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Inquiries and submissions
A list of active, or recently closed, inquiries and submissions relevant to domestic and family violence, sexual assault and women’s safety.
Various governments and independent organisations undertake inquiries into topical issues, and seek submissions from interested parties in relevant sectors. The results of these inquiries lead to recommendations put to governments to seek change to policies and procedures. The submission process enables organisations and individuals to have their say and contribute to law reform.
Below is a list of active, or recently closed, inquires and submissions relevant to domestic and family violence and women’s safety. See this outline of the Australian policy context for women’s safety and ANROWS’s resources page for our previous submissions.
| Inquiry or submission | Website | Status | Further reading / See also |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | |||
| Inquiry into the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People | Visit website | Submissions closed 18 August 2023. | Terms of reference |
| Scoping the development of specialised and trauma-informed legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault | Visit website | Submissions closed 7 May 2023. | Discussion paper |
| Continuing Professional Development for Legal Practitioners on Coercive Control | Visit website | Submissions closed 21 July 2023. | Discussion paper |
| Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 | Visit website | Submissions closed 23 June 2023. Final report published 24 August 2023. | Final report |
| Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 [Exposure Draft] | Visit website | Submissions closed 27 February 2023. The Bill was referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry on 11 May 2023. | Exposure draft |
| Current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia | Visit website | Submissions closed on 31 March 2023. Final Report due 13 September 2023. | Terms of reference |
| Access to offenders’ superannuation for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse | Visit website | Submissions closed 16 February 2023. | Discussion paper |
| Consultation Draft of the National Principles to Address Coercive Control | Visit website | Submissions closed 11 November 2022. Consultation Summary released 29 March 2023. National Principles to be finalised in late 2023. | The Consultation Draft |
| Missing and murdered First Nations women and children | Visit website | Submissions closed 12 December 2022. Final Report due 30 June 2024. | Terms of reference |
| Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability | Visit website | Submissions closed 31 December 2022 | Information on submissions |
| Employment White Paper - Consultation | Visit website | Submissions closed 30 November 2022. The White Paper will be released by the end of September 2023. | Jobs & Skills Summit Issues Paper |
| Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services | Visit website | Submissions focused on ParentsNext closed 30 November 2022, Interim Report published February 2023. | Interim Report |
| Inquiry into the Rights of Women and Children | Visit website | Submissions closed 16 December 2023 | Terms of reference |
| Australian Framework for the ethical co-production of research with victim survivors | Consultation closed 23 December 2022. Framework to be released in 2023. | Read the draft framework | |
| New South Wales | |||
| Review of domestic violence rental laws | Visit website | Submissions closed 2 December 2022 | Issues paper |
| Australian Capital Territory | |||
| No inquiries or submissions to display | |||
| Victoria | |||
| Stalking laws inquiry | Visit website | Submissions closed. Report delivered 21 September 2022 | Final report |
| Tasmania | |||
| No inquiries or submissions to display | |||
| South Australia | |||
| Criminalising coercive control | Visit website | Submissions open to Tuesday 10 October 2023. | Consultation guide |
| Coercive control in South Australia | Visit website | Submissions closed 1 April 2022. Submissions report released May 2022 | Submissions report |
| Western Australia | |||
| Review of criminal justice responses to sexual offending | Visit website | Consultation closes 8 October 2023. | Fact sheet |
| Legislative Responses to Coercive Control in Western Australia | Submissions closed 30 July 2022 | Fact sheet about the consultation process | |
| Sexual Violence Strategy | Visit website | Consultation closes 15 September 2023. | Online submission form |
| Project 113 - Sexual Offences | Visit website | Final Report due 30 September 2023. | Discussion paper |
| Northern Territory | |||
| Exposure Draft Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Bill 2023 | Visit website | Submissions closed 22 August 2023. | Explanatory Document |
| Inquiry into Consent for Sexual Offences | Visit website | Submissions closed 30 June 2023. | Discussion paper |
| Queensland | |||
| Domestic and family violence perpetrator strategy consultation | Visit website | Consultation closes 5pm on 22 September 2023. | Consultation paper |
| Sex work industry review | Terms of reference | Final report published March 2023. | Final Report Summary |
| Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence | Visit website | Submissions closed 24 June 2022. Report published 21 November 2022 | Final report |
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