\nPremier’s Priority 14:\n3.3% Increase representation of employees with disability to\n5.6%\nby 2025\nWomen in senior leadership roles*\n2020 workforce Our goals, targets and measures:\nrepresentation (%):\nPremier’s Priority 14:\n47.6% 50%\nof women\nin senior leadership roles by 2025.\n Source: `strategies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf)`\n- The NSW DIP aligns with\nfamilies and communities we serve, the government and\nAustralia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 and its\nnon-government partners we work with, and DCJ’s staff.\noutcome areas in addition to NSW obligations under\nthe United Nations Convention on the Rights of The DCJ Strategic Plan 2026–2031 includes strategic\nPersons with Disabilities. priorities that align with and support the DIAP,\nfor example:\nThe NSW DIP 2026–2029 sets out the four focus areas\nwhich our DIAP is based on.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- 0:34\n34 seconds\nAs you all know,\n0:36\n36 seconds\nreforming the out-of-home care system is an absolute priority for the New South Wales Government.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n- As at 31 March 2026 there were 68,247 households waiting for social housing: 12,478 priority approved and 55,769 general approved.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__21.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/about-us/families-and-communities-statistics/social-housing-waiting-list-data.html)`\n- The report highlights the progress made to date across the 10 priority\nactions, as well as other activities undertaken as part of the NSW Disability\nInclusion Plan. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=637241)\n● FACS has partnered with the Public Service Commission to produce the NSW\nDIP, DIAP guidelines and a series of workshops to support development of DIAPs\nby state government agencies and councils. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/file/0004/341608/FACS_Annual-Report_20142015.pdf)\n● Feature videos of the 2016 Don’t DIS my ABILITY Campaign attracted over one\nmillion social media views.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- # Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n3.10 Attain Level 3 Excel accreditation • Accreditation level 3 People 2025–2029\nfrom the Carers + Employers. achieved biennially\n• Feedback from DCJ Carers\nNetwork\n3.11 Participate in the Australian • Submissions to the 2026 People 2026–2029\nDisability Network Access and and 2028 A&I Index\nInclusion (A&I) Index. • Overall A&I Index\nperformance improvement\n• Development of A&I Index\nAction Plan governance\n3.12 Develop a Court Services • Improvements in PMES Court Services 2026–2029\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan. headline scores for\n• Improve awareness of and employees with disability.\nunderstanding of disability\nin the workplace\n• Improve accessibility\nof resources\nDisability Inclusion and\nAccessibility Advocates\nAs part of this DIAP, we are establishing the\nDisability Inclusion and Accessibility Advocates\n(DIAA) group.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- Projects target a variety of priority\nprovides an opportunity to address\ncommunities, including people with\ngaps in knowledge between sectors\ndisability.\nand increase the support offered to\nThe Building Access for Women with women with disability and their children\nDisability project is receiving funding experiencing violence.\n($516,418) over four years, from 1 July\n2017 to 30 June 2021.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- target – being provided to adults with disability, as well as collaboration with eight\nemployers in a range of industries to create opportunities for employees with\ndisability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-\nAnnual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● In 2014–15, FACS spent $565.6 million which continued the delivery of Ready\nTogether: a better future for people with disability in NSW, which aimed to expand\nindividualised supports and provide people with disability with greater flexibility,\nchoice and control. (https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/tp/files/37682/FACS%20\nAnnual%20Report%202014-15%20Volume%201%20Performance%20report.\npdf)\n● During 2015-2016 the Rent Choice Start Safely Program funded 40 private\nrental specialist workers across NSW to support women escaping domestic\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- ● FACS successfully employed three graduates in the 2017 FACS Graduate\nProgram, targeted for people with disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-\nactivities-report.pdf 7)\n● FACS achieved and maintained Disability Confident Recruiter (DCR) status during\n2018-2019 (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/727849/\nFACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.pdf)\n● LAHC’s new Asset Maintenance Services (AMS) contract, which commenced\nin April 2016, has a focus on social outcomes.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- As a result, there is little Carers often have to wait long\nopportunity for household savings.23 periods for transport services and\n• The structure of benefits can mean must travel considerable distances\nthat working or working longer hours, to access support services.28 Issues\ncan leave carers worse off.24 with transport can lead to delays in\n• Carers can find it hard to manage their medical treatment or support, which\ncaring responsibilities while rigidly can compound medical problems,\ntied to when, where or how they work. and which can increase the burden\nFlexible working arrangements are on carers.29 Indigenous carers in both\ntherefore critical to balancing care and rural and urban areas, consistently\nwork successfully. report transport as a main barrier to\naccessing services.30\n16\n0302-0202\nYGETARTS\nSRERAC\nWSN\n:TROPER\nYRAMMUS\nNGISED-OC\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)`\n- Our success measures:\n• 7.5% representation target for Aboriginal employees\nachieved by 2025\n• annual disability employment targets contributing\ntowards 2025 sector-wide disability employment target\nachieved\n• implementation of culturally fair attraction strategies,\nmeasured through PMES scores for perceptions of\nrecruitment by diversity\n• increased applications from diversity groups progressing\nto interview and through to employment, as measured by\nTalent Acquisition metrics\n• a range of targeted employment programs/strategies/\npathways offered where data reveals the necessity\n• Australian Network on Disability - Disability Confident\nRecruiter status maintained\n• candidates from diverse backgrounds report positive\nrecruitment experience\n• improving representation of Aboriginal employees and\npeople with disability at all levels of the organisation.\n Source: `strategies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf)`\n- Target group: Working age carers\nTimeframe: Second Action Plan\n16 DCJ Carers + Employers program accreditation Department of\nCommunities and\nFollowing achieving Level 2 program accreditation in 2022 this will be renewed in\nJustice (People)\n2023 and work will commence towards Level 3 program accreditation in 2024.\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- Ended unaccredited Alternative\nCare Arrangements – for the first\ntime in 20 years there are no\nchildren in unaccredited emergency\naccommodation\nAchieved a 35% reduction in\nthe use of High Cost Emergency\nArrangements\nExpanded capacity in Intensive\nTherapeutic Care by adding 150\nplacements through an expansion\ntender\nThe 2025-26 NSW Budget includes a landmark\nIncreased recruitment of foster $1.2 billion Child Protection Package to support\ncarers – recruited 253 emergency reform, with $143.9 million to fund a 20 per\nfoster care households cent increase to the Foster Care Allowance from\n1 January 2026 – a long overdue step to better\nsupport carers.\n Source: `strategies/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Developing positive community attitudes and\nupholding the rights of people with disability\n# Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n1.01 Increase disability awareness • Number of educational Anti-Discrimination 2025–2026\nfor retailers and their staff in the resources produced NSW\nprovision of goods and services. • Number of retailers\nsharing the educational\nresources with their staff\n1.02 Capture authentic photography • Usage of the image library Communications 2026–2029\nof people with disability for DCJ and positive feedback\nto use. from stakeholders\n1.03 Raise awareness of carers in DCJ • Report annually on the People Ongoing\nand increase staff knowledge performance of PMES\nabout recognising and supporting headline scores for people\na carer’s role. who identify as carers\n*This action forms part of the NSW Carers\nStrategy Third Action Plan 2025–2026.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- 16:13\n16 minutes, 13 seconds\nThere are over 300 new roles with 10% of these positions already filled by Aboriginal staff against a target of 20%.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n- Publish on our website services in 90% of our\nwhich properties are and properties\nare not accessible for\nvarious disability types\nSupporting access to Implement accessible Improvement plan Any recruitment tool\nmeaningful employment recruitment methods mapped used:\n10% of recruitment Recruitment adjustments Meets WCAG AA 2.0\ntargeted to people with implemented\nIs proven suitable for all\ndisability\ntypes of disability i.e. not\nAudit recruitment tools inadvertently\nand recruitment agency discriminate\nwebsites for both\nAssesses only inherent\naccessibility and\nrequirements\nsuitability across\ndisability types Annual % increase in\nemployees with disability\nand, for Departments and\nentities specified in the\nDisability Inclusion\nRegulation, variance with\nthe target of 5.6% of\ngovernment sector\nemployees with disability\nby 2025.\n Source: `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/advisory-councils/disability-council-nsw/disability-inclusion-action-plans/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf)`\n- It is fully compliant with\nFACS’ accessibility requirements. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/\npdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-\nreport.pdf)\n● During 2018-2019 FACS partnered with Australian Network on Disability to\ndevelop the Access and Inclusion Index, a tool to measure, compare and improve\naccess and inclusion practices within an organisation. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.\nau/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/727849/FACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.\npdf)\n● In 2014–15, FACS invested over $1.9 million to support the employment of adults\nwith an intellectual disability.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- Priority 1: Carers have better access to information, services and supports\nAction Lead agency\n+ Partner\n6 Schools Project – Young Carers NSW Department\nof Education\nPublish and promote a resource for schools “Being a carer, being a student,\nbeing a kid.”\nTarget group: Young carers\nTimeframe: Second Action Plan\n7 Ongoing support from Women NSW Department\nof Premier\nContinue to build on and promote the Women’s Financial Toolkit and the Return\nand Cabinet\nto Work toolkits to ensure women have access to information they need.\n(Women NSW)\nTarget group: Women who are carers are considered a priority group\nfor the program as per the NSW Women’s Strategy\nTimeframe: Whole Strategy\n8 Data on carers Public Service\nCommission (NSW)\nShare information captured through People Matter Employee Survey.\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pdf)`\n- 10:02\n10 minutes, 2 seconds\nAnd the goals of the program are not being achieved.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $565.6 million, 565.6 million, 15%, 201% | target – being provided to adults with disability, as well as collaboration with eight\nemployers in a range of industries to create opportunities for employees with\ndisability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-\nAnnual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● In 2014–15, FACS spent $565.6 million which continued the delivery of Ready\nTogether: a better future for people with disability in NSW, wh | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $1.2 billion, $143.9 million, 1.2 billion, 143.9 million | Ended unaccredited Alternative\nCare Arrangements – for the first\ntime in 20 years there are no\nchildren in unaccredited emergency\naccommodation\nAchieved a 35% reduction in\nthe use of High Cost Emergency\nArrangements\nExpanded capacity in Intensive\nTherapeutic Care by adding 150\nplacements through an expansion\ntender\nThe 2025-26 NSW Budget includes a landmark\nIncreased recruitment of foster $1.2 billion Child Protection Package to support\ncarers – | `strategies/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf)` |\n| $3 million, 3 million | Highlights included the holding of the first NSW Inclusive\nSport Conference, the commencement of a disability-inclusive business category\non the NSW Business Chamber annual awards, and the successful application by\nthree of the organisations for over $3 million in funding from the NDIS Information,\nLinkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to support inclusive programs into\nthe future. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/7 | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $1.9 million, 1.9 million | It is fully compliant with\nFACS’ accessibility requirements. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/\npdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-\nreport.pdf)\n● During 2018-2019 FACS partnered with Australian Network on Disability to\ndevelop the Access and Inclusion Index, a tool to measure, compare and improve\naccess and inclusion practices within an organisation. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.\nau/__data/assets/pdf | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $2 million, 2 million | Work\nalso commenced to build the capacity of employers to support the employment of\npeople with an intellectual disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/\nfile/0004/341608/FACS_Annual-Report_20142015.pdf)\n● From 2015-2016 invested $2 million in the Employment Enablement Strategy;\nthe Strategy resulted in 275 Employment Enablement Packages – 50 over the\nDepartment of Communities and Justice \\| Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| 241 employees | The\ne-learns were designed to raise the disability confidence and awareness of our\nmanagers and employees. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_\nfile/0010/727849/FACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.pdf)\n● During 2019 FACS continued to provide self-directed digital learning in the\nDisability Confidence for Managers Program, with 116 managers completing the\nprogram; 241 employees completed the Disability Confident Workforce Program.\n(http | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $6 million, $565.6 million, 6 million, 565.6 million, 15%, 201% | Work also commenced to build the capacity of employers to support the\nemployment of people with an intellectual disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/\ndownload?file=341608)\n● The Employment Enablement Strategy provided $6 million over three years to get\nmore people with disability into work, and to build the capacity and confidence of\nbusiness to employ people with disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FA | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $49,321 , $49,322, $64,778 | Aboriginal employment\n2020 workforce Our goals, targets and measures:\nrepresentation (%):\nPSC AES benchmark:\nTracking at all levels currently Aboriginal employees represent\nexcept salary grades:\n3%\n• 0-$49,321 of all staff\n• $49,322-$64,778 in non-executive salary bands by 2025. | `strategies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf)` |\n| $160.2 million, 160.2 million | Enhanced services and supports for Aboriginal families\n• delivering the Permanency Support Program which in 2018-19\nsupported approximately 2,700 Aboriginal children; this program\nprovides additional funding to Aboriginal community-controlled\norganisations case managing Aboriginal children\n• providing intensive family preservation and restoration services\nthrough the Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect\n(MST-CAN) and Functional Famil | `reviews/nsw-government-response-to-the-family-is-culture-review-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/children-and-families/family-is-culture/nsw-government-response-to-the-family-is-culture-review-report.pdf)` |\n| $3 | The ALNSW is producing\na return of $3 for every dollar invested. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-\nactivities-report.pdf)\n● Over 40 Aboriginal Readiness Yarn-ups were held across NSW targeting\nAboriginal people with disability, their carers, family and community to raise\nawareness about disability and the introduction of the NDIS, and to build capacity\namong Aboriginal pe | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| 6.3 per cent | This has\nenhanced outcomes for people with disability, especially in the areas of health and\nsafeguarding. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/\nFACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● Annual events were held to recognise International Day of People with Disability\n(https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/department-\nof-justice-annual-report-2018-19.pdf) and (https://www.ju | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| 2.7 per cent, 5.6 per cent | www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-\nVolume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● During 2018-2019 FACS, in partnership with the Public Service Commission, lead\non improving employment outcomes for people with disability across the state\nthrough Jobs for People with Disability: A plan for the NSW Public Sector, a plan\nthat aims to increase the number of people with disability employed across the\nNSW publ | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $516,418 | Projects target a variety of priority\nprovides an opportunity to address\ncommunities, including people with\ngaps in knowledge between sectors\ndisability.\nand increase the support offered to\nThe Building Access for Women with women with disability and their children\nDisability project is receiving funding experiencing violence.\n($516,418) over four years, from 1 July\n2017 to 30 June 2021. | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $565.6 million, 565.6 million, 15%, 201% | target – being provided to adults with disability, as well as collaboration with eight\nemployers in a range of industries to create opportunities for employees with\ndisability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-\nAnnual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● In 2014–15, FACS spent $565.6 million which continued the delivery of Ready\nTogether: a better future for people with disability in NSW, wh | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| $1.2 billion, $143.9 million, 1.2 billion, 143.9 million | Ended unaccredited Alternative\nCare Arrangements – for the first\ntime in 20 years there are no\nchildren in unaccredited emergency\naccommodation\nAchieved a 35% reduction in\nthe use of High Cost Emergency\nArrangements\nExpanded capacity in Intensive\nTherapeutic Care by adding 150\nplacements through an expansion\ntender\nThe 2025-26 NSW Budget includes a landmark\nIncreased recruitment of foster $1.2 billion Child Protection Package to support\ncarers – | `strategies/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/NSW_Out-of-Home_Care_OOHC_Strategy_2026.pdf)` |\n| $1.9 million, 1.9 million | It is fully compliant with\nFACS’ accessibility requirements. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/\npdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-\nreport.pdf)\n● During 2018-2019 FACS partnered with Australian Network on Disability to\ndevelop the Access and Inclusion Index, a tool to measure, compare and improve\naccess and inclusion practices within an organisation. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.\nau/__data/assets/pdf | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n| 1.3 million, 40 per cent | The case for inclusion\nDisability is a part of our lives\n● In NSW there are over 1.3 million people living with disability.\n● Disability may be acquired at birth or early in life; or it can be the result of\naccident, illness or injury at any later stage.\n● Disability rates increase substantially as we age, with close to 40 per cent of us\nhaving some form of disability by the time we’re 70.\n● We experience a range of impacts because of disability, | `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- It promotes positive attitudes\ntowards disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=387334) 150 NSW\nGovernment policy, project and human resources managers have completed the\ntraining. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=535256)\n● FACS regularly promoted to the NSW Government Procurement Leadership\nGroup the need to improve inclusivity in procurement practices. (https://www.facs.\nnsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-\nPerformance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● The department’s DIAP Steering Committee met regularly to monitor progress\nagainst the DIAP and work collaboratively on disability inclusion issues (https://\nwww.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/dept-justice-annual-\nreport-2017-18.pdf)\n● The Ability Project, run by the CREATE Foundation, continued in 2016–17 to\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- The report highlights the progress made to date across the 10 priority\nactions, as well as other activities undertaken as part of the NSW Disability\nInclusion Plan. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=637241)\n● FACS has partnered with the Public Service Commission to produce the NSW\nDIP, DIAP guidelines and a series of workshops to support development of DIAPs\nby state government agencies and councils. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/file/0004/341608/FACS_Annual-Report_20142015.pdf)\n● Feature videos of the 2016 Don’t DIS my ABILITY Campaign attracted over one\nmillion social media views.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- The\ndepartment continues to offer ‘Stepping Into’ internships. (https://www.justice.\nnsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/JusticeAnnualReport2015-16.pdf)\nand (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/dept-justice-\nannual-report-2017-18.pdf)\n● FACS participated in the Australian Network on Disability’s (AND) Stepping into\nInternship program for university students with disability, employing 14 interns\nin 2017–18 and a further 13 in 2018–19. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/\nassets/pdf_file/0010/727849/FACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.pdf)\n● In 2015-2016 Department of Justice Strategic Human Resources implemented\na new recruitment practice requiring all job advertisements include a diversity\nstatement encouraging applications from candidates with a disability and\ninformation on where to get assistance for adjustments during the recruitment\nprocess. (https://www.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- The workshops focused\non building the capacity of adolescents with disability to make supported\ndecisions, while also providing a framework for building the capacity of families\nand carers to step away from substitute decisionmaking, towards SDMs that\nwere more person-centred. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_\nfile/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-\nreport.pdf)\n● The Northcott FundAbility provided a range of micro-grants to community\norganisations to fund or subsidise initiatives/projects to build skills, resources\nand knowledge and to alter practices to be more inclusive of children and young\npeople with disability in their local community. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__\ndata/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-\nand-activities-report.pdf)\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- 2026-2029 Action Plan\nWelcome\nBuilding a culture of accessibility and inclusion for our staff and the communities we work with.\neast\nOur Plan\nLearn about our DIAP and how we’re focused on Action for Inclusion.\neast\nProjects\nInformation on our Action for Inclusion projects.\neast\nGood news and updates\nRead success stories and stay up-to-date on how projects are progressing.\neast\nConsultation and engagement\nWe’re consulting with staff and the community on projects, so we get it right from the start.\neast\nContact us\nGet your questions answered, and find out who to contact if you need help in your language.\neast\nResources\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-24\neast\nPDF, 1.9 MB\n2021-22 DCJ DIAP annual progress report card snapshot\neast\nPDF, 1.5 MB\n2022-23 DCJ DIAP annual progress report card snapshot\neast\nPDF, 453.6 KB\n2023-24 DCJ DIAP annual progress report card snapshot\neast\nPDF, 373.7 KB\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__09.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/community-inclusion/disability-and-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2020-2024.html)`\n- Publish on our website services in 90% of our\nwhich properties are and properties\nare not accessible for\nvarious disability types\nSupporting access to Implement accessible Improvement plan Any recruitment tool\nmeaningful employment recruitment methods mapped used:\n10% of recruitment Recruitment adjustments Meets WCAG AA 2.0\ntargeted to people with implemented\nIs proven suitable for all\ndisability\ntypes of disability i.e. not\nAudit recruitment tools inadvertently\nand recruitment agency discriminate\nwebsites for both\nAssesses only inherent\naccessibility and\nrequirements\nsuitability across\ndisability types Annual % increase in\nemployees with disability\nand, for Departments and\nentities specified in the\nDisability Inclusion\nRegulation, variance with\nthe target of 5.6% of\ngovernment sector\nemployees with disability\nby 2025.\n Source: `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/advisory-councils/disability-council-nsw/disability-inclusion-action-plans/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf)`\n- There are 6 achievement bands applicable to each year level: Year 3 – Bands 1 to\n6, Year 5 – Bands 3 to 8, Year 7 – Bands 4 to 9, Year 9 – Bands 5 to 10.\n Source: `strategies/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/about-us/facsiar/pocls/pocls-publications/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf)`\n- 3.2 Template letter and statement form\nTemplate letter to the data custodian to be completed by the named researcher on\ntheir institution’s letterhead to gain access to the attendance and suspension data:\nRef:\n[Name]\n[Address 1]\n[Address 2]\n[State Postcode]\nDear NSW Department of Education\nI have approval from the NSW Population and Health Services Research Ethics\nCommittee (HREC/14/CIPHS/74 Cancer Institute NSW: 2014/12/570) to use the\nlinkage data as supplied to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ)\nfunded Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study of Children and Young People in Out-of-\nHome Care (POCLS)\nThe NSW PHSREC conditions of use of the linkage data stipulate that the relevant\ndata custodian and DCJ be informed of any proposed data analysis to ensure that this\nuse is within the remit of specific research questions proposed in the original sign-off\n Source: `strategies/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/about-us/facsiar/pocls/pocls-publications/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf)`\n- Data period: 2009 to 2018\nVariable Description/hypotheses\nrequested\nYear Year in which AEDC completed\nCycle AEDC Collection Cycle\nLBOTE Language background other than English\nLGACode Local Goverment Area Code\nLGAName Local Government Area Name\nRemotenessCode Remoteness Area Code\nRemoteness Remoteness Area Name\nSA1Code Statistical area level 1 code\nSA1MainCode Statistical area level 1 main code\nSA2Code Statistical area level 2 code\nSA2MainCode Statistical area level 2 main code\nSA2Name Statistical area level 2 name\nSEIFACategory SEIFA-IRSD category (quintile) within Australia\nLocalCommunityID Local Community Identifier used in 2010.\n Source: `strategies/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/about-us/facsiar/pocls/pocls-publications/guidelines-for-using-record-linkage-data-report-15.pdf)`\n- To Permanency District\nachieve this the District has committed and Youth Justice\nto the following actions:\n● Advertising of all positions to\nspecialist Disability recruitment\nportals and media\n● Include a statement encouraging\napplications from people\nwith disability in all job\nadvertisements\n● Prototype Rule 26 (GSE (General)\nRules)\n● Implement listening circles with\nDisability staff\n● Promote Disability Confident (for\nMangers) e-Learning\n● Formal Support plan / Reasonable\nadjustment implemented for\ndisability employees\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 26\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- The\nworkshops aimed to build positive attitudes around the ability of young people with\ndisability to speak up, be empowered and make informed decisions about their\nfuture and goals. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0010/387334/\nFACS_Annual_Report_2015-16_Volume_1_Performance_and_activities_report.\npdf)\n● Upholding the rights of people with disability a training package for the NSW\nPublic sector was jointly developed, launched and delivered jointly by FACS\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 37\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- ● All Department of Justice new construction projects delivered in 2016-17 were\nfully compliant with the Building Code of Australia and the Disability Discrimination\nAct 1992 (Commonwealth). (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/\nAnnual%20Reports/justice-nsw-annual-report-2016-17.pdf)\n● Accessibility was a key consideration in the relocation of the NCAT Guardianship\nDivision from Balmain to Sydney CBD in April 2016.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- As a result, there is little Carers often have to wait long\nopportunity for household savings.23 periods for transport services and\n• The structure of benefits can mean must travel considerable distances\nthat working or working longer hours, to access support services.28 Issues\ncan leave carers worse off.24 with transport can lead to delays in\n• Carers can find it hard to manage their medical treatment or support, which\ncaring responsibilities while rigidly can compound medical problems,\ntied to when, where or how they work. and which can increase the burden\nFlexible working arrangements are on carers.29 Indigenous carers in both\ntherefore critical to balancing care and rural and urban areas, consistently\nwork successfully. report transport as a main barrier to\naccessing services.30\n16\n0302-0202\nYGETARTS\nSRERAC\nWSN\n:TROPER\nYRAMMUS\nNGISED-OC\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)`\n- About DCJ\nInformation about the Department of Communities and Justice's role and structure.\neast\nOur Strategic Plan\nFind out more about the DCJ Strategic Plan 2026-2031.\neast\nOur Ministers\nFind out about the Communities and Justice Ministers.\neast\nOur structure and governance\nInformation about DCJ's structure and governance.\neast\nAnnual reports\nDepartment of Communities and Justice annual reports from financial year 2019-20 onwards.\neast\nAudit and Risk Committee\nInformation about the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC).\neast\nUsing workplace technology in DCJ agile workplaces\nGuides to help you use the technology in our agile workplaces.\neast\nLast updated:\n09 December 2025\n Source: `pages/priorities-index.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do.html)`\n- Upcoming webinar: Findings and recommendations from the Targeted Earlier Intervention program evaluation – Wednesday 19\nth\nMarch 2025\nView March 2025 issue\nFACSIAR News Bites – February 2025\nThe release of Annual Statistical Report 2023-24, Targeted Earlier Intervention and Family Connect and Support 2023-24 dashboards, and new statistics on child protection, out-of-home care, social housing and homelessness.\n Source: `pages/news-latest.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/about-us/facsiar/facsiar-news-bites.html)`\n- It promotes positive attitudes\ntowards disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=387334) 150 NSW\nGovernment policy, project and human resources managers have completed the\ntraining. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=535256)\n● FACS regularly promoted to the NSW Government Procurement Leadership\nGroup the need to improve inclusivity in procurement practices. (https://www.facs.\nnsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-\nPerformance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● The department’s DIAP Steering Committee met regularly to monitor progress\nagainst the DIAP and work collaboratively on disability inclusion issues (https://\nwww.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/dept-justice-annual-\nreport-2017-18.pdf)\n● The Ability Project, run by the CREATE Foundation, continued in 2016–17 to\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- Men with high support, access to practical support\nlevels of care experienced significant in the home and access to respite\nmental health declines after four for carers.38\nyears.34\n• The carers at greater risk of poor\nwellbeing include:\n— carers with a long-term illness\nor disability themselves\n— carers who have been caring\nlonger\nCarer co-design workshop\nSydney CBD 2019\n19\n0302-0202\nYGETARTS\nSRERAC\nWSN\n:TROPER\nYRAMMUS\nNGISED-OC\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)`\n- 4.12 Implement the Specialist • Client experience metrics Programs and 2026\nHomelessness Services Access, • Sector feedback collated Partnerships\nEviction and Withdrawal of through the policy interim (Homes NSW)\nServices Policy. review\n4.13 Develop a new Youth Justice • A new Youth Justice Disability Youth Justice 2026–2029\nDisability Action Plan to enhance Action Plan which addresses NSW\noutcomes for young people with the key strategic priority\ndisability. areas outlined in the Closing\n• Including disability training the Gap priority reforms,\nand NDIS training as part DRC recommendations\nof onboarding for new and the Disability Action\ncaseworkers in community Plan 2021–2024 review\nand custody. recommendations.\n• Establish Specialist Aboriginal\nFetal Alcohol Spectrum\nDisorder team to provide\nassessment and support to\nAboriginal young people in the\nyouth justice system.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- Enhanced services and supports for Aboriginal families\n• delivering the Permanency Support Program which in 2018-19\nsupported approximately 2,700 Aboriginal children; this program\nprovides additional funding to Aboriginal community-controlled\norganisations case managing Aboriginal children\n• providing intensive family preservation and restoration services\nthrough the Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect\n(MST-CAN) and Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare (FFT-CW)\nprograms with funding to support 900 families in 2019-20 and\nup to half of these places targeted for Aboriginal children, young\npeople and their families\n• recommissioning the $160.2 million targeted early intervention\nprogram to provide better evidence-based services and supports\nto families with a child at risk of entering care\n4\n Source: `reviews/nsw-government-response-to-the-family-is-culture-review-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/children-and-families/family-is-culture/nsw-government-response-to-the-family-is-culture-review-report.pdf)`\n- 11:06\n11 minutes, 6 seconds\nThere have been persistent governance weaknesses, boards without the necessary capability,\n11:11\n11 minutes, 11 seconds\nineffective financial controls and risk and probity oversight that has not met the standard required for a program of this scale, risk and importance.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n- 23:15\n23 minutes, 15 seconds\nI expect boards to have a direct line of sight to practice quality, strong financial controls, timely handling of reportable conduct matters,\n23:25\n23 minutes, 25 seconds\nand risk management that reflects program realities rather than shallow idealism or the optimism of best case scenarios.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n- Publish on our website services in 90% of our\nwhich properties are and properties\nare not accessible for\nvarious disability types\nSupporting access to Implement accessible Improvement plan Any recruitment tool\nmeaningful employment recruitment methods mapped used:\n10% of recruitment Recruitment adjustments Meets WCAG AA 2.0\ntargeted to people with implemented\nIs proven suitable for all\ndisability\ntypes of disability i.e. not\nAudit recruitment tools inadvertently\nand recruitment agency discriminate\nwebsites for both\nAssesses only inherent\naccessibility and\nrequirements\nsuitability across\ndisability types Annual % increase in\nemployees with disability\nand, for Departments and\nentities specified in the\nDisability Inclusion\nRegulation, variance with\nthe target of 5.6% of\ngovernment sector\nemployees with disability\nby 2025.\n Source: `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/advisory-councils/disability-council-nsw/disability-inclusion-action-plans/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pdf)`\n- ADEs and\nCSPs must undertake no less than five per cent of the contract price each year.\n(https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-\nReport-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● During 2018-2019 the FACS Disability Employee Network worked with the\nExecutive Leadership team through a series of roundtables to significantly grow\nawareness of issues that impact on staff with disability in their workplaces.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- CALD and newly\narrived refugee families can also experience\n1 in 8\nadditional difficulties, often compounded by past\nAboriginal trauma, which creates increased risk of barriers\npeople are with language, mental health issues and lack\nof knowledge about services, creating greater\ncarers\ndependence on their families and carers.\n*We recognise that foster, relative and kinship carers, prospective guardians and adoptive parents are the lifeblood of the out-of-home\ncare system to support children and young people who cannot live with their families to achieve safety, permanency and wellbeing and\nlive lives that are personally rewarding, socially connected and economically sustained.\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pdf)`\n- people with disability, with particular emphasis on the pervasive issue of bullying,\nwhich impacts all students. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_\nfile/0010/727849/FACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.pdf)\n● NSW Trustee and Guardian had eight roles targeted at people with disability\n(https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/dept-justice-\nannual-report-2017-18.pdf)\n● In partnership with Create NSW and the Sydney Film Festival, FACS sponsored\nseveral ‘Screenability’ Film Festivals, which included works written, directed or\nproduced by people with disability and which, through creative and challenging\nworks, raised issues faced by individuals with disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.\nau/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/727849/FACS-Annual-Report-2018-19-Volume-1.\npdf)\n● See The Possibilities social media campaign was a peer-to-peer disability\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- The reports included a detailed analysis of the current\nrepresentation of people with a disability within each of the divisions while also\nproposing recommendations and strategies for improving representation in under-\nperforming areas.(https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/\nJusticeAnnualReport2015-16.pdf)\n● New disability employment metrics and analytics were developed. (https://\nwww.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/justice-nsw-annual-\nreport-2016-17.pdf)\n● In April 2016, the Department of Justice launched its new department-wide\nReasonable Adjustments Guidelines.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- We engage\nand develop leaders who model the highest standards of conduct and actively\ndemonstrate our values7:\nService We put people at the centre of all we do and provide the\nhighest quality services\nTrust We value the quality of our relationships and do what we say\nwe will do\nAccountability We take responsibility for our decisions and actions\nIntegrity Ethics are at the heart of all we do and we show courage by\nacting honestly, consistently and impartially\nRespect We are inclusive and how we talk with, and about, each\nother matters.\n Source: `strategies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf)`\n- Our focus areas\nLeading an\nInclusive\nCulture\nWe will focus on engaging and developing all\nleaders to role model values of service, trust,\naccountability, integrity and respect.\n Source: `strategies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/resource-centre/policies/inclusion-strategy-2021-2025.pdf)`\n- DCJ will continue to embed disability inclusion into our core business operations in line\nwith our values:\nService Trust Accountability Integrity Respect\nWe put people at We value the We take Ethics are at the We are inclusive\nthe centre of all quality of our responsibility heart of all we do and how we\nwe do and provide relationships and for our decisions and we show talk with, and\nthe highest do what we and actions. courage by about each other,\nquality services. say we will do. acting honestly, matters.\nconsistently and\nimpartially.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)`\n- 5:31\n5 minutes, 31 seconds\nOur reform is a deliberate government-led response to persistent challenges highlighted by multiple reviews and inquiries, such as low restoration rates,\n5:42\n5 minutes, 42 seconds\na lack of carer support, unsuitable emergency arrangements, inconsistent service quality and outcomes,\n5:49\n5 minutes, 49 seconds\nand weak system stewardship and accountability.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n- 19:41\n19 minutes, 41 seconds\nValue for money, alignment to need, strategic fit, sustainability, performance,\n19:48\n19 minutes, 48 seconds\ncollaboration and commitment to transparency and public value.\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__07.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/children-and-families/child-and-family-system-reform/nsw-out-of-home-care-strategy.html)`\n- As part of this program our senior leaders mentor people with\ndisability external to DCJ (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_\nfile/0010/798256/2019-20-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● FACS participated in the Access and Inclusion Index to identify areas of strength\nand areas requiring additional focus in DCJ to support employees with disability.\n(https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/798256/2019-20-\nVolume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● Membership of the Staff with Disability Network was promoted throughout the\nyear. (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/justice-nsw-\nannual-report-2016-17.pdf)\n● Improving attitudes and awareness of disability in our workplace\nthrough the Disability Employee Network (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/\ndownload?file=798256)\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- target – being provided to adults with disability, as well as collaboration with eight\nemployers in a range of industries to create opportunities for employees with\ndisability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-\nAnnual-Report-Volume-1-Performance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● In 2014–15, FACS spent $565.6 million which continued the delivery of Ready\nTogether: a better future for people with disability in NSW, which aimed to expand\nindividualised supports and provide people with disability with greater flexibility,\nchoice and control. (https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/tp/files/37682/FACS%20\nAnnual%20Report%202014-15%20Volume%201%20Performance%20report.\npdf)\n● During 2015-2016 the Rent Choice Start Safely Program funded 40 private\nrental specialist workers across NSW to support women escaping domestic\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n- Key outcomes areas and actions\n(as of 1 September 2021)\nDevelop positive attitudes and behaviours\nProject Title Project Objective What Will Success Look Like Area Current Status\nIncrease competency In partnership with Justice Advocacy Staff in customer facing roles receive Courts Services - Progressing\nof Court Services staff Services deliver face to face training training Courts, Tribunals\nin working with and for registry staff who interact with the and Service\nJustice Advocacy Services see an\nsupporting people with a public Delivery\nincrease in referrals to their service\ncognitive disability\nBest Practice Standards Assurance that people with a cognitive Agencies aligning their policies with the Office of Community Progressing\nfor Working with a impairment are supported and provided best practice standards Safety & Cohesion,\nCognitive Impairment.\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. 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pages - https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/community-inclusion/advisory-councils.html\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No annual report text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Department of Communities and Justice - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:27:16.051825+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-NSW-004\n**Jurisdiction**: NSW\n**Portfolio**: Stronger Communities\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 65\n- Unique legislation references found: 25\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 24 |\n| Regulation | 1 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Disability Inclusion Act 2014\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 7\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Disability+Inclusion+Act+2014\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- systems\nand processes ................................................................................................... 48\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 6\n\n[page 7]\nWhy a Disability Inclusion Action Plan?\nThe Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (the Act) commits the NSW Government “to\ncreating a more inclusive community in which mainstream services and community\nfacilities are accessible to people with disability to help them achieve their full\npotential.”\nThe Act requires the NSW Government to deve\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n- ralian\nFederal\n● Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth)\n● Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme\nState\n● Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW)\n● Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW)\n● Government Sector Employee Act 2013 (NSW)\n● NSW Disability Inclusion Plan\n● NSW Public Sector Capability Framework\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 13\n\n[page 14]\nPage left intentionally blank\nDepartmen\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n- tor scheme and raises\nawareness in the community about abuse, neglect, and\nexploitation of adults with disability and older people.\nYou can learn more about the ADC and how\nto contact them on their website.\n6.3 Legislation, strategies and other policies\n6.3.1 Disability Inclusion Act 2014 6.3.2 Anti-discrimination and work\nhealth and safety\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 is made under section 14\nof the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW) (the Act).\nDCJ must comply with the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977\nThe Act requires DCJ, as a public authority, to pr\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n- n learn more about the ADC and how\nto contact them on their website.\n6.3 Legislation, strategies and other policies\n6.3.1 Disability Inclusion Act 2014 6.3.2 Anti-discrimination and work\nhealth and safety\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 is made under section 14\nof the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW) (the Act).\nDCJ must comply with the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977\nThe Act requires DCJ, as a public authority, to prepare\n(NSW) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)\nand make a plan setting out how people with disability\nby ensuring all staff,\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n- [page 1]\nCommunities and Justice\nDisability Inclusion Action\nPlan Progress Reporting\nGuidelines\nSummary: These Guidelines assist NSW\npublic authorities with annual progress\nreporting as part of their disability inclusion\naction planning in accordance with the\nDisability Inclusion Act 2014\nSeptember 2023\n\n[page 2]\nAcknowledgement of Country\nThe Department of Communities and Justice acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands\nwhere we work and live. We celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures\nand connecti\n Source: `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Carers (Recognition) Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Carers+%28Recognition%29+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- on) We also conducted a review of recent\nAct 2010. This Act requires public sector research and evaluations to inform this\nagencies to recognise and value carers, strategy. This included the 2016 review\nand consult carers on policy matters that of the Carers (Recognition) Act 2010\nimpact them. and the review of the first NSW Carers\nStrategy 2014-19. We considered gaps in\nDCJ co-designed the strategy with a wide\nthe current service system and identified\nrange of carers and other stakeholders\nwhere we could have the greatest impact\nthrou\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pages.jsonl`\n- eople who cannot live with their families to achieve safety, permanency and wellbeing and\nlive lives that are personally rewarding, socially connected and economically sustained. However, this strategy follows the definition of a\ncarer outlined in the Carers (Recognition) Act 2010.\n\n[page 9]\nContext\nCaring in NSW 2020–2030 on policy matters that impact on them. The\nAct’s Carers Charter is reproduced at the end\n(the Strategy) is the NSW\nof this document.\nGovernment’s whole of\nThe Strategy is informed by a growing base\ngovernment and who\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n- Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)\nthe people of NSW. For example, by helping\nand aged care, the NSW Government has a\ncarers more easily access information about\nresponsibility to carers in NSW under the NSW\nrelevant services and practical assistance\nCarers (Recognition) Act 2010. It is important\nthrough Service NSW. Improving carers’\nto acknowledge that many carers are caring\naccess to financial education and supporting\nfor people not eligible for the NDIS, or aged\nparticipation in the paid workforce improves\ncare (or who are waiting\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n- eople who cannot\nlive with their families to achieve safety, permanency and wellbeing and live lives that are personally\nrewarding, socially connected and economically sustained. However, this strategy follows the\ndefinition of a carer outlined in the Carers (Recognition) Act 2010\n3 https://www.nsw.gov.au/improving-nsw/premiers-priorities/\n4 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers\n5 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2018 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers\n6 Trish Hill, Cathy Thomson, Margaret R\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n### NSW Carers (Recognition) Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=NSW+Carers+%28Recognition%29+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- s a carer\ninformation and\nearlier in their caring journey, so they get the information and\nsupport.\nsupports they need as soon as possible.\n2.3 Benefit from public sector agencies in NSW being increasingly\naware of their responsibilities under the NSW Carers\n(Recognition) Act 2010 and the Carers Charter and leading\nattitudinal and workplace change to be more inclusive and\nsupportive of their employees who are carers.\n2.4 Access supports and services that build on their strengths\nand culture, in particular Aboriginal carers and cultural\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n- ms.\nThis Strategy builds on the NSW Carers\nStrategy 2014-2019 and initiatives already\nunderway across government and the\ncommunity to support and recognise carers.\nThis Strategy will support NSW public sector\nagencies to meet obligations under the NSW\nCarers (Recognition) Act 2010 to recognise and\nvalue carers and ensure carers are consulted\n9 NSW CARERS STRATEGY 2020-2030\n\n[page 10]\nAnother key factor is that this Strategy is This Strategy refers to other whole of\nbeing introduced in the first year of the government strategies and whe\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n- and\npromoted. This will help to improve carer wellbeing,\nincrease access to support and make use of the\nknowledge and expertise of carers.\nCarers told us:\nWe know that:\n• Carer recognition in the broader community following the introduction of the NSW\nCarers (Recognition) Act 2010 remains low11.\n• Consumer and carer participation are valuable aspects of the care system, improving\nhealth outcomes and reducing stress for families12, 13.\n• Many carers struggle to balance paid work and caring, but not all carers are\nable to disclose their\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Justice (Recognition) Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Justice+%28Recognition%29+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- 024 9\n\n[page 10]\nPriority 4: Carers have better health and wellbeing\nAction Lead agency\n+ Partner\n26 Improve local government commitment to carers Department of\nCommunities\nWork to educate local government about their obligations under the Carers\nand Justice\n(Recognition) Act 2010 including commitment and actions to support carers in their\ncommunities and council employees. Ensure councils adhere to the Carers Charter\nand fulfill their reporting obligations.\nTarget group: All carers, council employees\nTimeframe: Second Action Plan\n27 H\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2nd-action-plan-2023-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Anti-Discrimination Act 1977\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Anti-Discrimination+Act+1977\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- nti-Discrimination NSW (ADNSW) is an independent\nstatutory agency that sits within the Law Reform and\nSince 2022, DCJ has funded the Disability Advocacy\nLegal Services Division of DCJ.\nFutures Program to support people with disability in\nADNSW administers the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 NSW to access NSW Government services. We have\n(NSW). This includes answering enquiries; investigating also delivered funding to build sector capacity.\nand resolving complaints; raising awareness about\nThis program has three core advocacy services:\ndiscrimina\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n- Legislation, strategies and other policies\n6.3.1 Disability Inclusion Act 2014 6.3.2 Anti-discrimination and work\nhealth and safety\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 is made under section 14\nof the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW) (the Act).\nDCJ must comply with the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977\nThe Act requires DCJ, as a public authority, to prepare\n(NSW) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)\nand make a plan setting out how people with disability\nby ensuring all staff, including people with disability,\ncan access general supports and serv\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Building Code of Australia and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Building+Code+of+Australia+and+the+Disability+Discrimination+Act+1992\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- dards. https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/\ndownload?file=535256)\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 39\n\n[page 40]\n● All Department of Justice new construction projects delivered in 2016-17 were\nfully compliant with the Building Code of Australia and the Disability Discrimination\nAct 1992 (Commonwealth). (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/\nAnnual%20Reports/justice-nsw-annual-report-2016-17.pdf)\n● Accessibility was a key consideration in the relocation of the NCAT Guardianship\nDivision from Balmain to Sydney CBD in April 2016. Applicatio\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n- ound NSW when undertaking new construction or upgrade\nworks. (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/\nJusticeAnnualReport2015-16.pdf)\n● All Department of Justice’s new construction projects delivered in 2017-18 were\nfully compliant with the Building Code of Australia and the Disability Discrimination\nAct 1992 (Commonwealth) (https://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/\nAnnual%20Reports/dept-justice-annual-report-2017-18.pdf)\n● FACS delivered 118 new homes in the community for people living in outmoded\nlarge residential centres, enabling over 500 people to move into n\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Privacy+and+Personal+Information+Protection+Act+1998\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/strategies-index.html`\n- `pages/strategies-index__20.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- usinesses and individuals from getting the right information to resolve dispute\neast\nNSW Legal Assistance Strategy\nThe NSW Government’s priorities for the delivery of legal assistance services.\neast\nPrivacy Management Plan\nNSW Government obligations under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998\neast\nJustice reinvestment\nAn approach that supports and funds communities to find local solutions to local problems.\neast\nInformation for Government Lawyers\nDelivery of legal services for the NSW Government and the reform measures being undertaken\neast\nLast u\n Source: `pages/strategies-index.html`\n- Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme | Communities and Justice\n\nMandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme\nOn 28 November 2023, amendments to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) take effect that establish a Mandatory Notification of Data Breach (MNDB) Scheme.\nUnder the MNDB Scheme, NSW public sector agencies must notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals of eligible data breaches (unless a relevant exemption appl\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__20.html`\n\n### Anti-Discrimination Act 1997\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Anti-Discrimination+Act+1997\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- hts of Persons with Disabilities\nAustralian\nFederal\n● Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth)\n● Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme\nState\n● Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW)\n● Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW)\n● Government Sector Employee Act 2013 (NSW)\n● NSW Disability Inclusion Plan\n● NSW Public Sector Capability Framework\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 13\n\n[page 14]\nP\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Commencement of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Commencement+of+the+Children%E2%80%99s+Guardian+Act+2019\n\n**Sources**:\n- `reviews/nsw-government-response-to-the-family-is-culture-review-report.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- iginal community\nto ensure Aboriginal-led advice is at the heart of our response to\nimprove outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. This\ngroup will meet directly with the Minister and the Secretary and\nengage directly with Aboriginal communities.\n• Commencement of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 in March 2020,\nwhich consolidated the powers and functions of the OCG and\ntransferred the Reportable Conduct and Official Community Visitor\nSchemes from the NSW Ombudsman to the OCG. These changes\nstrengthen the role of the OCG as the key regulator of child\np\n Source: `reviews/nsw-government-response-to-the-family-is-culture-review-report.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Crimes+%28Appeal+and+Review%29+Act+2001\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/inquiries-index.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Special Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Independent Commission Act Corruption Act 1998 concluded on 31 January 2005.\nSpecial Commission of Inquiry into the Sydney Ferries\nconcluded on 31 October 2007.\nRelated links\nNSW State Archives\neast\nCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001\neast\nThe Cabinet Office – Special Commissions of Inquiry\neast\nLast updated:\n01 September 2023\n Source: `pages/inquiries-index.html`\n\n### Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Consent Reforms) Act 2021\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Crimes+Legislation+Amendment+%28Sexual+Consent+Reforms%29+Act+2021\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/reforms-index.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Sexual consent laws | Communities and Justice\n\nSexual consent laws\nInformation about consent laws introduced by the NSW Government.\nThe NSW consent laws changed on 1 June 2022.\nThe\nCrimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Consent Reforms) Act 2021\nimplemented consent reforms that aim to:\nclarify consent provisions in the\nCrimes Act 1900\n, including that consent is a free and voluntary agreement that should not be presumed\nclarify that consent involves ongoing and mutual communication\nstrengthen laws to\n Source: `pages/reforms-index.html`\n\n### Cth) Anti-Discrimination Disability Inclusion Work Health and NSW Act 1977\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Cth%29+Anti-Discrimination+Disability+Inclusion+Work+Health+and+NSW+Act+1977\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- an 2026–2029 23\n\n[page 28]\nLegislation and conventions\nIInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nAnti-Discrimination Disability Inclusion Work Health and Safety\nDisability Discrimination\nNational\nAct 1992 (Cth)\nAnti-Discrimination Disability Inclusion Work Health and\nNSW\nAct 1977 Act 2014 Safety Act 2011\n6.3.3 NSW Disability Inclusion Plan 6.3.5 DCJ Strategic Plan 2026–2031\n2026–2029\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 aligns with the DCJ Strategic\nPlan 2026–2031. This includes supporting DCJ’s overall\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 is guided by the NSW\nc\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Disabilities Anti-Discrimination Disability Inclusion Work Health and Safety Disability Discrimination National Act 1992\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Disabilities+Anti-Discrimination+Disability+Inclusion+Work+Health+and+Safety+Disability+Discrimination+National+Act+1992\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- mentation of our DIAP in our\nannual report.\nYou can find our annual reports on our website.\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan 2026–2029 23\n\n[page 28]\nLegislation and conventions\nIInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nAnti-Discrimination Disability Inclusion Work Health and Safety\nDisability Discrimination\nNational\nAct 1992 (Cth)\nAnti-Discrimination Disability Inclusion Work Health and\nNSW\nAct 1977 Act 2014 Safety Act 2011\n6.3.3 NSW Disability Inclusion Plan 6.3.5 DCJ Strategic Plan 2026–2031\n2026–2029\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 aligns with the DCJ Strategic\nPlan 2026–2031. This inc\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Disability+Discrimination+Act+1992\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- lusion Action Plan 2020-2024 12\n\n[page 13]\nLaws and systems\nThe context for all NSW disability inclusion actions plans is embedded in the below\nconventions and laws.\nInternational\n● UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nAustralian\nFederal\n● Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth)\n● Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme\nState\n● Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW)\n● Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW)\n● Government Se\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Disability Inclusion Regulation 2014\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Disability+Inclusion+Regulation+2014\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- n Plans (DIAPs) play a critical role in promoting access and inclusion across\nNSW, providing practical measures by which intent is transformed into action by public authorities\n(NSW Government departments, local government, and other entities specified in the Disability\nInclusion Regulation 2014.\nThese Guidelines provide a framework for reporting on the progress of public authority DIAPs. The\nDepartment of Communities and Justice (DCJ), in partnership with the Disability Council NSW, will\ncontinue to work with NSW public authorities to review their c\n Source: `strategies/NSW-DIAP-Reporting-Guidelines.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Disability Services Act 1986\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Disability+Services+Act+1986\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- systems\nThe context for all NSW disability inclusion actions plans is embedded in the below\nconventions and laws.\nInternational\n● UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nAustralian\nFederal\n● Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth)\n● Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme\nState\n● Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW)\n● Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW)\n● Government Sector Employee Act 2013 (NSW)\n● NSW Disability\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Enquiries the Copyright Act 1968\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Enquiries+the+Copyright+Act+1968\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- riate, seek\nhave under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), for example under\nprofessional advice.\nthe fair dealing provisions or statutory licences.\nThe use of any material from this publication in a way not\npermitted by the above licence or otherwise allowed under Enquiries\nthe Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) may be an infringement of\nEnquiries relating to this publication or use of material\ncopyright. Infringing copyright may expose you to legal action\nin this publication should be directed to: Department of\nby, and liability to, the copyright owner. Where\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Government Sector Employee Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Government+Sector+Employee+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- tion Act 1992 (Commonwealth)\n● Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme\nState\n● Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW)\n● Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW)\n● Government Sector Employee Act 2013 (NSW)\n● NSW Disability Inclusion Plan\n● NSW Public Sector Capability Framework\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 13\n\n[page 14]\nPage left intentionally blank\nDepartment of Communities and Justice | Disability In\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Introduction The Disability Inclusion Act 2014\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Introduction+The+Disability+Inclusion+Act+2014\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-plain-english-summary.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ustice\nPlain English Summary\nDepartment of Communities and Justice (DCJ)\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan 2026–2029\nDecember 2025\nThis is a Plain English summary of the DCJ Disability Inclusion Action Plan\n2026–2029. You can find the full plan on our website.\nIntroduction\nThe Disability Inclusion Act 2014 says that we must have a plan for how we will work to support\npeople with disability.\nIn December 2025, DCJ published the Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2026–2029. This plan tells you\nhow we will work towards a more inclusive future for:\n the people who us\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029-plain-english-summary.pages.jsonl`\n\n### NSW Carers Charter Carers (Recognition) Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=NSW+Carers+Charter+Carers+%28Recognition%29+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- d Redmond, G Are young carers less engaged in school than non-carers?\nEvidence from a representative Australian study May 2019 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/\ns12187-019-09647-1\n27 NSW CARERS STRATEGY 2020-2030\n\n[page 28]\nNSW Carers Charter\nCarers (Recognition) Act 2010\nA carer is someone who provides ongoing, unpaid support to people who need help because of disability,\nmental illness, chronic or terminal illness, dementia or frail age. Relatives and friends who provide such care,\nsupport and assistance are carers.\nNSW Care\n Source: `strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-caring-in-nsw-2020-2030.pages.jsonl`\n\n### NSW Disability Inclusion Act 2014\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=NSW+Disability+Inclusion+Act+2014\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/strategies-index__08.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- nes are a tool to support the development of Disability Inclusion Action Plans (DIAPs).The guidelines are to ensure that there is a whole of government, whole of community approach in addressing areas that people with disability have identified as priorities.\nThe NSW Disability Inclusion Act 2014 mandates NSW Government agencies and local councils have DIAPs, as they play a critical role in promoting the ethos of inclusion.\nDIAPs outline the practical steps NSW Government agencies and local councils have put in place to break down barriers and promote\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__08.html`\n\n### NSW) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=NSW%29+and+the+Disability+Discrimination+Act+1992\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Anti-discrimination and work\nhealth and safety\nThe DCJ DIAP 2026–2029 is made under section 14\nof the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW) (the Act).\nDCJ must comply with the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977\nThe Act requires DCJ, as a public authority, to prepare\n(NSW) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)\nand make a plan setting out how people with disability\nby ensuring all staff, including people with disability,\ncan access general supports and services available in\nare treated fairly in recruitment, promotion, training\nthe community and participate fu\n Source: `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n### National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=National+Disability+Insurance+Scheme+Act+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- lusion actions plans is embedded in the below\nconventions and laws.\nInternational\n● UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nAustralian\nFederal\n● Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth)\n● Disability Services Act 1986 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Commonwealth)\n● National Disability Insurance Scheme\nState\n● Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW)\n● Disability Inclusion Act 2014 (NSW)\n● Government Sector Employee Act 2013 (NSW)\n● NSW Disability Inclusion Plan\n● NSW Public Sector Capability Framework\nDepartm\n Source: `strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Review of the Independent Commission Act Corruption Act 1998\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Review+of+the+Independent+Commission+Act+Corruption+Act+1998\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/inquiries-index.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Police Investigation of Certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle\nconcluded in May 2014.\nSpecial Commission of Inquiry into the NSW Crime Commission\nconcluded in November 2011.\nSpecial Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Independent Commission Act Corruption Act 1998 concluded on 31 January 2005.\nSpecial Commission of Inquiry into the Sydney Ferries\nconcluded on 31 October 2007.\nRelated links\nNSW State Archives\neast\nCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001\neast\nThe Cabinet Office – Special Commissions of Inquiry\neast\nLast upda\n Source: `pages/inquiries-index.html`\n\n### Work Health and Safety Act 2011\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/search?query=Work+Health+and+Safety+Act+2011\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- sonable adjustments.\nconclusion of the plan. 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we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n3.10 Attain Level 3 Excel accreditation • Accreditation level 3 People 2025–2029\nfrom the Carers + Employers. achieved biennially\n• Feedback from DCJ Carers\nNetwork\n3.11 Participate in the Australian • Submissions to the 2026 People 2026–2029\nDisability Network Access and and 2028 A&I Index\nInclusion (A&I) Index. • Overall A&I Index\nperformance improvement\n• Development of A&I Index\nAction Plan governance\n3.12 Develop a Court Services • Improvements in PMES Court Services 2026–2029\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan. headline scores for\n• Improve awareness of and employees with disability.\nunderstanding of disability\nin the workplace\n• Improve accessibility\nof resources\nDisability Inclusion and\nAccessibility Advocates\nAs part of this DIAP, we are establishing the\nDisability Inclusion and Accessibility Advocates\n(DIAA) group.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "large", "title": "Single front door for life-event based services", "idea": "Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.", "quote": "# Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n3.10 Attain Level 3 Excel accreditation • Accreditation level 3 People 2025–2029\nfrom the Carers + Employers. achieved biennially\n• Feedback from DCJ Carers\nNetwork\n3.11 Participate in the Australian • Submissions to the 2026 People 2026–2029\nDisability Network Access and and 2028 A&I Index\nInclusion (A&I) Index. • Overall A&I Index\nperformance improvement\n• Development of A&I Index\nAction Plan governance\n3.12 Develop a Court Services • Improvements in PMES Court Services 2026–2029\nDisability Inclusion Action Plan. headline scores for\n• Improve awareness of and employees with disability.\nunderstanding of disability\nin the workplace\n• Improve accessibility\nof resources\nDisability Inclusion and\nAccessibility Advocates\nAs part of this DIAP, we are establishing the\nDisability Inclusion and Accessibility Advocates\n(DIAA) group.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Citizen Participation", "scale": "small", "title": "Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking", "idea": "Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.", "quote": "The key themes\n• NSW Carers Advisory Council — were tested with co-design workshop\nregular consultation with council participants, Strategy PMG, NSW\nmembers on the co-design approach, Carers Advisory Council and NSW\nvision, draft priorities Disability Council\n• face-to-face co-design workshops • engage with individual stakeholder\n— held from 8 August 2019 – 15 agencies to draft possible solutions\nNovember 2019 to test key themes in response to carer priorities,\nwith carers and key stakeholders, including consideration of project\nidentify carers needs and priorities origin, scope, feasibility, evidence,\nand co-design solutions reach and availability of resources\n• carer conversation kits — to help • some of these solutions now appear\ninterested carers and stakeholders as actions in the First Two Year\nto facilitate local conversations, with Action Plan 2020–2022.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / stakeholders / policy teams", "source": "strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Citizen Participation", "scale": "large", "title": "Always-on policy participation platform", "idea": "Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.", "quote": "The key themes\n• NSW Carers Advisory Council — were tested with co-design workshop\nregular consultation with council participants, Strategy PMG, NSW\nmembers on the co-design approach, Carers Advisory Council and NSW\nvision, draft priorities Disability Council\n• face-to-face co-design workshops • engage with individual stakeholder\n— held from 8 August 2019 – 15 agencies to draft possible solutions\nNovember 2019 to test key themes in response to carer priorities,\nwith carers and key stakeholders, including consideration of project\nidentify carers needs and priorities origin, scope, feasibility, evidence,\nand co-design solutions reach and availability of resources\n• carer conversation kits — to help • some of these solutions now appear\ninterested carers and stakeholders as actions in the First Two Year\nto facilitate local conversations, with Action Plan 2020–2022.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / stakeholders / policy teams", "source": "strategies/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/carers/nsw-carers-strategy/nsw-carers-strategy-2020-2030-co-design-summary-report.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Procurement & Delivery", "scale": "small", "title": "Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases", "idea": "Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.", "quote": "It promotes positive attitudes\ntowards disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=387334) 150 NSW\nGovernment policy, project and human resources managers have completed the\ntraining. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=535256)\n● FACS regularly promoted to the NSW Government Procurement Leadership\nGroup the need to improve inclusivity in procurement practices. (https://www.facs.\nnsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-\nPerformance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● The department’s DIAP Steering Committee met regularly to monitor progress\nagainst the DIAP and work collaboratively on disability inclusion issues (https://\nwww.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/dept-justice-annual-\nreport-2017-18.pdf)\n● The Ability Project, run by the CREATE Foundation, continued in 2016–17 to", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Delivery teams / suppliers", "source": "strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Procurement & Delivery", "scale": "large", "title": "Portfolio delivery office for major investments", "idea": "Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.", "quote": "It promotes positive attitudes\ntowards disability. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=387334) 150 NSW\nGovernment policy, project and human resources managers have completed the\ntraining. (https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/download?file=535256)\n● FACS regularly promoted to the NSW Government Procurement Leadership\nGroup the need to improve inclusivity in procurement practices. (https://www.facs.\nnsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/535256/FACS-Annual-Report-Volume-1-\nPerformance-and-activities-report.pdf)\n● The department’s DIAP Steering Committee met regularly to monitor progress\nagainst the DIAP and work collaboratively on disability inclusion issues (https://\nwww.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Annual%20Reports/dept-justice-annual-\nreport-2017-18.pdf)\n● The Ability Project, run by the CREATE Foundation, continued in 2016–17 to", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Delivery teams / suppliers", "source": "strategies/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/about-us/diap/dcj-diap-2020-2024.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "small", "title": "Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries", "idea": "Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.", "quote": "About DCJ\nInformation about the Department of Communities and Justice's role and structure.\neast\nOur Strategic Plan\nFind out more about the DCJ Strategic Plan 2026-2031.\neast\nOur Ministers\nFind out about the Communities and Justice Ministers.\neast\nOur structure and governance\nInformation about DCJ's structure and governance.\neast\nAnnual reports\nDepartment of Communities and Justice annual reports from financial year 2019-20 onwards.\neast\nAudit and Risk Committee\nInformation about the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC).\neast\nUsing workplace technology in DCJ agile workplaces\nGuides to help you use the technology in our agile workplaces.\neast\nLast updated:\n09 December 2025", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "pages/priorities-index.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do.html)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "large", "title": "Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system", "idea": "Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.", "quote": "About DCJ\nInformation about the Department of Communities and Justice's role and structure.\neast\nOur Strategic Plan\nFind out more about the DCJ Strategic Plan 2026-2031.\neast\nOur Ministers\nFind out about the Communities and Justice Ministers.\neast\nOur structure and governance\nInformation about DCJ's structure and governance.\neast\nAnnual reports\nDepartment of Communities and Justice annual reports from financial year 2019-20 onwards.\neast\nAudit and Risk Committee\nInformation about the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC).\neast\nUsing workplace technology in DCJ agile workplaces\nGuides to help you use the technology in our agile workplaces.\neast\nLast updated:\n09 December 2025", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "pages/priorities-index.html (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dcj/dcj-website/dcj/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do.html)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Staff Productivity", "scale": "small", "title": "Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents", "idea": "Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.", "quote": "4.1 Developing positive community attitudes and\nupholding the rights of people with disability\n# Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n1.01 Increase disability awareness • Number of educational Anti-Discrimination 2025–2026\nfor retailers and their staff in the resources produced NSW\nprovision of goods and services. • Number of retailers\nsharing the educational\nresources with their staff\n1.02 Capture authentic photography • Usage of the image library Communications 2026–2029\nof people with disability for DCJ and positive feedback\nto use. from stakeholders\n1.03 Raise awareness of carers in DCJ • Report annually on the People Ongoing\nand increase staff knowledge performance of PMES\nabout recognising and supporting headline scores for people\na carer’s role. who identify as carers\n*This action forms part of the NSW Carers\nStrategy Third Action Plan 2025–2026.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "APS staff / executives", "source": "strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Sensitive information leakage", "Inconsistent quality of generated drafts" ] }, { "entity_id": "S-NSW-004", "entity_name": "Department of Communities and Justice", "folder_name": "Department-of-Communities-and-Justice", "category": "Staff Productivity", "scale": "large", "title": "Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform", "idea": "Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.", "quote": "4.1 Developing positive community attitudes and\nupholding the rights of people with disability\n# Action How we will measure success Responsible area Timeframe\n1.01 Increase disability awareness • Number of educational Anti-Discrimination 2025–2026\nfor retailers and their staff in the resources produced NSW\nprovision of goods and services. • Number of retailers\nsharing the educational\nresources with their staff\n1.02 Capture authentic photography • Usage of the image library Communications 2026–2029\nof people with disability for DCJ and positive feedback\nto use. from stakeholders\n1.03 Raise awareness of carers in DCJ • Report annually on the People Ongoing\nand increase staff knowledge performance of PMES\nabout recognising and supporting headline scores for people\na carer’s role. who identify as carers\n*This action forms part of the NSW Carers\nStrategy Third Action Plan 2025–2026.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "APS staff / executives", "source": "strategies/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf (https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/dcj-website/documents/community-inclusion/disability-inclusion/disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029/dcj-disability-inclusion-action-plan-2026-2029.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Sensitive information leakage", "Inconsistent quality of generated drafts" ] } ], 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