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As the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider - and as an expression of our mission - St Vincent’s has a responsibility to engage with governments and policy makers 

And, to share its expertise, experience, and advice in order to deliver better health and aged care outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged Australians. We regularly submit recommendations to state and federal governments and committees for consideration across a range of subjects. You’ll find a record of these submissions below.

Recent Government Submissions

St Vincent's WGEA Employer Statement - 2022-23

St Vincent's Health Australia submission to the Commonwealth Government's Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process

Victorian Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee’s Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria

Alcohol and other Drugs Treatment Campaign Coalition, 2020-21 pre-budget submission

Commonwealth Government’s consultation on a National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-24

NSW legislative Assembly Committee on Community Services’ Inquiry into the Protocol for Homeless People in Public Places

Liquor and Gaming NSW’s public consultation re the NSW Government’s draft Liquor Amendment (24-hour economy) Bill 2020

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia

SVHA submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence

SVHA submission to the Senate Select Committee on Autism

SVHA Submission to the Australian Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019

SVHNS Submission to the NSW Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Sydney's night time economy

SVHM Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System

SVHNS Submission to the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘ice’

SVHA Submission to Queensland Parliament’s Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life and palliative care and voluntary assisted dying

The Australian Senate’s Standing Committee on Community Affairs’ inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia

The Australian Senate’s Standing Committee on Community Affairs’ inquiry into Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019

SVHA submission to NSW Government's Office of Liquor and Gaming's proposed Liquor Regulations 2018

SVHA submission to the Council of Australian Governments' Ministerial Drug and Alcohol Forum's Consultation Draft National Alcohol Strategy 2018-26 2018

SVHA submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018

SVHA submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Elder Abuse Inquiry 2017

SVHA submission to the Victorian Government's Ministerial Advisory Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017

SVHA submission to the Inquiry Into Alcohol Beverages Advertising Prohibition Bill 2015 2017

SVHA submission to the Review of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Victoria) 2016

Foundations for Change: Homelessness in NSW Discussion Paper – SVHA Submission October 2016 

SVHA 2016-17 pre budget submission 2016 

SVHA submission - Senate inquiry alcohol-violence 2016

SVHA submission - NSW review 2016 

Submission to Structural Review of NHMRC's Grant Program 2016 

Submission to Productivity Commission - Human Services: Identifying sectors for reform 2016 

SVHA submission to the Independent Medical Research Institutes Review Secretariat on the review to strengthen independent medical research institutes’ discussion paper 2015

SVHA submission on the Competition Policy Review Final Report 2015 

SVHA submission to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s National Ice Taskforce on improving the efforts of the federal, state and territory governments to combat the growing use of ice in our community 2015 

SVHA submission to the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence 2015 

SVHA submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s inquiry into crystal methamphetamine (ice) 2015 

Submission: Department of Health Legislation Discussion Paper: Electronic Health Records and Health Identifiers 2015 

Centre for Palliative Care and St Vincent’s Health Australia’s submission to the Victorian Legislative Council’s Legal and Social Issues Committee’s inquiry into end of life choices 2015 

SVHA submission to Royal Australasian College of Surgeons' Inquiry into BDSH 2015 

SVHA submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics’ Personal Choice and Community Impacts inquiry 2015 

SVHA submission to the NSW Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety in response to the inquiry into measures to reduce alcohol and drug-related violence 2014

SVHA submission to the Senate Select Committee on Health’s inquiry into health policy, administration and expenditure 2014

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