Consultation opens on Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan

Consultation has opened on Tasmania’s first Disability Inclusion Plan.

Minister for Disability Services, Jo Palmer, said the plan is a key measure of Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024, and will focus on improving access and opportunities for Tasmanians with disability in health, housing, education, transport, and justice.

“This is a major step in making Tasmania more inclusive. We want to hear directly from people with disability, their families, advocacy groups, and the wider community,” Minister Palmer said.

“I recognise that our disability community has been consulted extensively in recent years.

“This process is designed to build on what has already been shared, ensuring lived experience continues to shape real change.”

The consultation is supported by a Discussion Paper, titled Towards a Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan, which outlines the issues and opportunities the community is invited to respond to.

A series of webinars will run from December this year through to February 2026.

Public forums are also being finalised across Tasmania’s major regions, with each session to be independently facilitated by people with lived experience to ensure authentic, community-led engagement.

“I'm looking forward to seeing our community’s ideas and insights shape this Plan. We are delivering for Tasmania by making meaningful change for Tasmanians with disability,” Minister Palmer said.

Submissions for the discussion paper are now open. The Tasmanian Disability Inclusion Plan Discussion Paper is available on the Department of Premier and Cabinet website in a number of accessible formats.

For further details or support, email disability@dpac.tas.gov.au or call 1800 431 211.