Media Releases, Submissions and Reports

Here you can find all of our major submissions to government, research reports and policy statements. Accessible versions have been provided where possible. Previous e-Bulletins are available here. Speeches by WWDACT members are available here. If you require a specific format, please contact us.

Media Releases

2024

27 March 2024 – Shared statement: Foundational Supports and the NDIS (Joint Media Release)
13 March 2024 – ACT Budget – disability groups call for whole of Government disability response and boost to struggling disability advocacy services (Joint Media Release)

2023

11 December 2023 – Disability Sector Welcomes Rachel Stephen-Smith As New Disability Minister (Joint Release)
7 December 2023 – NDIS Review threatens choice and control (Joint Release)
28 September 2023 – Responses to Disability Royal Commission must tackle root causes of violence and exclusion (Joint Release)
27 June 2023 – Lack of disability strategy funds makes for a ‘disappointing’ ACT Budget (Joint Release)
19 June 2023 – 2023 Budget: Barr Government must fund promised disability strategies (Joint Release)
10 March 2023 – ACT Budget Priorities: A Shared Statement from ACT Disability Organisations (Joint Release)

Budget Submissions

(NEW) 2024/2025 ACT Budget Submission (WWDACT Submission), April 2024. Read more
(NEW) 2024/2025 ACT Budget Submission (Joint DPO Submission), December 2023
- Budget Priorities Submission
- Joint Funding Asks Submission

2023/2024 Submission to the ACT Budget Consultation, April 2023.
- Submission [pdf] [docx]
- Attachment A – Joint Statement [pdf] [docx]
- Attachment B [pdf] [docx]
2021/2022 ACT Budget Submission, June 2021. [docx]
2020/2021 ACT Budget Submission, October 2019 [docx]
2015/2016 ACT Budget Submission [pdf] [Rich Text]

Recent Submissions

Submission to the Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation, February 2024.
ACT Disabled Peoples Organisations outline priorities as the ACT Government moves to respond to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Joint Submission), December 2023.
Submission to the Changing the Children and Young Person Act 2008 – Stage 2 Consultation, November 2023.
Feedback on the Draft Disability Inclusion Bill, September 2023.
Submission to the ACT Disability Health Strategy, August 2023.
Submission to the ACT Preventative Health Plan 2020-2025, June 2023.
Submission to the ACT Women’s Plan (Third Action Plan), February 2023.

Older Submissions

Equity

Parenting Peer Support Group Report, July 2021. [docx] [pdf]
Submission on the Religious Freedoms Bill, January 2020. [pdf] [docx]
Submission on ACT Libraries, September 2018 [pdf] [docx]
Submission on a Model for Human Rights Protection, June 2015 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Submission to the ACT Discrimination Act Review, May 2014 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Submission on the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, January 2013 [pdf] [Rich Text]
WWDA-WWDACT Response to Anti-Discrimination Law Consolidation Project, January 2012 [pdf] [Rich Text]

Health

WWDACT & AFI Joint Submission to the Inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT, August 2022. [pdf] [docx]
“Involved from the Beginning” COVID-19 Outreach Project Final Report, November 2021. [docx] [pdf]
“Involved from the Beginning” Report Summary Brief, November 2021. [docx] [pdf]
“The Responsibility has Fallen on Us”: Perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on Women* and Girls with Disabilities in the ACT and Region, July 2020 [pdf][docx]
WWDACT Submission to the Inquiry into Planning for the Surgical Procedures, Interventional Radiology and Emergency Centre (SPIRE) and the Canberra Hospital campus and immediate surrounds, February 2020 [pdf] [docx]
Contraception, Consent, Respectful Relationships & Sexuality, May 2019 [pdf] [docx]
WWDACT Submission to the Inquiry into Maternity Services in the ACT, January 2019 [pdf] [docx]
Contraception and Consent: A Comparative Analysis of the Legal Frameworks for Accessing Contraception, August 2017 [pdf] [docx]
WWDACT Submission on Development of a Service Delivery Plan for the University of Canberra Public Hospital, July 2014 [pdf] [Rich Text]
WWDACT Submission to Draft ACT Charter of Rights for Mental Health Consumers, March 2011 [pdf] [Rich Text]

Violence Prevention

Response to the Royal Commission Issues Paper on Emergency Response, July 2020. [pdf] [docx]
Response to the Royal Commission Issues Paper on Group Homes, February 2020 [pdf] [docx]
Submission on the Inquiry into the Crimes (Consent) Amendment Bill 2018, September 2018 [pdf]
Letter Supporting the Crimes (Consent) Amendment Bill 2018, March 2018 [pdf]
Submission to the Justice and Community Safety Directorate: Sexual Assault Guidelines – Restorative Justice Referrals February 2018 [pdf]
Submission to Discussion Paper: Domestic and Family Violence – Policy Approaches and Responses, September 2017 [pdf]
Submission to the ALRC—Family Violence Cth Laws 2011, October 2011 [pdf] [Rich Text]

Environmental Safety

Position Paper: ACT Official Visitor Scheme, July 2012 [pdf] [Rich Text]

Housing

Submission to Towards A New Housing Strategy: An ACT Community Conversation, September 2017 [pdf]
Submission on Innovative Housing Opportunities and Supported Living Opportunities in the ACT, April 2014 [pdf] [Rich Text]

NDIS

Submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and Participant Service Guarantee, October 2019 [docx]
Submission to the Inquiry into the Implementation of the NDIS, March 2018 [pdf]
ACT Womens experiences with the NDIA, June 2015 [pdf] [Rich Text]
ACT Womens experiences with the NDIA Video [YouTube] [pdf Transcript] [Rich Text Transcript]
Submission on the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework, April 2015 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Feedback on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012, January 2013 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Submission on the Draft NDIS Eligibility and Reasonable and Necessary Support Criteria, September 2012 [pdf] [Rich Text]

Other

Contributing our voices! A summary of feedback from the Have Your Say! Forum with women with disabilities in the ACT, September 2015 [pdf] [Rich Text]
ACT DAC data set investigation project report, January 2015 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Facts on Women with Disabilities in the ACT, April 2014 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Strong Women, Great City: A snapshot of findings from a survey of ACT’s women with disabilities, 2012 [pdf] [Rich Text]
WWDACT Submission to the ACT Carer Charter, January 2011 [pdf] [Rich Text]
Joint WWDACT and WCHM Submission to the ACT Budget, December 2010 [pdf] [Rich Text]