Submissions

Read our submissions on policy and law reform relating to issues affecting children and young people in Victoria

Our key submissions are listed below in reverse chronological order. Please note that we regularly make submissions in relation to draft legislation that are Cabinet in Confidence and that we are unable to publish.

Date	Organisation	Topic
24 May 2024	The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services	Exclusion of children and young people from the Leaving Violence Payment (ANZCCGA letter)
27 October 2023	UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children	Submission to contribute to preparations for country visit
20 July 2023	Department of Health	Victoria's strategy towards elimination of seclusion and restraint
16 June 2023	Independent Review Panel, NDIS Review	Further submission to NDIS Review on Participant Safeguarding
10 February 2023	Independent Review Panel, NDIS Review	Submission to the NDIS Review
8 December 2022	Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee	Submission to Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children
15 November 2022	Department of Families, Fairness and Housing	Submission to Reportable Conduct Scheme Review
6 September 2022	Department of Health	Submission to Victorian suicide prevention and response strategy Cover letter
5 May 2022	Fiona Patten MP	I nquiry into children affected by parental incarceration
2 May 2022	Department of Education and Training	School Community Safety Order Scheme Ministerial Guidelines
7 April 2022	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Statutory Review of the Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017
21 March 2022	The Hon. Martin Foley, Minister for Health	Independent Pandemic Management Advisory Committee
24 February 2022	Department of Social Services	Submission to the Draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032
2 February 2022	Department of Education and Training	School Community Safety Order Scheme Ministerial Guidelines
6 December 2021	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Cultural Review of the Adult Custodial Corrections System
12 November 2021	The Hon. Martin Foley, Minister for Health	Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021
29 October 2021	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Consultation – Victim-Centred Restorative Justice Program
23 September 2021	The Honourable R.M.J. Clarke MLA, Parliament of Western Australia	Statement on the role of Aboriginal commissioner
22 August 2021	Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee (Legislative Council)	Submission to Inquiry into Victoria's criminal justice system
11 August 2021	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Submission on improving victims' experience of summary criminal proceedings
7 July 2021	Department of Health	Submission on a new pandemic-specific part in the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008
10 June 2021	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Submission to Review of the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003: Stage Two
23 April 2021	Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability	Submission on violence and abuse of people with disability at home
12 February 2021	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	Submission to Commonwealth consultation on Automatic Mutual Recognition Scheme
29 January 2021	Victorian Law Reform Commission	Submission on Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences
21 December 2020	Department of Premier and Cabinet	Submission on Victorian Youth Strategy: contributions from Victorian Young People
30 September 2020	Parliament of Victoria Public Accounts and Estimates Committee	Submission to Inquiry into the Victorian Government's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Enclosure: Safety snapshot, Mental health snapshot, Education snapshot
27 July 2020	Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor	Submission to consultation: Monitoring the Family Violence Reforms Attachment: Speech by the Principal Commissioner, Neither seen nor heard: Elevating children in our response to family violence (3 December 2018)
20 July 2020	Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee (Legislative Council)	Submission to Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Annexure A - Jess' story Annexure B - Archibald's story
17 March 2020	Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability	Cover Letter (PDF, 434kb) General Submission (PDF, 3.1mb) Inclusive Education Submission (PDF, 4.3mb)
28 February 2020	Council of Attorneys-General	Submission to the Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group (PDF, 1.44mb)
6 December 2019	Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee (Legislative Assembly)	Submission to inquiry into anti-vilification protections (PDF, 999 kb)
15 July 2019	Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System	Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System (PDF, 792kb)
1 May 2019	Submission to the review of Victoria's Child Safe Standards	Submission to the Department of Health and Human Services: Review of Victoria's Child Safe Standards (PDF, 583kb)
27 March 2019	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet	Royal Commission into Violence, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (PDF, 481kb)
13 March 2019	Corrections Victoria	Corrections Regulations 2019
5 March 2019	Productivity Commission	Submission to Productivity Commission's Inquiry into Mental Health (PDF, 235kb)
17 January 2019	Department of Premier and Cabinet	Submission on the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Mental Health (PDF, 1.1mb)
10 January 2019	Department of Home Affairs	National Public Register of Child Sex Offenders (PDF, 631kb)
26 November 2018	Department of Education and Training	Review of restraint and seclusion policy
21 September 2018	Australian Human Rights Commission	Submission to second AHRC consultation on OPCAT (PDF, 2.7mb)
10 July 2018	Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee	Youth justice – unlawful association legislation (PDF, 2.54mb)
18 June 2018	Independent National Security Legislation Monitor	Review of the prosecution and sentencing of children for Commonwealth terrorist offences (PDF, 903kb)
21 May 2018	Scrutiny of Acts and Legislation Committee	Preventative detention (PDF, 104kb)
16 March 2018	Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission	Submission to review of Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act (PDF, 284kb)
28 July 2017	Australian Human Rights Commission	Submission to first AHRC consultation on OPCAT (PDF, 216kb)
2 May 2017	Joint Standing Committee on Migration	Inquiry into migrant settlement outcomes (PDF, 3mb)
20 January 2017	Department of Education and Training	Education and Training Reforms Regulation and Regulatory Impact Statement (PDF, 2mb)
20 January 2017	Victorian Ombudsman	Investigation into expulsions of students from Victorian public schools (PDF, 1.8mb)
16 January 2017	Australian Law Reform Commission	Inquiry into the incarceration rate of Indigenous Australians (PDF, 91kb)
31 October 2016	Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse	Criminal Justice (PDF, 6.2mb)
29 September 2016	Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse	Forced Marriage (PDF, 186kb)
23 September 2016	Victorian Law Reform Commission	Review of the Adoption Act 1984 (PDF, 713kb)
4 July 2016	National Children's Commissioner	Review of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of youth justice centres (PDF , 4.7mb)
27 June 2016	Department of Education and Training	Education and training reform regulations (PDF, 5mb)
11 May 2016	Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse	Best practice principles in responding to complaints of child sexual abuse in institutional contexts (PDF, 1.5mb)
15 April 2016	Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse	Institutional responses to child sexual abuse in out-of-home-care (PDF, 4.3mb)
26 April 2016	Family and Community Development Committee	Inquiry into services for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PDF, 1.4mb)
21 March 2016	Department of Education and Training	LOOKOUT Education Support Centres (PDF, 2.6mb)
10 March 2016	Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications	Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the internet (PDF, 2mb)
28 January 2016	Attorney-General's Department	Equivalency of standards for expatriate adoption (PDF, 1mb)