Children and young people with disability in New South Wales educational settings

This inquiry was established on 6 December 2023 to inquire into and report on children and young people with disability in New South Wales educational settings.

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Submissions about individual experiences will inform our thinking about children and young people with disability in New South Wales educational settings. However, this inquiry will not be conducting investigations or reviews of individual cases.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

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Chair:		Boyd, Abigail (GRNS, LC Member)
Members:		Buttigieg, Mark (ALP, LC Member)
		D'Adam, Anthony (ALP, LC Member)
	*	Maclaren-Jones, Natasha (LIB, LC Member)
		Mihailuk, Tania (PHON, LC Member)
		Mitchell, Sarah (NAT, LC Member)
		Suvaal, Emily (ALP, LC Member)

* Maclaren-Jones, Natasha substituted for Merton, Rachel

Date	Milestone
06 Dec 2023	Self-referred
29 Feb 2024	Submissions closed
26 Mar 2024	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
22 Apr 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
23 Apr 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 2 Mr Robert Heron
No. 3 Miss Jade Wright
No. 4 Name suppressed
No. 5 Jade Faivakimoana
No. 6 Amy Mcgillivray
No. 8 Owen McGillivray
No. 9 Mrs Eliza McGillivray
No. 10 Mr Jared Carr
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Disability Council of NSW
No. 15 The Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of New South Wales Inc.
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 The Institute of Special Educators (InSpEd)
No. 18 Mr Nicholas Lapsley
No. 19 Name suppressed
No. 20 Name suppressed
No. 21 Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Australia Incorporated
No. 22 Name suppressed	Attachments
No. 23 Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA)
No. 24 Vision Australia
No. 25 Name suppressed
No. 26 National Disability Services
No. 27 The Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated (AAPi)
No. 28 Legal Aid NSW
No. 29 NSW Government
No. 30 The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW)
No. 31 Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)
No. 32 Youth Law Australia
No. 33 Early Childhood Intervention Best Practice Network
No. 34 UTS Child Care Inc.
No. 35 Australian Association of Special Education NSW Chapter
No. 36 Anti-Discrimination NSW
No. 37 The NSW Special Education Principals Association
No. 38 Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW
No. 39 Cerebral Palsy Alliance
No. 40 Ms Fiona Davies and Professor Brian Owler
No. 41 Dr Gemma Ma
No. 42 Disability Advocacy NSW
No. 43 Dr David Roy
No. 44 Name suppressed
No. 45 Name suppressed
No. 46 EarlyEd
No. 47 Name suppressed
No. 48 HeartKids
No. 49 Autism Awareness Australia
No. 50 Name suppressed
No. 51 Triple P Positive Parenting Program
No. 52 Mrs Ciara and Mr Tim McKillop
No. 52a Mrs Ciara and Mr Tim McKillop
No. 53 Adjunct Professor Tamara Smith MP, Member for Ballina
No. 54 NSW Ageing and Disability Commission
No. 55 NSW Ombudsman
No. 56 Uniting NSW.ACT
No. 57 Siblings Australia
No. 58 Melissa Molloy with Andrew Molloy
No. 59 Carers NSW
No. 60 Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP)
No. 61 Youth Action
No. 62 Family Advocacy
No. 63 Home Education Association, Inc.
No. 64 Name suppressed
No. 65 Australian Psychological Society (APS)
No. 66 PSA (Public Service Association of NSW)
No. 67 Autism Advisory and Support Service
No. 68 Karleen Gribble
No. 69 Name suppressed
No. 70 Name suppressed
No. 71 The Atypical Educator
No. 72 Catholic Schools NSW
No. 73 People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
No. 74 AEU NSW Teachers Federation
No. 75 Australian Centre for Disability Law (ACDL)
No. 77 Name suppressed
No. 78 Name suppressed	Attachments
No. 79 Name suppressed
No. 81 Anna-Marie Harvey
No. 82 Name suppressed
No. 83 Parents of Deaf Children

Date	Venue Details
26/03/2024	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
22/04/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
23/04/2024	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2024-04-23	23/04/2024	Tabled Document	Qualifications required for Australian Special Education Roles – Job advertisements for Special Education Roles in NSW Government Schools, tabled by Dr Coral Kemp, OAM, Chair, Institute of Special Education
2024-04-23	23/04/2024	Tabled Document	Qualifications Required for Australian Special Education Roles in each state and territory, tabled by Dr Coral Kemp, OAM, Chair, Institute of Special Education
2024-04-22	22/04/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Legal Aid NSW
2024-04-22	22/04/2024	Tabled Document	22 April 2024 – Diagrams for education: inclusion, exclusion, segregation and integration – Tabled by Mr Andrew Wilson, Chair, Australian Alliance for Inclusive Education (All Means All)
2024-04-16	16/04/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Youth Law Australia
2024-04-15	15/04/2024	Answers to Questions on Notice	Australian Centre for Disability Law
2024-04-09	09/04/2024	Other	Parliamentary Research Service - Research paper - Children and young people with disability in NSW educational settings
2024-03-25	25/03/2024	Correspondence	Letter from Family Advocacy indicating their submission has been endorsed by two organisations
2023-12-11	11/12/2023	Media Release	New inquiry established - Children and young people with disability in New South Wales educational settings

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Margaret Pollard	Senior Council Officer	9230 2714	[email protected]
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Glenn Hill	Administration Officer	9230 2711	[email protected]

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