Submissions

Policy and Reform Submissions

As a national peak body for the community-managed mental health sector, Community Mental Health Australia’s (CMHA) prepares national policy submissions to present to government agencies, inquiries and consultation processes. It includes submissions to the Commonwealth Government, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), along with submissions to other state and sector-led reviews.
 
The collection includes both submissions authored solely by CMHA and joint submissions developed in partnership with our state and territory mental health peak members and fellow national peak advocacy bodies. These documents reflect CMHA’s commitment to evidence-informed advocacy, lived experience leadership, and community-driven reform. 
DateReport
Sep 2026Response to the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) 2027 Consultation DraftOpen
Apr 2026Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) 2027 Consultation DraftOpen
Jan 2025PHN Business Model Review Open
Jan 2025Pre Budget Submission 2025-2026Open
Dec 2024NDIS Reforms Bill No. 2: Proposed Changes to the NDIS ActOpen
Dec 2024Foundational Supports: Essential and Overdue Open
Dec 2024NDIS Eligibility Reassessment Communication: Meaningful EngagementOpen
Dec 2024Foundational Supports: Essential and Overdue Open
Jan 2024Federal Pre-Budget 2024-2025 SubmissionOpen
Jul 2023Submission to the Review of the NDISOpen
Aug 2023Disability Services and Inclusion Bill SubmissionOpen
May 2023Draft Principles for a Future Psychosocial Support Program Outside the NDISOpen
Jan 2023Submission on Measuring What Matters: Australia's Wellbeing FrameworkOpen
Jan 2023Commonwealth Government Pre-Budget Submission 2023-2024Open
Oct 2022Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry into Capability and Culture of the NDIAOpen
Sep 2022Improving Employment Outcomes: Update of the May 2021 Submission on the National Disability Employment StrategyOpen
Feb 2022Budget Submission: Enhancing Psychosocial Support outside the NDISOpen
Feb 2022Submission on Draft National Safety & Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed OrganisationsOpen
Feb 2022Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the Current Implementation and Forecasting for the NDISOpen
Dec 2021Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2021-22Open
Jul 2021Consultation on the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed OrganisationsOpen
May 2021Submission On the National Disability Employment StrategyOpen
May 2021Letter to Minister Hunt: Request for Certainty on Funding for Equal PayOpen
Apr 2021Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry into Independent AssessmentsOpen
Aug 2020Independent Functional Assessment for NDIS Participants with Psychosocial DisabilityOpen
Jul 2020Submission Response to Adult Mental Health Centres ConsultationOpen
May 2020Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS - Inquiry into NDIS WorkforceOpen
Feb 2020Submission on the Productivity Commission Draft Report Mental Health Open
Nov 2019Submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the New NDIS Participant Service Guarantee Open
Nov 2019Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry: Options for Achieving Recovery Oriented Psychosocial Support in the NDISOpen
Jun 2017 Australian National Audit Office: Decision-Making Controls for Sustainability – NDIS AccessOpen
Jun 2017Price Controls Review 2017 – Consultation on NDIS Pricing Arrangements Discussion PaperOpen
Jun 2017Submission to the Joint Standing Committee: The Provision of Services Under the NDIS for People with Psychosocial Disabilities Related to a Mental Health ConditionOpen
Jun 2017Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform – Study ReportOpen
Jun 2017Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform – Preliminary Findings ReportOpen
Apr 2017Submission to Productivity Commission Enquiry into the Economic Benefits of Improving Mental HealthOpen
Apr 2017Submission to NDIS – Code of Conduct Open