DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...
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DISCLOSURES AND LEgAL COMPLIANCE � O<strong>THE</strong>R LEgAL REqUIREMENTS<br />
outcome 1<br />
The Department is committed to ensuring<br />
all events are planned using the Accessible<br />
Events Checklist, which is available on the<br />
Department’s Intranet.<br />
The Department has developed standard<br />
wording for all information bulletins and event<br />
invitations, to enable attendees to indicate the<br />
nature of any access requirements they have.<br />
outcome 2<br />
The Department has undergone ongoing audits<br />
to identify any access barriers to its premises.<br />
outcome 3<br />
The new redevelopment of the Department’<br />
of Fisheries main website will ensure<br />
compliance with the WA Government’s<br />
Website Governance Framework including its<br />
accessibility and recordkeeping requirements<br />
(including W3C, WCAG, and the Records<br />
Keeping Act). The Department continues to be<br />
committed to improving community awareness<br />
of departmental information by making it<br />
available in alternative forms.<br />
outcome 4<br />
The Department is committed to improving<br />
staff awareness of disability and access<br />
issues with the aim of providing improved<br />
service delivery.<br />
outcome 5<br />
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The Department is committed to ensuring that<br />
current complaints, policies and procedures<br />
are accessible to people with disabilities.<br />
outcome 6<br />
The Department monitors the progress of<br />
its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.<br />
The Department will continue to progress<br />
improvements in its delivery of services and,<br />
in particular, to the special needs of those with<br />
a disability.<br />
The Department also supports the<br />
fishing workshops for the disabled operated<br />
by the Fishers with Disabilities Association<br />
Incorporated and provides a grant to assist<br />
the association meet its administration and<br />
insurance costs.<br />
In addition to initiating the fishing<br />
workshops program for Fishers with Disabilities<br />
several years ago through its volunteer<br />
program, the Department of Fisheries<br />
contributes several members of staff to the<br />
board of the association. The Department<br />
allows these board members to attend board<br />
meetings and conduct association-related<br />
business during working hours while employed
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