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The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian regularly makes submissions to government about issues affecting children and young people.
You can access submissions of interest by clicking on the relevant links below.
2012 Submissions
- Topic: Schools Workforce Draft Research Report
Submission to: Australian Government Productivity Commission - Topic: Inquiry into Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Submission to: House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs -
Topic: Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say they are children
Submission to: Australian Human Rights Commission -
Topic: Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) Bill 2011
Submission to: Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee -
Topic: Law Reform Amendment Bill 2011
Submission to: Legal Affairs, Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services Committee
2011 Submissions
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Topic: Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
Submission to: Legal Affairs, Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services Committee -
Topic: Response to the Queensland 2010/2011 flood events
Submission to: Queensland Floods Commission of Enquiry - Topic: Response to Discussion Paper on a National Children’s Commissioner, made on behalf of the Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians (ACCG)
Submission to: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) - Topic: Sentencing of child sexual offences in Queensland
Submission to: Sentencing Advisory Council - Topic: National Classification Scheme Review Discussion Paper
Submission to: Australian Law Reform Commission - Topic: Early Childhood Development Workforce Productivity Commission Draft Research Report
Submission to: Australian Government Productivity Commission - Topic: Commonwealth Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games
Submission to: Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department and the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General - Topic: Minimum standard non-parole period consultation paper
Submission to: Sentencing Advisory Council - Topic: Response to Disability Care and Support Draft Report made on behalf of Children's Commissioners and Guardians from Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory
Submission to: Productivity Commission
Please also view the cover letter relating to this submission. - Topic: Commissioner’s address on the National Commissioner Bill
Submission to: Senate Inquiry - Topic: Learn or Earn Discussion paper: Implications for young people in-care and post-care.
Submission to: CREATE Foundation. - Topic: Review of Disability Standards for Education 2005 Discussion Paper December 2010.
Submission to: The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
2010 Submissions
- Topic: Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians' response regarding the Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010
Submission to: Senate Inquiry Committee - Topic: Queensland Strategy for Reducing Homelessness 2010-2020 Discussion Paper
Submission to: Department of Communities, Homelessness Strategy - Topic: Feedback on Draft Residential Care Model
Submission to: Department of Communities, in partnership with PeakCare - Topic: Working document Development of National Standards for Out of Home Care
Submission to: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Topic: Inquiry into Addressing Cannabis-related Harm in Queensland
Submission to: the Social Development Committees Inquiry. - Topic: World Health Organisations International Classification of Diseases, Version 11 (ICD-11)
Submission to: National Centre for Health Information Research and Training - Topic: A Flying Start for Queensland Children
Submission to: Department of Education and Training - Topic: Family Violence Inquiry Consultation Paper
Submission to: Australian Law Reform Commission - Topic: National Standards for Out of Home Care Consultation Paper
Submission to: KPMG and the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) - Topic: National Standards for Out of Home Care Consultation Paper
Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians submission to: KPMG and the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
- Topic: National Indigenous Education Action Plan Draft 2010-2014
Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians Submission to: Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA)
- Topic: Inquiry into Suicide in Australia
Supplementary submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee
- Topic: Should the Australian National Classification Scheme include an R18+ classification category for computer games? Discussion Paper
Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians Submission to: Australian Government Attorney-General's Department - Topic: Inquiry into the high levels of involvement of Indigenous juveniles and young adults in the justice system
Australian Children's Commissioners and Guardians Submission to: The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
2009 Submissions
- Topic: Inquiry into the Impact of Violence on Young Australians
Submission to: House of Representatives Standing Committee - Topic : Suicide Prevention Australia’s proposed position statement – suicide bereavement and postvention
Submission to: Suicide Prevention Australia - Topic: Inquiry into Alcohol-related violence in Queensland
Submission to: Queensland Parliamentary Law, Justice and Safety Committee - Topic: Inquiry into Suicide in Australia
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee
- Topic: Child Participation in Government
Submission to UNICEF - Topic: Review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice – Request for Public Comment
Submission to Free TV Australia - Topic: Paid Parental Leave Consultations
Submission to The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Topic: Quality child care can make a difference in 'Closing the Gap'
Submission to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee - Topic: National Indigenous Law and Justice Framework 2009-2015
Submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department - Topic: Regulation Impact Statement for Early Childhood Education and Care Reforms, COAG Consultation RIS
Submission to the National Early Childhood Developmental Steering Committee Secretariat, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Topic: Inquiry into Homelessness Legislation
Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth - Topic: The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions
Submission to the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council - Topic: Consultation Draft - Victims of Crime Assistance Bill 2009
Submission to the Department of Justice and Attorney - General. - Topic: Inquiry into combining school and work: supporting successful youth transitions
Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training
- Topic: CMC Review of Queensland Police Move-On Powers
Submission to the Crime and Misconduct Commission - Topic: Non-Consensual Genetic Testing Discussion Paper
Submission to Department of Justice and Attorney-General - Topic: Senate Inquiry into the provision of childcare
Submission to: Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee - Topic: Australia: The Healthiest Country by 2020
Joint Submission to: National Preventative Health Taskforce from the Australian Children's Commissioners
2008 Submissions
- Topic: Proposed arrangements for information sharing and privacy - Consultation Paper
Submission to: Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council - Topic: Queensland Law Reform Commission's Review of the Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982
Submission to: Department of Justice and Attorney-General
- Topic: Developing a National Disability Strategy for Australia
Joint submission by the Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory Commissions for Children and Young People to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Topic: Early Years Learning Framework DRAFT November 2008
Submission to: The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
- Topic: Draft Children's Television Standards
Joint Submission by the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia Commissions for Children and Young People to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
- Topic: National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care: a discussion paper.
Joint submission by the NSW, ACT, Queensland, Tasmanian and WA Commissioners for Children and Young People to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Topic: National Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians - Draft
Submission to: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA)
- Topic: Review of Queensland problem gambling exclusions regime
Submission to: Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
- Topic: Concluding Observations of United Nations Committee Against Torture
Submission to: Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Topic: A national framework for protecting Australia’s children - Discussion Paper
Submission to: Australian Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Topic:
Development of Australian Standards on the co-location of children and young people with adult patients in healthcare settings
Submission to: Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Topic: Health Legislation (Restriction of Cosmetic Surgery and Solaria Use for Children) Amendment Bill 2008
Submission to: Queensland Health
- Topic: Evaluation of the Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy 2008 Discussion Paper
Submission to: Queensland Office of Gambling Regulation (QOGR)
- Topic: "Which Way Home? A New Approach to Homelessness" - green paper.
Submission to: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Topic: Australian Youth Forum
Submission to: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Topic: Reports on the Application of Ratified International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions (Article 22 Reports)
Submission to: Department of Industrial Relations
- Topic: An amalgamated Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Queensland
Submission to: Department of Justice and Attorney-General
- Topic: Investigation into Altruistic Surrogacy
Submission to: Altruistic Surrogacy Committee, Legislative Assembly of Queensland
- Topic: A Review of the Excuse of Accident and the Defences of Provocation under the Criminal Code (the Review), 15 May 2008
Submission to: Queensland Law Reform Commission
- Topic: The labelling of alcoholic beverages with a Pregnancy Health Advisory Label
Submission to: Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
- Topic: Positive Behaviour Support Policy
Submission to: Department of Child Safety
2007 Submissions
- Topic: Review of the Children’s Television Standards - Coordinated response on behalf of all Australian and NZ Commissions for Children and Young People and Child Guardians
Submission to: Australian Communications and Media Authority - Topic: Child Care Qualifications Review Consultation Paper
Submission to: Department of Communities - Topic: Inquiry impact of drugs on families
Submission to: House of Representatives Standing Committee - Topic:
Review of Privacy, Issues Paper 31
Submission to: Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) - Topic: Exposure draft of the Bill Submission to: Department of Human Services
2006 Submissions
- Feedback on the Discussion Paper,
Improving Permanency for Children in Care,
4 December 2006
- Submission to the Department of Immigration: Measures to Improve Settlement Outcomes for Humanitarian Entrants:
Discussion Paper, November 2006
- Submission to AFPC on the federal minimum wage
- Inquiry into Civics and Electoral Education
- The Accessibility of Administrative Justice Inquiry
- Queensland youth: on the road and in control
2005 Submissions
- Have your say: On improving disability services in Queensland, Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian - Response to Have your say: On improving disability services in Queensland
2003 Submissions
- 'Home
Schooling', Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian - submission: The Review of Home-Schooling -
February 2003
2002 Submissions
- 'Work and Family in Queensland', Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian - Submission: The Review of Work and Family in Queensland - September 2002.
- 'Queensland the Smart State - Education and Training Reforms for the Future', Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian 's submission on Queensland the Smart State - Education and Training Reforms for the Future - July 2002.
2001 Submissions
Last Updated: April 27, 2012
