Submissions

2025

Joint Submission to the Attorney General Department’s Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) – HALC and NAPWHA

Joint Submission to the Review of the Mandatory Disease Testing Act 2021 – HALC, ACON, SWOP, NUAA, Positive Life NSW, Hepatitis NSW, Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, ASHM, and NAPWHA

Joint Submission to the Independent Review of the Life Code: Consultation Paper, October 2025 – HALC, Financial Rights Legal Centre, Mob Strong Debt Help, Care, Consumer Action Law Centre, InsurePride, ICAN, Super Consumers Australia, UNSW CSRH and Health+Law 

Joint Submission to the Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW): First Consultation Paper, ‘Unlawful Conduct’- HALC, NAPWHA, Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, ACON and Positive Life NSW

 

2024

Joint Submission to the Health and Disability Complaints Office Statutory Review – HALC, WAAC, NAPWHA and POWA 

Joint Submission into Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 [Provisions] Inquiry – HALC and ACON

Joint submission to the Review of the effectiveness of section 93Z of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) in addressing serious racial and religious vilification in NSW – HALC and ACON

 
 

2023

Submission to Public Consultation for the Visa Significant Cost Threshold Review – HALC, Health Equity Matters, NAPWHA and ASHM

 
 
 
 
 
 

2022

Joint Submission to A Migration System for Australia’s Future (before BR) – HALC, QPP & NAPWHA

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)