Home | Submissions & Reports | Submissions Submissions Search Sort by Newest to Oldest Oldest to Newest Filter to All Submission Submission Carers Australia Response to IHACPA Aged Care Pricing Framework Consultation11 October 2022 – 253.71 KBCarers Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation paper. Carers of the aged have a very direct interest in a residential aged care system which is properly funded to provide accessible, high quality care to their family members or friends when they can no longer care for them at home. Indeed, many carers fill in the gaps in care and support for their loved ones and act as advocates where the care provided in residential care is considered inadequate. Download Submission Response to the Australian Government Select Senate Community Affairs Inquiry on Work and Care13 September 2022 – 470.94 KBCarers Australia welcomes the establishment of the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care and the opportunity to respond to the Terms of Reference. Carers Australia and the National Carer Network - our members, the peak carer organisations in each state and territory - have been advocating for over 30 years for carers seeking to juggle work and care. Download Submission Carers Australia submission to Productivity Commission Carer Leave Inquiry8 September 2022 – 642.96 KBCarers Australia and the Network of State and Territory Carers Associations are pleased that the recommendation of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety “to examine the potential impact of amending the National Employment Standards under Part 2-2 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to provide for an additional entitlement to unpaid carer’s leave” has been referred to a Productivity Commission inquiry. Download Submission Response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee: Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of the Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 202210 August 2022 – 187.84 KBCarers Australia has opposed the introduction of the Cashless Debit Care (CDC) since its introduction was first mooted, both in written submissions and in discussions with the relevant Minister at the time. Download Submission Response to DSS’ National Disability Advocacy Framework 2022-258 July 2022 – 299.6 KBCarers 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. Download Submission Response to the Productivity Commission’s Issues Paper on Indirect Employment in Aged Care6 May 2022 – 251.45 KBThe safety and quality of care provided by the paid aged care workforce is an important issue for family and friend carers of older people. Download Submission Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Psychotropic Medications in People Living with Dementia and in Residential Aged Care6 May 2022 – 196.7 KBCarers 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. Download Submission Carers Australia Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability25 March 2022 – 296.55 KBArticle 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. Download Submission Response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee: Social Security Amendment (Improved Child to Adult Transfer for Carer Payment and Carer Allowance) Bill4 March 2022 – 202.37 KBCarers 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. Download Submission Carers Australia Response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill4 March 2022 – 209.64 KBOverall, 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. Download Submission Carers Australia contribution to the Australian Cancer Plan4 March 2022 – 177.01 KB Download Submission Letter to Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme28 February 2022 – 185.27 KBCarers 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.' Download Page 5 of 12:1...456...12