Submission to the Attorney-General's Department on the draft of the Children and Young People (Safety) Bill 2016 arguing for a greater focus on prevention and early intervention.
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Submission: Children and Young People (Safety) Bill 2016
25 January 2017
Submission: Productivity Commission Draft Report on Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation
19 January 2017
The submission argues that the Productivity Commission's Draft Report underestimates the importance of affordability issues and that these can't simply be shunted off to the tax-welfare system separate from the Universal Service Obligation. The submission draws on the data from SACOSS recent report on telecommunications affordability, Connectivity Costs.
Joint COSS Submission: ACNC 2017 Annual Information Statement
6 October 2016
A joint submission with the Councils of Social Service in each state and territory, and ACOSS, to the charities regulator in response to their discussion paper on the content of the 2017 Annual Information Statement.
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Joint COSS response to the Australian Infrastructure Audit
28 August 2015
The Councils of Social Service around Australia have jointly submitted to the Australian Infrastructure Audit.
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Submission: State Tax Review 2015
10 April 2015
Submission by SACOSS in response to the state government's Discussion Paper on South Australia's tax system. In this submission SACOSS puts forward a number of proposals designed to promote behavioural change, as well as proposals to raise revenue more fairly.
Submission to the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission
30 January 2015
Submission to the State Government Royal Commission on Child Protection. Despite narrow Terms of Reference of the Commission, this submission argues for a broad view that supports families to thrive and seeks to diminish the wider societal drivers of abuse and neglect.
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Submission: Transforming Health Discussion Paper Feedback
21 November 2014
Submission on proposed changes to the South Australian health system by The South Australian Council of Social Service, Public Health Association of Australia SA Branch, Australian Health Promotion Association SA Branch, Southgate Institute for Health Society & Equity and Health Consumers Alliance of SA Inc.
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Submission: Competition Policy Review
17 November 2014
Joint submission from the national COSS network on the Competition Policy Review pleading for the review to take account of social as well as economic considerations, and making a number of recommendations around funding arrangements for social service provision.
Submission: Natural Disaster Funding
26 October 2014
Joint submission from the national COSS network to the Productivity Commission Draft Report into Natural Disaster Funding. The submission highlights the particular impacts of natural disasters on already vulnerable and disadvantaged people and makes recommendations for how planning and relief efforts can take this into account.
Submission: ACNC Replacement Arrangements
20 August 2014
Submission to the Department of Social Services on their consultation on proposed Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission Replacement Arrangements. The submission is in Department template format.