Policy Submissions: 2013
MHCA Submission to the National Commission of Audit 2013
28 November 2013
This submission by the MHCA recommends that the Commission of Audit defer any specific action in relation to mental health (beyond possibly lending its support to the need for substantial review) to t…
Read moreMHCA Submission to Senate Inquiry into Care and Management of Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia 2013
1 May 2013
This submission highlights the MHCA concern about the availability and quality of mental health support for older people particularly in aged care and acute settings. The MHCA believes that all govern…
Read moreMHCA Submission on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Rules March 2013
1 March 2013
This submission on the draft Rules to support the NDIS Bill 2012 outlines the MHCA concerns that the needs of many people with psychosocial disability and other episodic conditions will be ignored und…
Read moreMHCA Submission to the National Disability Scheme Joint Taskforce Consultation Regulation Impact Statement National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013
1 February 2013
The MHCA is committed to the development of program funding for people with a disability and considers the Regulation Impact Statement a key document in the development of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. However, this needs to be made accessible to a wide audience for consideration and needs to consider disability services for people with psychosocial disability related to mental illness.
Read moreImproving the Employment Participation of People with a Disability in Australia 2013
1 February 2013
In December 2012 the Department of Employment Education and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) sought input on their discussion paper "Improving the employment participation of people with a disability in Australia". The MHCA made this submission on the discussion paper.
Read moreMHCA Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012, January 2013
1 January 2013
During December 2012 the Bill to establish the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency was tabled in Parliament. Public comment was sought by the Senate Community Affairs L…
Read moreMHCA Submission to Senate Inquiry into anti-discrimination legislation 2013
1 January 2013
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquired into the Exposure Draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012. This joint submission by MHCA and beyondblue draws attenti…
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