Policy submissions
Below are our policy submissions on many systemic advocacy matters facing Australians with disability. On this page, you will find recent and past AFDO submissions to federal and state governments, Senate Inquiries and other government and non-government agencies.
2023
- AFDO Submission – Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework, August 2023
- AFDO Feedback on the Acoustic Alerting Systems for Electric Vehicles, August 2023
- AFDO Submission – Inquiry into Procurement at Services Australia and NDIA, August 2023
- AFDO Submission – Strengthening the Safety Net, July 2023
- Joint Submission (AFDO and NITAN) – Review of the Transport Standards, June 2023
- Joint submission – Inquiry into the Provision of and Acess to Dental Care, June 2023
- AFDO Submission – Review of Philanthropy, May 2023
- DANA Submission – Administrative Review Reform, 12 May 2023
- AFDO Submission – Postal Services Modernisation, April 2023
- AFDO Submission – Review of impact COVID 19 on School Students with Disability, April 2023
- AFDO Submission to the UN Subcommitee on Prevention of Torture – OPCAT, April 2023
- AFDO Submission – Carer Leave Inquiry, March 2023
- AFDO Submission to the Select Committee on the Cost of Living, March 2023
- AFDO Submission – DES Quality Framework, March 2023
- AFDO Submission – Inquiry into The extent and nature of poverty in Australia, February 2023
- AFDO Submission – Royal Commission to Robodebt Scheme, February 2023
- AFDO Submission – National Dementia Action Plan, January 2023
- AFDO and DANA Joint – Pre-Budget Submission, January 2023
2022
- AFDO Submission on the Review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework 2022-2025, July 2022
- AFDO and NITAN Joint Submission on Institutional Neglect and the Disability Transport Standards, January 2022
2021
- AFDO Submission on the NDIS Amendment Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures Bill, November 2021
- AFDO Submission on the Proposed NDIS Legislative Amendments, October 2021
- AFDO Submission on the Disability Support Pension, September 2021
- AFDO Submission on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021, July 2021
- AFDO Submission on National Disability Employment Strategy, June 2021
- AFDO Submission to Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Joint Standing Committee on Independent Assessments, April 2021
2020
- AFDO Statement to Joint Standing Committee on the Review of the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission, 17 November 2020
- AFDO response to National Disability Strategy Position Paper, November 2020
- AFDO Submission on the Review of NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission, October 2020
- Consumer Safeguards Review: Release of Part C (Choice and fairness Discussion Paper) AFDO Supporting ACCAN September 2020
- AFDO Pre Federal Budget Submission – 2020 – 2021, Revised August 2020
- *AFDO Submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission on the NDIS rollout, September 2020**
- AFDO Queensland Productivity Commission on the NDIS roll out in Queensland*
- AFDO Joint Submission with My Voice to the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, June 2020
- AFDO Submission to the Disability Royal Commission on the experiences of people with disability during the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020
- AFDO Letter of support and endorsement for ADDC Submission to the Australian Government’s new international development policy, February 2020
- AFDO Submission on Second Draft of Religious Discrimination Act Legislation, January 2020
- AFDO Pre Federal Budget Submission – 2020 – 2021, January 2020
2019
- Submission to Senate Community Affairs on the Adequacy of Newstart and other related payments, October 2019 PDF Accessible Word
- Joint Submission to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the NDIS Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill, August 2019 PDF Accessible Word
- Submission to Department of Social Services re: Children with Disability in Out of Home Care, August 2019 PDF Accessible Word
- Joint Submission on NDIS Thin Markets, August 2019 PDF PDF Accessible Word
- Joint Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, July 2019 PDF Accessible Word
- Submission on Draft Terms of Reference on the Disability Royal Commission, March 2019 PDF Accessible Word
- Pre Federal Budget Submission 2019 – 2020, February 2019 PDF Accessible Word
2018
- Joint submission by AFDO & CMHA to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) on the Disability Support Pension (DSP), July 2018 Word
- AFDO submission to the Department of Social Services (DSS) outlining our views on the future of supported employment in Australia, March 2018 Word
- AFDO submission to the Department of Treasury outlining our views regarding priorities for the 2018-19 Budget, February 2018 Word
2017
- Joint submission by PWdWA and AFDO to the inquiry into the need for laws in Western Australia to allow citizens to make informed decisions regarding their own end of life choices, November 2017 Word
- AFDO submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics on the Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017 and 10 related bills, September 2017 Word
- AFDO Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme enquiry into transitional arrangements for the NDIS, August 2017 Word
- AFDO, DANA joint submission on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017, August 2017 Word
- AFDO submission to the Department of Social Services – 2nd Progress Report on the National Disability Strategy, August 2017 Word
- AFDO submission to the Productivity Commission National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Costs Issues Paper, July 2017 Word
- AFDO submission to the Senate Enquiry into inclusive and accessible communities, April 2017 Word
- AFDO submission to the Productivity Commission National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Costs enquiry, March 2017 Word