Submissions Archive

Working with and on behalf of its members, ANZASW plays an active role in making submissions on a variety of government policy programmes and legislative changes.

As part of the submission process members are approached to participate in providing direct input. in addition if you are aware of other policy of legislative issues that you believe ANZASW should be making comment on then please also contact National Office.

In 2009, recent submissions made by ANZASW are:

• Submission on the Children, Young Persons and their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill
  CYPF_Youth Justice submission - 17 April 2009
   
• Consultation on New Zealand's national report under the first Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council
  NZ Human Rights Report - ANZASW Submission - 17 March 2009
  
  For more information we recommend you visit the website of the
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade; www.mfat.govt.nz/Foreign-Relations/1-Global-Issues/Human-Rights/Universal-Periodic-Review/index.php

Our submissions on various pieces of legislation have included:

• Domestic Violence (Enhancing Safety) Bill submission - 27 February 2008
  
• ACC Submission on Definitions - 7 August 2008
  
• CYPF Amendment Bill - 28 April 2008
  
•   Injury Prevention, Rehab and Compensation Amendment - 15 February 2008
  
• Review of Domestic Violence Act 1995 (Ministry... - 13 February 2008
  
• Children, Young Persons and their Families Amendment Bill (No 6)
  28 April 2008 - CYPF Amendment Bill
  
• Inquiry into the care and rehabilitation of youth sex offenders
  Submission to Inquiry into care and...
  
• Review of the Children Young Persons and their Families Act 1989
  CYP&F Act Review Submission
  
• Review of the Social Workers Registration Act 2003
  Review of SWRA Submission (135KB)
  
• HPCA Act Review Submission
  
• Crimes Amendment Bill Submission
  
• Social Security Amendment Bill Submission