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Submissions

Our office provides feedback and advice on issues that affect children and young people in care and detention. Read our submissions below.

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Feedback on the draft Education and Children’s Services Regulations 2020
Council of Attorneys-General – Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group review
Feedback on the Criminal Law Consolidation (Throwing Objects at Vehicles) Amendment Bill 2020
Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Promoting and protecting the wellbeing of children and young people during and after the COVID19 pandemic (ANZCCG letter to the Federal Minister for Health)
Submission for SAPOL’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024
Feedback on the Safeguarding Task Force Report
Submission for the review of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 – October 2020
Feedback on the Draft Model of Care for Phase 1 of Youth Treatment Orders
Training Centre Visitor Comments on the 2021 Draft OPCAT Implementation Bill
Guidelines on the Legal Representation of Children in the Youth Court (Care and Protection) Jurisdiction
A rights-based approach to safety – Five-Year Review of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
Australian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) report to Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
Submission to the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care
Submission to the Inquiry into the Potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia
ACCGA Open Letter: Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Submission to the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility and Alternative Diversion Model Discussion Paper
From Those Who Know: Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
Submission on SA Draft Workforce Strategy for the Child Protection and Family Support Sector
ANZCCGA Letter to Federal Minister for Human Services: Exclusion of children and young people under 18 for leaving violence payment
Feedback on Department for Education draft Restrictive Practices in Education and Care Settings Procedure
Submission to SA Home Care for Children and Young People Inquiry
Australian NPM Convention against Torture follow-up procedure
Submission on SA Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy
Submission on SA’s Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill 2024
Submission to the Social Workers Registration Board
From Those Who Know: Children & Young People (Safety & Support) Bill 2024 Feedback
Submission on Draft Summary Offences (Prohibition of Publication of Certain Material) Amendment Bill 2024
Australian National Preventive Mechanism submission to Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system senate inquiry
Submission to the Select Committee on the Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill 2024
Submission to Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system
Submission on South Australia’s Mental Health Act 2009
Submission on the Statutes Amendment (Criminal Procedure and Evidence) Bill 2024
Submission on the Department of Human Services’ draft Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2025-2028
Submission to the Royal Commission for Family and Domestic Violence
Submission on the Transition to Independent Living Allowance
Submission on the National Out-of-Home Care Standards review
Submission on the Draft State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-2029
Submission on Department for Child Protection’s proposed Quality of Care Response Model
Australian NPM Joint Submission to UN HRC ahead of ICCPR review
Submission on the Inclusive Education Amendment Bill
Submission to the federal government’s Anti-Bullying Rapid Review
Submission to the Department for Education’s consultation on school non-attendance
Community Information Explainer: Proposed Street Gang Laws
Submission on the Criminal Law Consolidation Act (Street Gang) Amendment Bill 2025
On the Criminal Procedure (Child Protection Restraining Orders) Amendment Bill
From those who Know: Youth Treatment Order
Submission on the Draft Statutes Amendment (Recidivist Young Offenders) Bill 2025
Australian NPM submission on draft National Report prepared for Australia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Submission on the Department for Child Protection Draft Suicide Plan 2026-2029
Australian NPM submission on Issues Prior to Reporting of Seventh periodic report
Discussion paper on reverse mentoring in out-of-home care
South Australia Police Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2025 – 2029
Submission to UNICEF’s State of Australia’s children report
A Discussion Paper on Mental Health and Adaptation in Youth Detention
From Those Who Know: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Youth Detention
Review of the Disability Standards for Education
Australian NPM: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visit to Australia
Submission on Draft State Public Health Plan
Submission to Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarcerations system
Joint submission ACCGA to Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarcerations system
Submission into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide
Consultation regarding the draft Mental Health and Wellbeing Bill 2025
UNHCR Mental Health submission for children and young people in youth detention
Feedback on South Australia Police Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2025-2029
Submission to UNCHR Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Submission to the Department for Education DAIP 2026-2030
Submission on draft Department for Child Protection Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2026-2023

I have the right to be safe and well cared for.

As a child and young person in care, you have special rights. These are rules that should be followed so you can grow up happy, healthy and achieving your dreams.

If you feel that your rights are not being met, and you are not being listened to, we can help.