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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luke Henriques-Gomes

Disability royal commission hears of abuse, neglect and fraud in supported residential system

Ronald Sackville
Chair of the disability royal commission, Ronald Sackville, said the relevant law included the ‘right to … dignity and respect’ for people in the supported residential services system. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

A Victorian regulator elected not to punish a disability home for failing to afford a 65-year-old woman dignity because her death meant she was “no longer” legally a “resident”, an inquiry has been told.

The disability royal commission, which is examining housing and homelessness issues this week, has spent the past two days investigating the troubled supported residential services (SRS) system.

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