Submissions to Inquiries

Families Australia regularly provides submissions on family-related topics. Most submissions are in response to Australian Government and Parliamentary inquiries and consultations. Families Australia also makes submissions to inquiries conducted at State or Territory government level.

Recent submissions can be viewed below.

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Families Australia: submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional responses to Child Sexual Abuse of Issues Paper three regarding Child Safe Institutions

Nov 2013

We argue four propositions: first, a comprehensive nationally-consistent approach to child safe organisations should be fully implemented at the earliest possible time; second, such an approach should include a rigorous accountability and monitoring regime; third, adequate supports should be provided to organisations in developi…

2013 Federal election proposals

Aug 2013

Assisting families and individuals who experience vulnerability to participate as fully as possible in building Australian economic productivity and family and community life is the central aim of Families Australia’s 2013 policy proposals.
The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children would be strengthened furt…

Families Australia: submission to the Australian Government on the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Nov 2012

Families Australia considers that the Royal Commission should:
Define ‘child abuse’ as broadly as possible. The prime focus should be on child sexual abuse, but should also take into account other forms of abuse perpetrated, and currently being perpetrated, against children, including psychological, emotional and physical ab…

Families Australia: submission to the Australian Government on the future directions of the Family Support Program (FSP)

Nov 2012

We welcome the review and hope that the coming year will be used for a thorough process of consultation, especially taking the program back to an examination of family needs first rather than being shaped around existing service models.

From Crisis Response to Prevention: Proposals to Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments for the second three-year action plan (2012-2015) under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009

Feb 2012

Download the National Coalition’s proposals to Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments for the second three-year action plan (2012-2015) under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009, From Crisis Response to Prevention.

Position Paper: A National Commissioner for Australia’s Children: The Role, Powers and Functions of the Office of the National Children’s Commissioner, Australia

Dec 2011

Download the National Coalition’s Position Paper, A National Commissioner for Australia’s Children: The Role, Powers and Functions of the Office of the National Children’s Commissioner, Australia.

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