The Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD)’s main operation is to safeguard the Equal
Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act ( Cap. 413.) of the Laws of Malta. It does not only involve the
investigation of complaints received for a possible solution, but continuously engages in offering advice on the
implementation and enforcement of the Act, to both persons with disability and their family members (those directly
affected), as well as other people in the society on whom the Act imposes certain obligations (those indirectly
affected).
The Test of Reasonableness Board (TORB) is a board operating within the framework of Article 20 of the same Act,
responsible in determining the reasonableness of any action to be undertaken by any person in the fulfilment of the
provisions of this Act or the UNCRPD, including any alteration, change, and/ or provision of services and facilities
and whether such actions could be undertaken without unjustifiable hardship.
