Darwin Community Legal Services | Aged and Disability Rights

Aged and Disability Rights Team

Who do we help?
Older people or people with disabilities and their representatives who:

receive services to their home such as Community Aged Care Packages (CACP),
Extended Aged Care in the Home (EACH) and Home and Community Care (HACC)
or live in an aged care facility
have been discriminated against because of their disability
want to know about their rights and how to obtain them

Your Rights
You have rights no matter where you live or how much assistance you need, including the right to:

be supported by an advocate
be consulted and provided with information
access to quality services
be treated with dignity, respect and to maintain your independence
feel safe
make a complaint

What can we provide?
We can give you information and help about your rights regarding:

where you live
care and services you are receiving
activities in your community
support, representation and referral
People not respecting your culture
problems where you work
access to an interpreter

We also provide

education
community awareness
activities
fact sheets

The Aged and Disability Rights Team is based in Darwin, visits Katherine monthly and provides services across the Top End of the NT.

The Aged and Disability Rights Team is funded by the Commonwealth Departments of Health and Ageing, Attorney General’s, and Families, Community Services and the Indigenous Affairs and the NT Department of Health and Community Services.