Submissions

CPSA Publications

Submission to Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal: Review of Rural and Regional Bus Fares from 1 January 2018

Published 27 April 2018

CPSA's response to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's review of rural and regional bus fares from 1 January 2018.

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Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport’s Inquiry into the Need for Regulation of Mobility Scooters, also Known as Motorised Wheelchairs

Published 27 April 2018

CPSA's response to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport’s inquiry into the need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs.

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Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs: Inquiry into the Value and Affordability of Private Health Insurance and Out of Pocket Medical Cost

Published 16 November 2017

CPSA's response to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs' Inquiry into the value and affordability of private health insurance and out of pocket medical cost. More information about the inquiry can be found on the Parliament of Australia's website. [more]

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Submission to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: Inquiry into Retail Electricity Prices and Supply

Published 6 September 2017

CPSA's response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry into retail electricity prices and supply.

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Future Reform – an Integrated Care at Home Program to Support Older Australians: Response to the Department of Health Discussion Paper

Published 21 August 2017

CPSA's response to the Department of Health's discussion paper.

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Submission to the Senate Committee on Community Affairs – Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework

Published 18 August 2017

CPSA's response to the Senate Committee on Community Affairs inquiry into the effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and accreditation framework for protecting residents from abuse and poor practices, and ensuring proper clinical and medical care standards are maintained and practiced. [more]

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Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017

Published 4 August 2017

CPSA's response to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017.

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Submission to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending Carbon Tax Compensation) Bill 2017

Published 14 July 2017

CPSA's response to the Community Affairs Legislation Comittee inquiry into the Social Services Legsilation Amendment Bill 2017.

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Submission to IPART Review of Social and Affordable Housing Rent Models Draft Report

Published 12 May 2017

CPSA's submission in response to IPART's draft report as part of the Review of Social and Affordable Housing Rent Models. CPSA also made a submission responding to IPART's initial issues paper.

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Submission to NSW Parliamentary Inquiry Inquiry into the Management of Health Care Delivery

Published 28 April 2017

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Public Accounts Committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly's Inquiry into the Management of Health Care Delivery.

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Greater Sydney Commission’s Draft District Plans

Published 31 March 2017

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Greater Sydney Commission's draft district plans. This submission responds to the issues of housing affordability and affordable rental housing, as highlighted in all six district plans. [more]

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Australian Law Reform Commission: Elder Abuse Discussion Paper

Published 10 March 2017

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Elder Abuse Discussion Paper (DP 83) released by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). The majority of this submission responds to Chapter 11 of the Discussion Paper, which related to aged care. [more]

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Protection of Residential Aged Care Lump Sum Accommodation Payments

Published 3 March 2017

CPSA's comments on the Aged Care Funding Authority's public discussion paper on the protection of residential aged care lump sum accommodation payments.

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Submission to IPART Review of Social and Affordable Housing Rent Models Issues Paper

Published 6 January 2017

CPSA's submission to IPART's Review of Social and Affordable Housing Rent Models.

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Submission to the Review of the Community Visitors Scheme

Published 8 December 2016

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback as part of the review of the Community Visitors Scheme (CVS). As well as delivering systemic advocacy on behalf of pensioners of all ages and low income retirees, CPSA has been an auspicing body of the CVS in Sydney since 1991. [more]

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Submission to Department of Health Aged Care Legislated Review

Published 5 December 2016

CPSA's submission responds to eight of the nine key matters that section 4 of the Aged Care Act 1997 requires to be addressed as part of the Aged Care Legislated Review. This response is structured according to the listing of these nine key matters on the Department of Health's webpage for the Review (https://agedcare. [more]

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Submission to Department of Social Services: Draft Service Delivery Model for a Proposed New Carer Support Service System

Published 1 December 2016

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft model for the delivery of carer support services.

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Submission to Foundations for Change – Homelessness in NSW

Published 1 November 2016

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to comment on Foundations for Change – Homelessness in NSW Older people and homelessness

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Comments on Introduction of Bonds for Public Housing Tenants

Published 19 October 2016

CPSA welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) plans to introduce tenancy bonds for public housing tenants. This submission first identifies a number of changes that must be made to the draft policy if it is to be introduced. [more]

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Review of the Local Government Rating System (Draft Report)

Published 13 October 2016

CPSA will again limit its submission to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on the Local Government Rating Revenue review to the pensioner council rebates.

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