Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsThis Act has the following main objects:
(a) to promote the human rights and welfare of people living in the ACT by—
(i) promoting the provision of community education, information and advice in relation to human rights; and
(ii) identifying and examining issues that affect the human rights and welfare of vulnerable groups in the community; and
(iii) making recommendations to government and non-government agencies on legislation, policies, practices and services that affect vulnerable groups in the community;
(b) to promote understanding and acceptance of, and compliance with, the Discrimination Act 1991 and the Human Rights Act 2004 ;
(c) to promote improvements in the provision of disability services, health services and services for older people;
(d) to promote the rights of users of disability services, health services and services for older people;
(e) to promote an awareness of the rights and responsibilities of users and providers of services to which this Act relates;
(f) to establish a commission to provide—
(i) an independent, fair and accessible process for the resolution of discrimination complaints and complaints between users and providers of disability services, health services and services for older people; and
(ii) a process to encourage and assist users and providers of disability services, health services and services for older people to make improvements in the provision of services, particularly by encouraging and assisting service users and providers to contribute to the review and improvement of service quality;
(g) to foster community discussion, and the provision of community education and information, about—
(i) this Act and related Acts; and
(ii) the operation of the commission; and
(iii) the procedures for making complaints.