The legislative frameworks supporting the mandate of the National Disability Council of Namibia consists of:

• Namibian Constitution;
• National Disability Policy of 1997;
• National Disability Council Act, Act No. 26 of 2004;
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
• Continental Plan of Action for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1999-2009, extended to 2010-2020);
• Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, 1998 (Act No.29 of 1998);
• Vision 2030;
• Harambee Prosperity Plan II;
• National Development Plans (NDPs);
• Millennium Development Goals; and
• Sustainable Development Goals.