On 23 June 2021 the ACT Legislative Assembly (the Assembly) referred the Inquiry into Carers Recognition Bill 2021 to the Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing for inquiry and report.
On 6 July 2021 the Committee agreed to inquire into Carers Recognition Bill 2021.
| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 6 July 2021 | Submissions close: 23 July 2021 | Reporting date: Report released 24 August 2021 |
The inquiry is now complete.
The Committee's report was released on 24 August 2021 and is available under the "Reports" tab above.
The Government Response to the report, when published, will be available under the "Government Responses" tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making submissions or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeHCW@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
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| Submission 06 - ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service (ADACAS) |  PDF (429.4 KB) |
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| Submission 05 - Canberra Mental Health Forum | PDF (378.9 KB) |
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| Submission 04 - Dr Jennifer Thomson AM | PDF (107.4 KB) |
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| Submission 03 - University of Canberra | PDF (293.9 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Carers ACT | PDF (752.7 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - Ms Suzanne Orr MLA | PDF (285.5 KB) |
Public hearings
27 July 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
View Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Report 2 - Report on Inquiry into Carers Recognition Bill 2021 | PDF (353.3 KB) |
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| Government response tabled 2 December 2021 | PDF (449.4 KB) |
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| Speech by Ms Suzanne Orr MLA on Carers Recognition Bill 2021 (23 June 2021) | PDF (408.6 KB) |
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| Media release - Inquiry into Carers Recognition Bill 2021 (6 July 2021) | PDF (194.6 KB) |
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| Media release - Inquiry into Carers Recognition Bill 2021 (26 July 2021) | PDF (196.0 KB) |
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| Invitation to make a submission (7 July 2021) | PDF (224.4 KB) |
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| Carers Recognition Bill 2021 - Explanatory Statement | PDF (246.8 KB) |
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| Carers Recognition Bill 2021 | PDF (310.4 KB) |
Terms of reference
Pursuant to clause 5 of the Resolution of Establishment for general-purpose standing committees of the Tenth Assembly—the terms of reference are to inquire into and report on the referred Bill within two months from its presentation.