Disability work checks inadequate: hearing

Disabled Queenslanders are being let down by a system that doesn't adequately follow up abuse complaints or ensure carers are properly screened, a Senate inquiry has heard.

Queensland Disability Network project manager Michelle Moss says the yellow card staff require to work in the industry only picks up criminal convictions, meaning employees who have allegations substantiated against them that aren't forwarded on to police are free to work at other organisations or interstate.

"From my experience, the majority of situations are that internal investigations are undertaken by staff in that organisation, which raises significant issues of independence and conflicts of interest," Ms Moss told a Senate inquiry into the abuse of people with disabilities in Brisbane on Friday.