The introduction of legislation establishing a powerful independent Ageing and Discrimination Commissioner in NSW is a historic occasion for Australia, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says. The bill, one of the first pieces of legislation to be introduced since the re-election of the Berijiklian government, was due to be introduced on Tuesday. It comes as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continues hearings in Sydney and after the announcement on April 5 of a Royal Commission into into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
