Submissions

2023

Joint submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs’ inquiry into the current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia – HALC, NAPWHA, Scarlet Alliance and AFAO

2022

Joint submission to the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) into the review of the ‘Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act’ – HALC and Queensland Positive People (QPP)

Submissions to Alex Greenwich, Independent member for Sydney on the development of an ‘Equality Bill’ – HALC

Joint comments and feedback on the draft Chief Health Officer’s guidelines for actions under the Mandatory Disease Testing Act 2021 – HALC, NAPWHA

2021

Joint submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into the ‘Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills’ – HALC and NAPWHA

Joint submission on the ‘Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020’ – HALC, Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC), Community Legal Centres Australia and Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW)

Joint submission to the Audit Office of New South Wales on the ‘Access to Health Services in Custody: Audit’ – HALC, Hepatitis NSW, Positive Life NSW and NUAA

2020

Submission to the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice Inquiry into the ‘Mandatory Disease Testing Bill 2020’

Joint submission in response to the ‘Public Health Act 2010 Statutory Review of Section 62 and 79: Discussion Paper

Submission in response to the Attorney General’s Department Privacy Act 1988 Review – Issues Paper

Joint submission on the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020 – HALC and Positive Life NSW

Joint Submission to the Inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic – HALC, Community Legal Centres NSW and Kingsford Legal Centre

Submission on proposed Mandatory Disease Testing Bill 2020

Joint submission in response to ‘Review of consent laws and the excuse of mistake of fact’ Consultation paper – HALC and Queensland Positive People

2019

Joint Submission into the Special Commission of Inquiry into the drug ‘Ice’ – HALC and Positive Life NSW

Joint Submission for NSW Justice’s Review of the Operation of Suppression Orders, Non-Disclosure Orders and Access to Information in NSW Courts and Tribunals

2016

Submission into the Statutory Review of the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW)

2015

Submission to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

2014

Submission on the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014

2012

Regulation of Brothels in NSW

2011

Submissions in response to the Legislative issues Paper relating to the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)