Submissions
Speech Pathology Australia (the Association) is regularly invited to provide written input and advice to governments and non-government organisations on matters that relate to the work of speech pathologists and on issues impacting people with communication and swallowing problems.
On this page you will find submissions made by the Association after 2017 to national and state inquiries. Submissions made in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 may be accessed from this page.
If you require an earlier Association submission contact the Association.
National
2023
- Submission to the consultation on the Early Years Strategy, April 2023
- Submission to the National Study on Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Skills, April 2023
- Submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency Consultation: ‘Annual Pricing Review 2022/23’, April 2023
- Comments on the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority's Work Program and Corporate Plan, April 2023
- Response to Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide, February 2023
- Department of Social Service’s Consultation: ‘Review of the Disability Services Act (1986)’, February 2023
- Proposed changes to the Health Insurance (Professional Services Review - Allied Health and Others) Determination, February 2023
- Department of Health and Aged Care’s consultation on “National Dementia Action Plan”, January 2023
- Treasury on "Pre-budget submission 2023-2024", January 2023
- Department of Health and Aged Care’s consultation on “National Dementia Action Plan”, January 2023
2022
- NDIS Review, December 2022
- Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, December 2022
- Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Consultation: ‘The capability and culture of the NDIA’, December 2022
- Department of Health and Aged Care’s consultation on “Capability Review of the Aged Care Quality and safety Commission”, December 2022
- Letter to the Department of Social Services regarding The New Disability Strategy Guide, November 2022
- Department of Health and Aged Care’s consultation on “A new program for in-home Aged Care”, November 2022
- Department of Health and Aged Care’s consultation on “Revised Aged Care Quality Standards”, November 2022
- Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority’s consultation on “Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework”, October 2022
- Australian National Audit Office’s Consultation: ‘Effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s management of assistance with daily life supports’, October 2022
- Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Consultation: ‘General Issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS’, April 2022
- Speech Pathology Australia preliminary comment on Issues Paper – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, March 2022
- Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Consultation: ‘Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS’, February 2022
2021
- National Disability Insurance Agency Consultation: ‘2021/22 Annual Pricing Review’, November 2021
- National Disability Insurance Agency Consultation: ‘Supporting you to make your own decisions’, September 2021
- Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Inquiry: NDIS Workforce Plan, August 2021
- National Skills Commission, Care Workforce Labour Market Study, June 2021
- Disability Royal Commission, Promoting Inclusion, June 2021
- NDIA, Interventions for Children on the Autism Spectrum, May 2021
- Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training Inquiry into Adult Literacy and its Importance, April 2022
- Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, Independent Assessments, April 2021
- NDIA, Access and Eligibility Policy with independent assessments, February 2021
- NDIA, Early Childhood Early Intervention Implementation Reset. February 2021
- Royal Commission into Disability, Safeguards and Quality, February 2021
- Department of Health - Feedback re Productivity Commission final report on mental health, February 2021
- National Mental Health Commission, National Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, February 2021
- Department of Health, Food, Nutrition and Mealtime Experience in Aged Care - Feedback for Congress, January 2021
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - National Safety and Quality Primary Healthcare Standards, January 2021
2020
- Department of Health, Improving the Food, Nutrition and Mealtime Experience in Aged Care, November 2020
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment, The 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education, September 2020
- Royal Commission into Disability< Restrictive Practices, August 2020
- Royal Commission into Disability, Rights and Attitudes, July 2020
- Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, Operation of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, July 2020
- Senate Select Committee on Autism, Services, support and life outcomes for autistic, July 2020
- Economic evaluation of the impact of speech pathology services on criminal justice outcomes, July 2020
- Department of Health, Aged Care Worker Regulation Scheme, June 2020
- Royal Commission into Aged Care, Draft Propositions regarding accessing mental, oral and allied health, May 2020
- Royal Commission into Disability, Health care for people with cognitive disability, April 2020
- National Disability Insurance Agency, Digital Partnership Program, April 2020
- Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, NDIS Workforce, April 2020
- Royal Commission into Disability, Criminal Justice System, March 2020
- Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training, Education of Students in Remote and Complex Environments, February 2020
- Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training, Education of Students in Remote and Complex Environments (a follow up to February’s main submission)
- Royal Commission into Disability, Group Homes, February 2020
- Aged Care Royal Commission, Program Redesign, January 2020
2019
- Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, December 2019
- Aged Care Royal Commission, Policy issues relating to workforce, December 2019
- Australian Human Rights Commission, Conversation on Human Rights, November 2019
- Department of Social Services, NDIS Act Review, October 2019
- Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS, Inquiry: NDIS Planning, September 2019
- Department of Health MBS Review Taskforce reports (Allied Health) June 2019
- Department of Health Proposal for a new residential aged care funding model May 2019
- Department of Social Services NDIS Thin Markets Project May 2019
- Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety April 2019
- Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health April 2019
- Department of Health Streamlined Consumer Assessment for Aged Care February 2019
2018
- Australian Senate, Aged Care Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework, November 2018
- AHRC, Human Rights and Technology Issues Paper, October 2018
- Australian Parliament, Joint Standing Committee on NDIS: Assistive Technology, September 2018
- Australian Parliament, Joint Standing Committee on NDIS: NDIS ICT systems, September 2018
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards User Guide for Health Services Providing Care for People with Mental Health Issues Consultation, July 2018
- Australian Bureau of Statistics - Review of 2021 Census topics, June 2018
- Migrant and Refugee Women’s Health Partnership’s - Competency Standards Framework Culturally responsive clinical practice: Working with people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, May 2018
- Australian Healthcare & Hospital Association - Allied Health Rural Generalist Education Program Accreditation System, April 2018
- Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme - NDIS Market Readiness, February 2018
- Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport - Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities, February 2018
- Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers - Future of Work and Workers, January 2018
State or Territory Submissions
2023
2022
2021
2019
2018