People with Disabilities

The Department of Attorney General & Justice is strongly committed to protecting the rights of individuals with a disability. Our agencies work actively to ensure these rights are understood and respected.

The Department of Attorney General & Justice is actively working towards minimising the disadvantages faced by people with disabilities particularly people with disabilities involved with the criminal justice system. We are working to ensure that all our clients can access our court services fairly and equitably.

To demonstrate this commitment, we have developed the Disability Strategic Plan 2010-2012 that will help us improve the way we deliver services to people with disabilities, and to ensure that we excel in our employment practices.

The Capacity Toolkit
The Capacity Toolkit is a guide to assessing a person's capacity to make legal, medical, financial and personal decisions. The Capacity Toolkit was published in 2008. View the Capacity Toolkit


8 February 2010 - The Department of Attorney General & Justice is conducting a client satisfactisfaction survey of our clients with disabilities. View the flyer to find out how you can participate in our survey!

25 February 2009 - The NSW Deaf Society has produced legal information in Auslan which is available on their website.