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Response to DSS’ National Disability Advocacy Framework 2022-25

8 July 2022 – 299.6 KB

Carers Australia and the National Carer Network to provided feedback on the draft National Disability Advocacy Framework 2022-25 (NDAF) to the Department of Social Services through their platform, DSS Engage.

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Response to the Productivity Commission’s Issues Paper on Indirect Employment in Aged Care

6 May 2022 – 251.45 KB

The safety and quality of care provided by the paid aged care workforce is an important issue for family and friend carers of older people.

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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Psychotropic Medications in People Living with Dementia and in Residential Aged Care

6 May 2022 – 196.7 KB

Carers Australia supports the emphasis throughout the Guidelines that psychotropic medications are not the preferred management options for changed behaviours in people living with dementia. Given consistent feedback from family carers about their lack of involvement in consent to psychotropic medication use in residential aged care, Carers Australia has emphasised that consent must include ‘partnerships in care’ for true shared decision-making.

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Carers Australia Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

25 March 2022 – 296.55 KB

Article 28 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), to which Australia is a signatory, states that “Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.” Unfortunately, in Australia currently, there are systemic access barriers to social security payments for people who struggle to find employment as a result of disabilities. This stands in the way of meeting this obligation.

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Response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee: Social Security Amendment (Improved Child to Adult Transfer for Carer Payment and Carer Allowance) Bill

4 March 2022 – 202.37 KB

Carers Australia welcomes the Social Security Amendment (Improved Child to Adult Transfer for Carer Payment and Carer Allowance) Bill 2022 which is designed to help ease the transition from Carer Payment (Child) to Carer Payment (Adult) and for Carer Allowance transition. This follows concerns raised with Minister Ruston by Carers Australia, Carers South Australia and a number of carers in September 2021 regarding transition when a child turns 16.

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Carers Australia Response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill

4 March 2022 – 209.64 KB

Overall, Carers Australia welcomes the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill 2022 to remove possible disincentives for age pension, Disability Support Pension and veterans’ entitlement recipients to engage in paid employment.

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Carers Australia contribution to the Australian Cancer Plan

4 March 2022 – 177.01 KB

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Letter to Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

28 February 2022 – 185.27 KB

Carers Australia provided a letter to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme's Inquiry into 'Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS.'

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Carers Australia Submission to the Department of Health on Strengthening Provider Governance

18 January 2022 – 220.23 KB

Carers Australia has chosen to respond to this consultation with a written submission rather than the online questionnaire, as the questionnaire does not address all of the issues we would like to raise in response to the Consultation Paper, and confines comment to questions raised where we disagree with the proposition. This questionnaire also allows little scope to raise matters which we believe need clarification and to raise additional points in relation to propositions we agree with.

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Carers Australia Submission to the New Residential Accommodation Standards

17 December 2021 – 240.78 KB

Carers Australia’s response to the New Residential Aged Care Accommodation Framework.

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Carers Australia Response to the Australian Government Department of Health ‘Consultation Draft – Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan’

21 November 2021 – 434.55 KB

Carers Australia made this submission following our response to the Primary Health Reform Steering Group recommendations on the 10 Year Plan. A Primary Health Care Plan which adheres to the principles of the Carer Recognition Act 2010 will support carers to enjoy optimum health and social wellbeing. Health care providers should treat carers as partners with other care providers, acknowledging their unique knowledge and experience. A Plan which recognises carers as both ‘partners in care’ and a priority population group will be much better positioned to provide carers with planned, coordinated and preventive health care.

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Carers Australia Response to National Medicines Policy Review – Discussion Paper

22 October 2021 – 280.98 KB

Carers Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Review of the National Medicines Policy Discussion Paper.