In consultation with the sector, MHCC responds to policy and legislative reform through submissions to both State and Commonwealth governments, departments and human service agencies.
MHCC welcomes the strong advocacy work that the MHCA undertook in bringing together the mental health sector to progress discussion concerning the issues surrounding the NDIS implementation of psychosocial disability support service delivery. Whilst MHCC broadly supports the MHCA proposal, there are some major concerns with the proposal as it currently stands.
March 2014
MHCC writes to The Hon. Jai Rowell, MP in support of NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) concerns around people with coexisting difficulties falling through services gaps.
March 2014
MHCC gives perspectives on the Draft Disability Inclusion Bill 2014.
February 2014
MHCC suggests that our current legal system provides for action against individuals and companies who do harm to others, and that it is the role of public watchdogs
such as Fair Trading or the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to undertake investigations surrounding false and misleading information.
January 2014
MHCC provides comments on Reintegration into community and management on parole – Question Paper 4 to the NSW Law Reform Commission.
January 2014
This submission addresses some engagement issues and growing concern around the scope of MLs in relation to the broader primary health and social care systems. The following are comments related to some items specified under the Review’s terms of reference, which all closely relate to one another.
December 2013
MHCC comments on Australian Law Reform Commission – Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws: Issues paper 44.
December 2013
MHCC makes comment in relation to the particular questions that focus on child sexual assault offences.
October 2013
MHCC makes comment on Safety & Quality in Health Care, Consumers and health system and health literacy: Taking action to improve safety and quality, Health Literacy Consultation.
July 2013
MHCC comments following the publication of the draft NDIS Rules released 5 March 2013. In particular the issue of early intervention for people with mental health conditions currently accessing a number of block funded community programs including Day to Day Living, PHAMs, and state level programs such as Boarding
House reform programs.
April 2013