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Submissions

2024 
May 2024Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024
March 2024A New Aged Care Act: exposure draft consultation
February 2024Inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported accommodation in Queensland
January 2024Achieving Greater Consistency in Laws for Financial Enduring Powers of Attorney consultation paper
January 2024Inquiry into youth justice reform in Queensland
2023 
November 2023 Australian Children’s Commissioners and Guardians open letter on raising the age of criminal responsibility (PDF, 64.1 KB)
July 2023 Submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Review (not available online)
May 2023 National Disability Insurance Scheme Review – Quality and Safeguarding Framework issues paper (PDF, 270.4 KB)
April 2023 Disability Royal Commission – Statement of the Public Guardian for Public Hearing 33 on a case study
April 2023 Inquiry into support provided to victims of crime
March 2023 National Disability Insurance Scheme Review – Submission from Australia’s Public Advocates and Public Guardians (PDF, 251.8 KB)
March 2023 Submission to the Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 issues paper
February 2023 Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023
January 2023 Corrective Services (Emerging Technologies and Security) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
2022 
November 2022 Disability Royal Commission – Statement of the Public Guardian for Public Hearing 30 on guardianship
October 2022 Submission to the Economics and Governance Committee on the Public Sector Bill 2022 (October 2022)
September 2022 Submission to the Magistrates Court - Criminal Procedure Review
April 2022 OPG’s submission to Women and girls’ experiences across the criminal justice system as victims-survivors of sexual violence and also as accused persons and offenders discussion paper
February 2022 Submission to the Queensland Human Rights Commission’s Review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
February 2022 Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the opportunities to improve mental health outcomes for Queenslanders  (submission no.46)
2021 
November 2021 Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility) Bill 2021
November 2021 Submission to the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee on the Inspector of Detention Services Bill 2021
(PDF, 1.8 MB)
October 2021 Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
July 2021 Options for legislating against coercive control and the creation of a standalone domestic violence offence issues paper
July 2021

National Register of Enduring Powers of Attorney – Public Consultation Paper OPG Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department July 2021

July 2021 Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill inquiry
June 2021 National EPOA register consultation paper - OPA Victoria submission endorsed by OPG
April 2021 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Violence and abuse of people with disability at home
March 2021 Submission to the Disability Royal Commission on Safeguards and Quality
March 2021 Submission regarding Youth Justice and Other Legislation Bill   (PDF, 748.8 KB)
January 2021 Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 - joint submission led by QFCC
2020 
November 2020 Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability - Restrictive Practices (PDF, 2.7 MB)
October 2020 Submission to the NDIS Support Coordination discussion paper (PDF, 2.2 MB)
September 2020 Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Statement of the Public Guardian (September 2020)
September 2020 Submission to  Royal  Commission into  Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation  of People with Disability - Rights and Attitudes (PDF, 1.5 MB)
August 2020 Submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission on the Inquiry into the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) Market in Queensland
August 2020 Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee on the Inquiry into the Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
June 2020 Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability on the criminal justice system
June 2020 Submission to the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council in response to the penalties for assaults on public officers: Issues paper
May 2020 Submission to Enhancing protections relating to the use of Enduring Power of Attorney instruments - Consultation Regulation Impact  Statement (PDF, 662.5 KB)
May 2020 Submission to  the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability on health care for people with cognitive disability
February 2020 Council of Attorneys-General Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group review (PDF, 1.4 MB)
January 2020 Submission to the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council review of penalties for assaults on police and other frontline emergency service workers