PRINCIPLES
10. The parties to this Framework accept and adopt the following National Disability Advocacy Principles as guiding the provision of advocacy for people with disability in Australia:
(a) Disability advocacy operates under relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation and the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other relevant United Nations Rights Treaties, to protect and promote the legal and human rights of people with disability;
(b) Disability advocacy promotes the interests and wellbeing of people with disability and promotes their full and valued inclusion as contributing and participating members of the community;
(c) Disability advocacy seeks to influence positive systemic changes in legislation, policy and service practice and works towards promoting inclusive communities and awareness of disability issues;
(d) Disability advocacy promotes leadership and capacity building by people with disability;
(e) Disability advocacy ensures that views represented meet the individual preferences, goals and needs of people with disability;
(f) Disability advocacy strengthens the capacity of people with disability to speak for themselves by actively supporting and encouraging self-advocacy;
(g) Disability advocacy recognises and respects the diversity of people with disability;
(h) Disability advocacy ensures that the rights of people with disability to privacy, dignity and confidentiality are recognised and upheld;
(i) Disability advocacy will foster effective strategic alliances to develop capacity to identify and respond to the needs of people with disability.