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Annual Reports

Systemic Advocacy

MDAA’s systemic advocacy program aims to improve service accessibility, empower people with disabilities and individuals from CALD communities, and drive impactful campaigns. Below is a summary of our submissions by year.

February | Mandating Cash Acceptance
April | Inquiry Into Foundational and Disability Supports Available for Children and Young People in New South Wales
October | Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Consultation Paper Response
May | NDIS (Getting the NDIS Back on Track)Bill 2024
June | Australian Human Rights Commission: How Were You Affected By COVID Measures?
August | NSW Parliament Performance and Wellbeing Framework Consultation
September | Legislative Assembly Select Committee on Essential Worker Housing
October | NSW Parliament Standing Committee on Social Issues: Inquiry Into Prevalence, Causes, and Impacts of Loneliness in NSW
November | NSW Government Portable Long Service Leave for Community Workers
April | 2026 Census Topic Consultation
April | NDIS Annual Pricing Review
May | Draft National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy
May | Select Committee on the Cost of Living
July | Improving NSW Rental Laws
August | Assessment and Support Services for People with ADHD
August | Inquiry Into Australian Human Rights Framework
August | Culturally Inclusive NDIS: Addressing Challenges and Enabling Empowerment
June | Office of Women NSW: Towards a New Women’s Strategy
July | National Disability Advocacy Framework (NDAF) for the 2022 - 2025 Period
February | Australia’s 2021-2022 Migration Program Discussion Paper
April | NDIS Review Appeals Process Report (University of Notre Dame)
July | Disability Royal Commission on Aged Care Services
August | NDIS Quality and Safeguards Website Development
October | NSW Government’s Coercive Control Discussion Paper
April | Disability Inclusion Act Review
May | Select Committee on COVID-19
July | National Disability Strategy Position Paper
July | Joint Standing Committee on NDIS Inquiry (with the University of Notre Dame)
July | Ageing Issues for People with Disability in NSW and Strategies For Solutions
September | NDIA Support Coordination Discussion Paper
December | Labor Multicultural Engagement Taskforce
December | Improving Outcomes of People with Disability Under the National Disability Strategy and NDIS Introductory Paper
March | General Issues Around the Implementation and Performance of the NDIS
October | NSW Disability Advocacy Review
June | NSW Social Issues Committee Inquiry Into the Provisions of the Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019
October | Joint Standing Committee on Election Matters
February | Draft Proposals for the Review of the Guardianship Act 1987
February | Terms of Reference on Market Readiness for Provision of Services Under the NDIS
August | Inquiry Into the Implementation of the NDIS and the Provision of Disability Services in NSW
November | National Disability Strategy 2010-2020 Third Implementation Plan, Measuring Progress 2019-2020 Proposed Key Action Areas
May | Civil Society Statement to the Australian Government | End the Violence: Call A Royal Commission Into Violence and Abuse Against People with Disability
July | NEDA Submission - Inquiry Into the Australia Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017

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