Recent advocacy submissions we have made in response to various consultations and inquiries include:
Child Protection
Finances and Income Support
- Senate Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021, Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs, March 2021
- Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia, Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, September 2019
Health and Mental Health
- Draft Territory-wide Health Services Plan, ACT Health, July 2021
- Feedback re: Draft 1 of the Re-envisioning Older Persons Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, ACT Health, February 2021
- Re-envisioning Older Persons Mental Health and Wellbeing in the ACT, ACT Health, September 2020
- The interface between Aged Care System and Health Care System, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, November 2019
- Proposed Decision-Making framework for Nurses and Midwives, The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, June 2019
- Inquiry into the social and economic benefits of improving mental health, The Productivity Commission, May 2019
Housing and Homelessness
Human Rights
- Carers Recognition Bill, ACT Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing, August 2021
- Carers Recognition Bill, ACT Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing, July 2021
- Response to National Disability Strategy Position Paper (2nd round of consultations), Department of Social Services, October 2020
- ADACAS Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, July 2020
- Strengthening Partnerships – Commissioning for Social Impact, ACT Community Services Directorate, December 2019
- Free and Equal: An Australian Conversation about Human Rights, The Australian Human Rights Commission, November 2019
National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Independent Assessments Inquiry, Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, March 2021
- Proposed NDIS Reforms: Access and Independent Assessments, NDIA, March 2021
- Proposed NDIS Reforms: Planning and Budgets, NDIA, February 2020
- Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Act and NDIS Participant Service Guarantee, Department of Social Services, October 2019
- Supported Independent Living Inquiry, Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, September 2019
- NDIS Planning Inquiry, Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, September 2019
Supported Decision Making
- Support for Decision Making Submission – NDIA Consultation September 2021
- A National Register for Enduring Powers of Attorney, Attorney Generals Department, June 2021
- Capacity, Guardianship and Supported Decision Making, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, July 2020
- Capacity, Guardianship and Supported Decision Making, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, August 2019
- Maximising the participation of the person in guardianship proceedings – Draft guidelines for Australian Tribunals, Australian Guardianship and Administration Council, May 2018