Polio Australia is regularly looking for opportunities to contribute to policy development and government reviews.

Current Submissions

 

Past Submissions

2025

• Response to Minister Butler’s Address on the NDIS (as part of AFDO)
• 2025-2026 Pre-Budget Submission for Polio Australia’s Programs

2024

• Polio Australia Feedback Statement on Aged Care Bill Exposure Draft

2023

• 2023-2024 Pre-Budget Submission for the Health Worker Education Program

2022

• Letter to Senator the Hon. Penny Wong Re: Australia’s Investment in the GPEI

2021

• Submission to Australian Government – Response to the Proposed NDIS Legislative Improvements and the Participant Service Guarantee
• Letter to Minister Alister Henkens of our concern regarding proposed changes to the NDIS
• Letter to Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds to end NDIS Exclusion
• Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability -Response to Issues Paper: Promoting Inclusion
• Submission to the NDIS Joint Standing Committee on Independent Assessments (as part of AFDO)
• Submission to the NDIS Joint Standing Committee on Independent Assessments (as part of Neurological Alliance Australia)

2020

• Media Release: Polio Australia calls for end to discrimination against over 65s
• Letter to the Prime Minister on continuing support for the WHO
• Position statement on expanding telehealth (as part of Neurological Alliance Australia)
• Position statement on expanding telehealth for NDIS services (as part of Neurological Alliance Australia)
• Submission to the National Construction Code Consultation RIS
• Request to the NDIS Minister for increased fairness in grant funding eligibility (as part of a sub-group of the Neurological Alliance Australia)
• National Disability Strategy Position Paper – Response (as part of AFDO)
• Position statement on aged care (as part of Neurological Alliance Australia)

2019

• Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
• Letter to Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston on National Disability Strategy Review
• Shaping the future of disability policy for 2020 and beyond survey (copy of this survey submission is not available)
• Submission to MyAgedCare on Streamlined Consumer Assessment for Aged Care
• Commitments For The 2019 Federal Election (as part of Neurological Alliance Australia)
• Submission to the Terms Of Reference for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (copy of this submission is not available)

2018

• Submission to Australian Building Codes Board – Statement of support for accessible housing
• Assistive Technology for Older People (ATOP) Alliance communique – Equal access to assistive technology for older people with disability

2017

• Submission to Australian Government – Aged Care Diversity Framework

2016

• Submission to Australian Government – Continuity of Support Programme (CoSP) – Specialist Disability Services for Older People

2015

• Submission to Australian Government – National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) inequity in relation to our demographic due to the 65 year cut off.
• Submission to NDIA – ‘Towards Solutions for Assistive Technology’ – Discussion Paper

2013

• Submission to Australian Government – National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012