Assistance Animals – Developing a Nationally Consistent Approach
The Commonwealth, state and territory governments are working together to develop options for a nationally consistent approach to the regulation and accreditation of assistance animals. Public consultation (via a survey) is currently underway to improve certainty for people with disability using assistance animals.
The Department of Social Services wants to hear the views of organisations and individuals involved with assistance animals. This includes:
- assistance animal training organisations
- assistance animal trainers
- disability peak bodies
- service providers
- people living with disability
- carers, family members or friends of people with disability
- advocates for people with disability
- people who work for a disability organisation
- any other interested parties.
If you manage or use an assistance animal please have a look at the survey which can be accessed at https://engage.dss.gov.au/assistance-animals-a-nationally-consistent-approach/ and will be available until 23 April 2021.
The information and insights provided through the survey will be used to inform options for the development of a nationally consistent approach to the regulation and accreditation of assistance animals.
Thank you
Nigel Caswell