2012
In 2012, our core federal policy areas included:
- Access to justice;
- Migration and asylum;
- Criminal justice and police powers; and the
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and National Injury Insurance Scheme (NIIS).
Here is an overview listing of submissions provided in 2012.
| Submission | To | Date |
|---|---|---|
Human rights and people smuggling |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 31 January 2012 |
Human rights and people smuggling Age determination of minors - the need for procedural fairness |
Australian Human Rights Commission, Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children | 3 February 2012 |
Human rights and people smuggling Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012 (Cth) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012 (Cth) | 5 March 2012 |
Personal injury (SA) |
Department of Treasury (SA), South Australia's Compulsory Third Party Insurance Scheme Green Paper | April 2012 |
Human rights and equality Marriage equality: Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2011 (Cth); Marriage Amendment Bill 2011 (Cth) |
House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs | 19 April 2012 |
Personal injury (NSW) |
Response to the Review of the NSW Victim's Compensation Scheme conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers | 30 April 2012 |
Workers' rights and personal injury (NSW) Submission to the Joint Select Committee on the NSW Workers' Compensation Scheme |
NSW Joint Select Committee on the NSW Workers' Compensation Scheme, Inquiry into the NSW Workers' Compensation Scheme | 17 May 2012 |
Human rights and children's rights Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012 (Cth) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012 (Cth) | 31 May 2012 |
Human rights and people smuggling |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the detention of Indonesian minors in Australia | 5 June 2012 |
Victims compensation and human rights (VIC) |
VIC Family and Development Committee, Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations (which led to the publication of the Betrayal of Trust report) |
3 July 2012 |
Workers' rights Workers compensation and Newstart: Analysis of transition for injured workers |
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee regarding the Inquiry into the adequacy of the allowance payment system for jobseekers and others. |
July 2012 |
Human rights Human trafficking and a human rights response: Assessing recent legislative amendments |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012 (Cth) |
July 2012 |
Human rights and asylum seekers Asylum seekers in Australia: Towards a regional approach to asylum seekers and people smuggling Addendum to ALA submission (re relevance of Montara oil spill to the issue) |
Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers | 19 July 2012 |
Workers' rights |
Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Inquiry into workplace bullying | 13 July 2012 |
Workers' rights (QLD) |
Finance and Administration Committee, Inquiry into the operation of the Queensland workers' compensation scheme | 16 August 2012 |
Human rights (NSW) Human trafficking in NSW: Inquiry into the exploitation of women through trafficking |
NSW Community Relations Commission, Inquiry into the exploitation of women through trafficking | August 2012 |
Human rights and foreign fishing Fishing communities and maritime powers, where poverty meets policy: Maritime Powers Bill 2012 (Cth) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the Maritime Powers Bill 2012 (Cth) | 31 August 2012 |
Disability rights |
Select Council on Disability Reform’s draft descriptions of ‘Eligibility and reasonable and necessary support’ within the National Disability Insurance Scheme |
September 2012 |
Human rights and criminal justice (NSW) |
Department of Attorney General and Justice, Inquiry into Evidence Amendment (Evidence of Silence) Bill 2012 (NSW) | September 2012 |
Human rights and personal injury (NSW) The Australian Lawyers Alliance signed the Open letter to the NSW Attorney-General, Victims Compensation Vital for Victims |
Open letter to the NSW Attorney-General regarding proposed changes to NSW victims' compensation | 25 September 2012 |
| Human rights and asylum seekers Health care of asylum seekers: Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 (Cth) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 18 October 2012 |
Personal injury (SA) |
Economics and Finance Committee, Inquiry into the SA CTP Scheme | 9 November 2012 |
Institutional abuse |
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | 26 November 2012 |
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