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The City will assess individual nomination forms against the following criteria. 

Criteria 1

The nominee must fulfill at least one of the following to demonstrate connection to the City of Perth

•    A resident of the City of Perth
•    Represents an organisation that provides disability access and inclusion services to residents, businesses and/or visitors to the City of Perth.
•    Can adequately demonstrate another form of connection to the City of Perth

Criteria 2

The nominee must fulfill at least one of the following:

•    Is a person who lives with disability
•    Is a person who cares for a person/people with disability (e.g. family member/friend)
•    Supports people with disability on a professional level (e.g. clients/as a staff member at an advocacy organisation)

Criteria 3

The nominee must provide information on their:

a.    Knowledge or lived experience in relation to improving equity, diversity and inclusion.
b.    What community groups, boards or organisations they have worked with in relation to improving equity, diversity and inclusion

Criteria 4

The nominees must:

•    Agree to abide by the Access and Inclusion Terms of Reference and the Advisory Group Member Handbook.
•    Be available to attend meeting times of: Tuesdays 11am – 1pm (meetings held up to four times a year).

Criteria 5

The City will also consider the group composition in relation to following: 

•    Optimising the level of diversity within the Advisory Group.
•    One position is reserved for a representative from the Department of Communities (previously known as the Disability Services Commission).
•    One position is reserved for a representative from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.

Should further information be required, the city may contact the applicant to request this information.

The final decision of the membership of the group will be made by the City of Perth’s Chief Executive Officer.

The City will contact all nominees to advise of the outcome within two weeks of the closing date.

The group meets three times a year on Tuesdays at 11am – 1pm at Council House, 27 St Georges Terrace Perth. The tentative dates for 2026 are:

•    17 March
•    14 July
•    10 November