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.
| Date | Report | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Response to the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) 2027 Consultation Draft | Open |
| Apr 2026 | Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) 2027 Consultation Draft | Open |
| Jan 2025 | PHN Business Model Review | Open |
| Jan 2025 | Pre Budget Submission 2025-2026 | Open |
| Dec 2024 | NDIS Reforms Bill No. 2: Proposed Changes to the NDIS Act | Open |
| Dec 2024 | Foundational Supports: Essential and Overdue | Open |
| Dec 2024 | NDIS Eligibility Reassessment Communication: Meaningful Engagement | Open |
| Dec 2024 | Foundational Supports: Essential and Overdue | Open |
| Jan 2024 | Federal Pre-Budget 2024-2025 Submission | Open |
| Jul 2023 | Submission to the Review of the NDIS | Open |
| Aug 2023 | Disability Services and Inclusion Bill Submission | Open |
| May 2023 | Draft Principles for a Future Psychosocial Support Program Outside the NDIS | Open |
| Jan 2023 | Submission on Measuring What Matters: Australia's Wellbeing Framework | Open |
| Jan 2023 | Commonwealth Government Pre-Budget Submission 2023-2024 | Open |
| Oct 2022 | Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry into Capability and Culture of the NDIA | Open |
| Sep 2022 | Improving Employment Outcomes: Update of the May 2021 Submission on the National Disability Employment Strategy | Open |
| Feb 2022 | Budget Submission: Enhancing Psychosocial Support outside the NDIS | Open |
| Feb 2022 | Submission on Draft National Safety & Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations | Open |
| Feb 2022 | Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the Current Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS | Open |
| Dec 2021 | Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2021-22 | Open |
| Jul 2021 | Consultation on the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations | Open |
| May 2021 | Submission On the National Disability Employment Strategy | Open |
| May 2021 | Letter to Minister Hunt: Request for Certainty on Funding for Equal Pay | Open |
| Apr 2021 | Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry into Independent Assessments | Open |
| Aug 2020 | Independent Functional Assessment for NDIS Participants with Psychosocial Disability | Open |
| Jul 2020 | Submission Response to Adult Mental Health Centres Consultation | Open |
| May 2020 | Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS - Inquiry into NDIS Workforce | Open |
| Feb 2020 | Submission on the Productivity Commission Draft Report Mental Health | Open |
| Nov 2019 | Submission to the Review of the NDIS Act and the New NDIS Participant Service Guarantee | Open |
| Nov 2019 | Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry: Options for Achieving Recovery Oriented Psychosocial Support in the NDIS | Open |
| Jun 2017 | Australian National Audit Office: Decision-Making Controls for Sustainability – NDIS Access | Open |
| Jun 2017 | Price Controls Review 2017 – Consultation on NDIS Pricing Arrangements Discussion Paper | Open |
| Jun 2017 | Submission to the Joint Standing Committee: The Provision of Services Under the NDIS for People with Psychosocial Disabilities Related to a Mental Health Condition | Open |
| Jun 2017 | Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform – Study Report | Open |
| Jun 2017 | Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform – Preliminary Findings Report | Open |
| Apr 2017 | Submission to Productivity Commission Enquiry into the Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health | Open |
| Apr 2017 | Submission to NDIS – Code of Conduct | Open |