In order to ensure that the issues affecting LGBT people and people with HIV are heard by government and decision-makers in our society, ACON regularly makes submissions to inquiries and provides briefings on key policy issues.

Commonwealth Government

Submission to the Productivity Commission on the draft report Caring for Older Australians. (2011)

Joint submission with Positive Life NSW to the Productivity Commission on the draft report on Disability Care and Support.  (2011)

Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department on the National Human Rights Action Plan. (2011)

Letter to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry into the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011. (2011)

Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing on the Draft Revised Standards for Residential Aged Care.

Letter to the Department of Health and Aging on the draft customer charter of the Aged Care Complaints Scheme. (2011)

ACON and Positive Life NSW joint submission to the Department of Health and Ageing on Medicare Locals: Discussion Paper on Governance and Functions (2010)

ACON submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Consultation on Protection from Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Sex and/or Gender Identity (2010)

ACON and Positive Life NSW joint submission to the Department of Health and Ageing on Medicare Locals: Discussion Paper on Governance and Functions (2010)

ACON submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Consultation on Protection from Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Sex and/or Gender Identity (2010)

Letter to the Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Family Violence (2010)

Letter to the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding their draft submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review process (2010)

National Drug Strategy Submission (2010)

Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing on the National Women's Health Policy (2009)

Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth inquiry into the impact of violence on young Australians (2009)

Submission to FaHCSIA on the Social Inclusion National Compact (2009)

Joint Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee into Suicide in Australia (2009)

Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee into Suicide in Australia (2009)

Submission to the National Strategy for Young Australian Consultations (2009)

National Human Rights Consultations (2009)

Developing a National Men's Health Policy Consultations (2009)

National Women's Health Policy Consultation Discussion Paper (2009)

Review of the Accreditation Process for Residential Aged Care Homes (2009)

Review of the Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme (2009)

Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill (2009)

Comment on the Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators (2009)

Senate Inquiry into the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008 (2008)

HREOC Inquiry into Same-Sex Entitlements (2006)

HREOC Inquiry into Same-Sex Entitlements (2006) (Supplementary Submission)

HREOC Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s Listening Tour (2008)

HREOC Issues Paper on Sex and Gender Diversity (2008)

Senate Inquiry into the Cost of Living Pressures on Older Australians (2008)

Review of the Australian Government’s Measures to Combat People Trafficking (2006)

Australia 2020: Health (2008)

Australia 2020: Governance (2008)

Australia 2020: Strengthening Communities (2008)

National Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Strategy Consultation Paper (2007)

Senate Inquiry into the Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (2004)

NSW Government

Joint submission to NSW Health on the Draft Public Health Bill 2010provisions relating to criminalising STI transmission without disclosure (2010)

ACON submission to NSW Health on the Draft NSW Suicide Prevention Strategy 2010-2015 (2010)

ACON, Positive Life NSW, Hepatitis NSW and BGF joint submission to NSW Health on the Draft Community Engagement Framework (2010)

ACON submission to NSW Health on the Draft NSW Dementia Services Framework 2010-2015 (2010)

ACON submission to NSW Health on Promoting the generation and effective use of population health research in NSW: A Strategy for NSW Health 2011-2015 (2010)

ACON submission to NSW Health on the Draft Multicultural Health Policy and Implementation Plan 2011-2015 (2010)

ACON, Positive Life NSW, Hepatitis NSW, ASHM, NUAA, BGF joint submission to NSW Health on Health Reform in NSW: A Discussion Paper (2010)

Joint Submission to the Draft Public Health Bill (2010)

Joint Submission to the NSW Health NGO Program Review (2009)

ACON and GLRL joint submission to The Review of the Rights of Victims of Crime in NSW (2009)

Inquiry into the Allocation of Social Housing in NSW (2006)

Review of the Mental Health Act 1990 (2004)

Inquiry into Equal Age of Consent (2002)

Review of the Public Health Act 1991 (Joint submission with PLWHA (NSW)) (1999)

Local Government

City of Sydney’s Sustainable Cities 2030 Strategic Plan (2008)

City of Sydney's draft Homelessness City Strategy 2007-2012 (2007)

City of Sydney's draft Safe City Strategy 2007-2012 (2007)

City of Sydney's draft Drug and Alcohol Strategy 2007-2010 (2007)

City of Sydney’s discussion paper: Night Trading Premises (2006)

Non-Government

Letter to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service on the review of the blood deferral policies. (2011)

Letter to Suicide Prevention Australia on their position statement: Social Inclusion and Suicide Prevention. (2011)

Submission to Beyond Blue on Depression in Young People (2010)

Submission to the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice Review (2009)

Reporting against Core Indicators for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 2008 (2007)