4-859: Paralympics Australia ( PA ) previously called the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) (1998–2019) is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the preparation and management of Australian teams that participate at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics . APC played a major role in Australia's successful bid to host the 2000 Sydney Paralympics . Since
8-620: A board of directors which may include elected and appointed members. Milestones in the development of the Australian Paralympic movement and Paralympics Australia: National Paralympic Committee A National Paralympic Committee ( NPC ) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in
12-498: The 1996 Summer Paralympics , Australia has finished in the top five nations on the medal tally. It is also a successful nation at the Winter Paralympics . PA is a company limited by guarantee and its shareholders are national sports federations and national sporting organisations for the disabled. Paralympics Australia was established in 1990 as the Australian Paralympic Federation. It is governed by
16-456: The Paralympic Games . The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations , blindness , and cerebral palsy . There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games , which are held immediately following their respective Olympic Games , in the same host city. As of September 2023, there are 183 NPCs who are full members of
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