Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

Frank Hall-Bentick has a life long disability, lives in Melbourne and has been involved in disability empowerment for the last thirty years. During this time he has been employed in the Equal Opportunity Unit of the Australian Public Service Board, as Coordinator of Disability Resources Centre and as a Disability Officer at Centrelink.

Since 1981 the International Year of Disabled Persons he has been at the forefront of Disability Rights in local, state, national, regional and world organizations, founding and leading many of these groups. For the last fifteen years he has worked closely with the United Nations in Bangkok as Resource Person and invited Expert. More recently he has been an active member of the International Disability Caucus and it’s work on the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in both Bangkok and New York.

During this time he has received a number of Awards including

* 1992 – International Plaque awarded for distinguished and unstinting service in the cause People with Disabilities in the Asia Pacific Region,
* 2001 - Rotary International "Shine on Awards, Certificate of Commendation" and
* 2003 - Australian Centenary of Federation Award for long service to disability organizations and People with Disabilities.

Currently Frank is;

* Asia Pacific Steering Committee Representative, International Disability Convention Caucus;
* World Councillor, Disabled Peoples' International;
* Treasurer, Asia Pacific Disability Forum;
* Treasurer & International Representative, Disability Australia;
* Board member of Disability Resources Centre, Disability Rights Victoria & Leadership Plus;
* Committee member of the Yarra Local Government Authority DAC.