Inquiries and Reviews

This is a list of inquiries and reviews that are currently open for submission in News South Wales and around Australia, relevant to the work of community legal centres in NSW.

Last updated: 20 November 2025

• Exposure draft—Reform of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards)
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 4 December 2025
   
• Consecutive sentences imposed by the Local Court
  NSW Sentencing Council
  Submissions close 5 December 2025
   
• A new approach to programs for families and children
  Department of Social Services
  Submissions close 5 December 2025
   
• Draft conservation strategies
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 5 December 2025
   
• Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related bills
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 5 December 2025
   
• Digital Duty of Care
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 7 December 2025
   
• NSW LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Strategy
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 10 December 2025
   
• Sexual Consent Reforms Review
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 17 December 2025
   
• Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 19 December 2025
   
• Help shape the future of regional healthcare in NSW
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 19 December 2025
   
• 2026-27 Budget: Pre-Budget submission
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 22 December 2025
   
• Foundational Supports for Children
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 31 December 2025
   
• World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 20-year review
  Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
  Submissions close 31 December 2025
   
• Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 5 January 2026
   
• Creating sustainable economic growth in rural and regional Australia
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 16 January 2026
   
• Aged Care - Review 1
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 23 January 2026
   
• Administrative Review Council Inquiry on Migration
  Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
  Submissions close 27 January 2026
   
• Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) Bill 2025
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 29 January 2026
   
• Inquiry into the administration of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 30 January 2026
   
• Inquiry into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 30 January 2026
   
• The Transition of the Commonwealth Home Support Program to the Support at Home Program
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 30 January 2026
   
• Inquiry into supported decision-making in NSW
  Parliament of NSW
  Submissions close 3 February 2026
   
• Inquiry into the continuing operation of the National Redress Scheme
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 6 February 2026
   
• First Nations Education Policy consultation
  Australian Government: Department of Education
  Submissions close 6 February 2026
   
• Government service delivery standards in regional NSW
  Parliament of NSW
  Submissions close 15 February 2026
   
• Rural, regional and remote Medicare access and funding
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 19 February 2026
   
• Review of the Working with Children Check
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 27 February 2026
   
• Support at Home Program
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 31 July 2026