CONSUMERS CONFERENCE
' NATIONAL'
INDEPENDANT COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL
ASSESSMENTS FOR DSP's & INJURED WORKERS
UNDER THE 22 POINT SYSTEM
DATE:- 4th September 1999 (Saturday)
TIME:- 9am - 5pm (extended if necessary)
VENUE:- 247 Flinders Lane.MELBOURNE
4th Floor.
COSTS:- $5.00 Per head including food.
costs to cover hire of venue.
REGISTRATION CLOSES. end JULY 1999
This consumers conference is to discuss issues of the points system method
that 'independant Commonwealth Doctors are asked to use by the Commonwealth
Government in assessing a person's eligibility to remain on the DSP or to
access it.
Discussion & Speakers are called for to identify the unfair scales of
points to the huge medical problem that will fester later in life.
1. Being told you can work when you can't.
2. An unfair 'Appeals Tribunal'
3. How to handle your compensation & gain a benefit
as well, so as not to enter into the 'Poverty schene'
4. How to maintain your dignity, self-esteem, pride & not
feel a 2nd rate citizen.
5. Marriage breakdowns, lost friends, not knowing where
to receive help or the correct advice.
6. DSP's who are forced to return to the work-place to
work under extreme pressure and receive little pay.
7. DSP's who come under continual stress, anxiety, at
keeping up the pace & feeling under threat if can't.
8. Those who suffer an emotional/psychiatric problem
and feel anti-social because of circumstances, in
maintaining the pace they can not keep up in order to
receive that little extra just to survive.
9. Costs of medications, medical aids, HAAC services in
the home to assist you and your family or just you if
you live on your own. Receiving support each day to
ensure all is well.
10. The treatment received by 'Contractors' from
'Centrelink' to enforce you amount of interviews per
f'night to get a job, or the 'Plenary Section' will be
imposed upon you. Making it that you will be deducted
funds from you benefit as a penalty.
11. Over-payments and fortnightly deductions which is
impossible to live on
12. Affordibility of good quality food & not out-of-date
food which can be injurious to your medical condition.
AGENDA ITEMS can be extended to Registered Delegates. Plus Registration
closes at the end of July.
For Registration Papers & Agenda please write to
DSP Australia Inc. National Office
P.O. Box 2092. WERRIBEE. VICTORIA. AUSTRALIA
phone/fax (03) 9742-5530
DSP's can have registration fee waived for inability to pay upon written
request to National Executive.
VOLUNTEERS.
If you can host a person from 'interstate' or the country please let us
know for our register book. Those from the country & interestate needing
accommodation please let us know.
Being a Host to conference. Typing,colating paper work.
answering phone. Giving out Conference Papers on Registration morning.
Helping with tea/coffee.
Ensuring people are comfortable.
Running errans for Conference Delegates needs.
SPEAKERS who have had first hand experience of the hardship and how they
are coping or not coping.
ENTERTAINERS of the above theme kind are welcome.
please phone the national office.
People wishing to display their handy work, crafts, or advertise their
special skills are also welcome.
Anyone who is in need of any assistance in getting their paper work
prepared or any assistance at all is welcome to make contact with us. =20
This consumers conference is a must for the 'consumer'.
DSP Australia Inc representation at the 'live Budget Broadcast at
Centrelink' did not fall on complete deaf ears. The Minister is
interested in the above 'Conference'
Necessary documents are being sent down to us for this Conference. If you
can volunteer to photo-copy and colate paperwork please notify our office.
DSP Australia Inc.
National Office.
ARB076023544 AOO28385N
P.O. Box 2092. WERRIBEE. VICTORIA. AUSTRALIA.
Don't let this conference slip throuh your fingers, pick it up and run with
it. We are the only Pensioner Organisation that was represented at the
'Live Broadcast Budget of Centrelink' People can get copy of video from
City Club-rooms if they have equipment to copy video of this broadcast.
Thank you.
Judi-ann Leggetts
DSP Australia Inc.
LL.VH
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