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Royal Commission News | Edition 19
10/09/2020
Evidence was heard on a wide range of topics during the hearing on the pandemic's impact on people with disability, NDS's daily summaries are available on the RC Hub. Key themes included:
At the close of the hearing, Senior Counsel Assisting was directed to make submissions on a total of 18 topics. Some of the topics include:
In the context of the pandemic:
The scope for the next hearing on Psychotropic medication, behaviour support and behaviours of concern is now available on the RC website. The hearing begins on 22 September and will be closed to the public but live-streamed.