There is no legal requirement for people with disability to disclose their disability status to an employer if it will not affect their ability to meet the inherent requirements of the job.414 However, this is not widely known and understood by many people with disability who mistakenly believe that they must make this disclosure.
Service provider complaint mechanisms do not always provide complainants with a means of confidentiality in making the complaint nor do they give individuals a sense that they will not be victimised for complaining. Evidence suggests that many people with disability or their families refrain from making complaints due to a fear they may lose the continuity of their support or that they will become victims of harassment or redress for making a complaint.415 (See also Article 16)
