Speech Pathology Australia

Submissions

Speech Pathology Australia represents the interests of the profession through actively responding to government inquiries and discussion papers. The Association researches, coordinates and formulates submissions to ministers, government departments, funding bodies and research authorities.

Recent submissions can be found below.

2012

Inquiry into outsourcing Community Service Delivery March 2012 (NSW)	submission to Community Services Committee	March 2012
Select Committee into Access to and Interaction with the Justice System for People with Disabilities	submission to the Parliament of South Australia	March 2012
Research into Experiences of Students with Disability in Victoria Schools	submission to Victorial Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission	February 2012
Speech Pathology Australia Data Inventory	submission to Health Workforce Australia	January 2012

2011

Review Of ANZSCO For Speech Pathology - Support From HWA (Joint With DAA, AA, ESSE)	Submitted to HealthWork Australia/Australian Bureau of Statistics	December 2011
Meeting Victoria's Funded Specialist Mental Health Workforce Needs	Submission to Mental Health Workforce at the Department of Health	October 2011
Inquiry Into Language Learning In Indigenous Communities	Submission to the House of Representatives standing committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs	September 2011
Early Child Workforce Development Study	Submission to Productivity Commission	August 2011
NSW Inquiry Into Students With Transition Support Needs	Submission to NSW Parliament Legislative Council Social Issues Standing Committee	August 2011
NHRMC - Input Into Conflict Of Interest Review	Submission to National Health and Medical Research Council AUG 2011	August 2011
Submission Regarding Inclusion In The National Registration and Accreditation Scheme	Submission to Practioners Regulation Subcommitte	July 2011
The Productivity Commission Disability Care And Support	Submission to the Productivity Commission's Draft Report into Disability Care and Support.	April 2011
Options For Regulation Of Unregistered Practioners	Submitted to Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council	April 2011
Inquiry Into Caring For Older Australians	Submission to the Productivity Commission	March 2011
Review Of Disability Standards 2005	Submission to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	April 2011

2010

Australia Learning And Teaching Council - Learning And Teaching Academic Standards Project -Threshold Learning Outcomes - Speech Pathology	Submitted to Australian Learning and Teaching Council	November 2010
FACHSIA REVIEW OF THE TABLES FOR ASSESSMENT OF WORK RELATED IMPAIRMENT FOR DIASABILITY SUPPORT PENSION	submitted electronically to Gov Dex to FACHSIA	October 2010
REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALASIAN FACULTY OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE	submitted to the Australia Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine	October 2010
PATIENT SAFETY IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE	Submitted to the Australia Commission on Quality and Safety in HealthCare	September 2011
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR SUPPORT PROGRAM (CSSP) DISCUSSION PAPER	submission to Health Workforce Australia	September 2010
A FLYING START FOR QUEENSLAND CHILDREN, EDUCATION GREEN PAPER	submission to the Department of Education and Training	June 2010
WORKFORCE PLAN FOR THE ACT HEALTH SECTOR: 2011-2013 -ACT Health	submission to ACT Health	June 2010
TOWARDS A HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICE FRAMEWORK	submission to Department of Education and Early Childhood Development	April 2010
DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL CLINICAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE (OOHC) A Discussion paper; February 2010	submission to the Nous Group	March 2010
RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PROGRAM REVIEW OF THE AGED CARE FUNDING INSTRUMENT	submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing	March 2010
THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WITH A DISABILITY OR WITH SPECIAL NEEDS	Submission to the New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2	February 2010

2009

NATIONAL HEALTH REFORMS	submission to the Federal Health Minister	DECEMBER 2009
DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE STRATEGY AND PLAN	submission to the Mental Health Workforce Advisory Committee	DECEMBER 2009
HEALTH IDENTIFIERS AND PRIVACY	submission to the Australian Ministers' Advisory Council	AUGUST 2009
NRAS PRACTITIONER REGULATION LEGISLATION		JULY 2009
A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS	Interim Report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission	MARCH 2009
DISCUSSION PAPER 2 CLINICAL TRAINING - GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION	Submission to National Health Workforce Taskforce	MARCH 2009
TOWARDS A NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE STRATEGY	Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing	FEBRUARY 2009
HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING: CLINICAL PLACEMENTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA: CAPTURING DATA AND UNDERSTANDING DEMAND AND CAPACITY	Submission to the National Health Workforce Taskfore	FEBRUARY 2009

2008

PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION	Submission to the Health Workforce Principles Committee in regard to National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.	DECEMBER 2008
DEVELOPING A NATIONAL DISABILITY STRATEGY FOR AUSTRALIA	Submission to the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	NOVEMBER 2008
NATIONAL REGISTRATION AND ACCREDITATION SCHEME	The Speech Pathology Profession – a national approach for working in the public interest. Submission to the Practitioner Regulation Sub-committee	OCTOBER 2008
NATIONAL DECLARATION ON EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS – Draft Document	Submission to the Ministerial Council on Education, Employement, Training and Youth Affairs	OCTOBER 2008
STRENGTHENING STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES	Respose to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.	SEPTEMBER 2008
NATIONAL QUALITY FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE	Discussion Paper Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations	SEPTEMBER 2008
REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION	Submission to Department of Education, Employment and Workshop Relations	JULY 2008
DRAFT GUIDELINES ON ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORER (ADHD)	The Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Feedback provided by Speech Pathology Australia	JULY 2008
PROJECT TO DEVELOP GOOD PRACTICE PRINCIPLES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY	Response to Australian Universities Quality Agency	JULY 2008
Supporting People With Complex Health Needs	Department of Human Services Victoria Project	JUNE 2008
Blueprint For Early Childhood Development And School Reform	An Overview - Focus Questions	MAY 2008
Inquiry Into General Health Screening Of Children At PrePrimary and Primary School Level	Submission to Education and Health Standing Committee Prepared by: Speech Pathology Australia (WA Branch)	MAY 2008
Better Access To Mental Health Care Initiative	Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing	MARCH 2008
Higher Education Inquiry into the Desiribility of a National Higher Education Accreditation Body		MARCH 2008
Autism State Plan	Autsim Victoria	FEBRUARY 2008

2007

National Safety and Quality Accreditation Standards	Speech Pathology Australia Response	MARCH 2007
Children's Therapy Improvement Project	Response to Final Draft	JULY 2007
Carer Payment (child) Review	Response to Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	JULY 2007

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