Working with and on behalf of its members, ANZASW plays an active role in making submissions on a variety of government policy programmes and legislative changes.

As part of the submission process members are approached to participate in providing direct input. In addition if you are aware of other policy or legislative issues that you believe ANZASW should be making comment on then please also contact National Office.

2012 Submissions/Responses made by ANZASW:

• Submission on the determinants of Wellbeing for Māori Children
• Submission on Blueprint & MHASDP1 review plus Summary of Mental Health Strategies appendix to Blueprint_MHASP
  
• Submission to MOJ Reviewing the Family Court
• Submission on The Green Paper for Vulnerable Children

2011 Submissions/Responses made by ANZASW:

• Submission on EEO in Aged Care Sector Dec 2011
• Response to Research Project….. in developing a National Strategy for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
• Submission to SWRB on Mandatory Registration Final Sept 2011
• Submission on Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2)
• Submission on Child Witnesses March 2011

2010 Submissions made by ANZASW:

• The Welfare Reform Submission
• IRD Policy Advice
• HPCA Registration
• Child & Family Protection Bill
• RANZCP Talking Therapies
• Submission to independent review
• Ministry of Justice March 2010
• Response to Consultation – Skills for Wellbeing
• ANZASW Comments on draft: Alzheimers New Zealand National Dementia Strategy
• ANZASW submission to the Independent Clinical Review of the ACC Sensitive Claims Clinical Pathway   Submission to the Independent Clinical Review… (0.14MB); ACC review submission – appendix (0.05MB)    17 June 2010
• ANZASW submission to the Social Services Committee Inquiry into the identification, rehabilitation and care and protection of child offenders. ANZASW submission to the inquiry into the… (0.23MB) 18 March 2010
• Ministry of Health discussion document – how do we determine if statutory regulation is the most appropriate way to regulate health professionals. ANZASW response to MOH discussion regarding… (0.21MB) 03 March 2010
• Ministry of Health draft guidance paper ‘ Towards optimal primary mental health care in the new primary care environment ANZASW submission – Towards optimal primary… (0.26MB) 19 February 2010
• IRD Policy Advice Division consultation: An income splitting tax credit for families with children ANZASW submission on Income splitting tax… (0.15MB) 4 February 2010

In 2009 submissions made by ANZASW were:

• Submission on the Children, Young Persons and their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill
  CYPF_Youth Justice submission – 17 April 2009
• Consultation on New Zealand’s national report under the first Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council
  NZ Human Rights Report – ANZASW Submission – 17 March 2009For more information we recommend you visit the website of the
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade; www.mfat.govt.nz/Foreign-Relations/1-Global-Issues/Human-Rights/Universal-Periodic-Review/index.php

Our submissions on various pieces of legislation have included:

• Domestic Violence (Enhancing Safety) Bill submission – 27 February 2008
• ACC Submission on Definitions – 7 August 2008
• CYPF Amendment Bill – 28 April 2008
• Injury Prevention, Rehab and Compensation Amendment – 15 February 2008
• Review of Domestic Violence Act 1995 (Ministry… – 13 February 2008
• Children, Young Persons and their Families Amendment Bill (No 6)
  28 April 2008 – CYPF Amendment Bill
• Inquiry into the care and rehabilitation of youth sex offenders
  Submission to Inquiry into care and…
• Review of the Children Young Persons and their Families Act 1989
  CYP&F Act Review Submission
• Review of the Social Workers Registration Act 2003
  Review of SWRA Submission (135KB)
• HPCA Act Review Submission
• Crimes Amendment Bill Submission
• Social Security Amendment Bill Submission

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