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Events

Homelessness Forum (act)

Homelessness: It’s About You, Can we halve Canberra by 2020? As Canberra celebrates its Centenary, homelessness remains a key civic challenge. A part of the Centenary of Canberra, the forum raises the profile of poverty and homelessness in our community. Can we find new solutions and new approaches by looking afresh at homelessness in Canberra? More...

Submissions

The Society’s focus on Social Justice has facilitated research into issues relating to homelessness, poverty, disaster relief, health, as well as campaigning for basic human rights for migrants and refugees and people with disabilities and those experiencing a mental illness.

Please read our recent Submission and Reports by selecting the 'click here' links below. Copies of articles from previous years can be found in the Archive pages.

Submissions List

2013
May 2013	Submission to Treasury on a Statutory Definition of Charity	Click here
April 2013	Submission on the Housing Payment Deduction Scheme	Click here
April 2013	Submission to the Inquiry into the Value of a Justice Reinvestment Approach to Criminal Justice in Australia	Click here
March 2013	Submission to the Inquiry into Feasibility of a Prohibition on the Charging of Fees for an Unlisted (Silent) Number Service	Click here
Feb 2013	Submission on Proposed Financial Reporting Requirements	Click here
Feb 2013	Submission on Development of Governance Standards Consultation Paper	Click here
Feb 2013	Submission On Regulatory Impact Assessment Of Potential Duplication Of Governance And Reporting Standards For Charities	Click here
Feb 2013	Submission on the Fair Work Amendment (Tackling Job Insecurity) Bill 2012	Click here
Jan 2013	Submission to Australia's Humanitarian Program: 2013-14 Consultations	Click here
Jan 2013	Submission to the Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012	Click here
2012
Dec 2012	Contribution to the public hearing on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights examination of the Migration (Regional Processing) package of legislation	Click here
Dec 2012	Submission in response to Not-For-Profit Sector’s Tax Concession Working Group Discussion Paper: “Fairer, simpler and more effective tax concessions for the not-for-profit sector”	Click Here
Dec 2012	Submission on the Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill	Click here
Sep 2012	Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Electricity Prices	Click here
Aug 2012	Submission to the inquiry into adequacy of the allowance payment system for jobseekers 2012	Click here
Jul 2012	Submission into the inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendments (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012	Click here
Jul 2012	Submission on the Homelessness Bill 2012	Click here
Jul 2012	Discussion paper on the Proposed Pilot of a Private/Community Refugee Sponsorship Program	Click here
Jul 2012	Submission to the Inquiry into the Australian Charities and Non-for-profits Commission Exposure Draft Bills	Click here
Jun 2012	Response to questions taken on notice regarding the request for inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012	Click here
Jun 2012	Request for inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012	Click here
Jun 2012	Submission to the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs	Click here
Apr 2012	Submission to the Australian Refugee Rights Alliance on current issues of concern to refugee populations	Click here
Feb 2012	Submission to DoHA re: Draft 10 Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform	Click here
Jan 2012	Submission to Treasury Review of Not-For-Profit Governance Arrangements	Click here
Jan 2012	Submission to the Independent Inquiry on Insecure Work	Click here
Jan 2012	Submission to the Coalition’s Policy Discussion Paper on Gambling Reform	Click here
Jan 2012	Submission to Senate Community Affairs Committee re: Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related bills	Click here
Jan 2012	Submission to DIAC: Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2012-13 and Beyond	Click here

2011
02/2011	2011 Budget Submission	click here
02/2011	Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform Inquiry into pre-commitments scheme, 2011	click here

2010
12/2010	Submission to the Inquiry into the Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010	click here
02/2010	*Inquiry into Social Sec*