Policy Submissions: 2019
Joint Submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the New NDIS Participant Service Guarantee
30 October 2019
Mental Health Australia, Community Mental Health Australia and the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia provided a joint submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the new NDIS Participant Service…
Read moreSubmission to Religious Freedom Bills
2 October 2019
In October 2019, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the Attorney-General’s Department’s consultation on the exposure drafts of the Religious Freedom Bills. This brief submission outlines tha…
Read moreSubmission to the Senate Inquiry into Centrelink’s compliance program
26 September 2019
Mental Health Australia’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Centrelink’s compliance program reinforces the significant impact of the compliance program for t…
Read moreMental Health Australia's submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart
19 September 2019
Mental Health Australia’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart outlines the importance of income support in reducing the impacts of men…
Read moreMental Health Australia's submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
6 August 2019
In March 2019, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The submission highlights the current structural arrangements, which impede the prov…
Read moreMental Health Australia's third submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health: Intergovernmental Arrangements
1 August 2019
Mental Health Australia’s original submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health provided preliminary advice about how to target the Inquiry both in relation to the suite and mi…
Read moreMental Health Australia's second submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health: Global Evidence Review
11 July 2019
Mental Health Australia’s original submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health provided preliminary advice about how to target the Inquiry both in relation to the suite and mi…
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