Submissions to the Government
Submissions are an important way to give feedback on government policy. It is important that government decisions consider the needs of women with disabilities. The following are links to submissions that Women with Disabilities Victoria have written or contributed to:
2017
2016
- State Disability Plan submission (PDF)
- Response to the ILC Commissioning Framework (Word) (PDF)
- Submission to the Victorian Gender Equality Consultation 2016 (PDF)
- Magistrates’ Court disability access survey report
2015
- Submission regarding VicHealth Public Health and Wellbeing Plan plan (PDF) (Word)
- WDV hearing transcript – Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Abuse in Disability Services, 19 October 2015
- Inquiry into Abuse in Disability Services: submission part 2 October 2015 (PDF)
- Victorian Mental Health Plan consultation – Sept 2015 (Word)
- Family Violence Royal Commission hearing transcript Day 017, 11 August 2015 – Women with Disabilities Victoria provides evidence (PDF)
- Family Violence Royal Commission submission 2015 (PDF)(Word)
- National Disability Advocacy Framework Review – July 2015 (Word)
- Submission to the ILC (Information, Linkages and Capacity-Building) Framework (Word)
- NDIS Safeguarding and Quality Framework submission 2015 (PDF)(Word)
- Victorian Ombudsman’s Inquiry into Disability Abuse Reporting submission 2015 (Word)
- Inquiry into Abuse in Disability Services: Submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Committee on Family and Community Development (PDF)(Word)
- Australian Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings 2015 (Word)
2014
- WDV DV Senate Inquiry submission 2014 (Accessible PDF)
- WDV Submission to the Inquiry into Social Inclusion and Victorian with a Disability
2013
- Submission to the NDIS Rules Consultation, March 2013 (PDF 126KB)
- Joint NDIS Submission, January 2013 (PDF 3.9MB)
2012
- Draft State Disability Plan 2013 – 16, July 2012 (PDF 348KB)
- Submission on Vic Govt Violence Against Women Action Plan, July 2012 (PDF 655KB)
Submission on Vic Govt Violence Against Women Action Plan, July 2012 (Word 545KB)
2011
- Response to the Productivity Commission’s Disability Care and Support Draft Report, May 2011 (PDF 262KB)
- Response to the Productivity Commission’s Disability Care and Support Draft Report, May 2011 (Word docx 162KB)
2010
- Key Action Areas on Health, 2010 (PDF 45KB)
- Identity Motivated Hate Crime Review, April 2010 (Word 55KB)
- Family Violence Strategic Framework: A Right to Justice and Safety, February 2010 (Word 120 KB)
- Victorian Election Statement, 2010 (PDF 886KB)
- Joint Submission on Family Law Amendment Family Violence Bill, January 2010 (PDF 255KB)
2009
- National Women’s Health Policy Consultation, July 2009 (Word 144KB)
- National Human Rights Consultation Submission, June 2009 (Word 103KB)
- Non-Family Violence Intervention Order System Review, April 2009 (Word 194KB)
2008
2007