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

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Ban Unethical Contractors) Bill 2025
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 25 November 2025
• Triple Zero service outage
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 28 November 2025
   
• Evaluation of amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 made by the Native Title Legislation Amendment Act 2021
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 28 November 2025
   
• Identity protections for proceedings involving children
  Parliament of New South Wales
  Submissions close 30 November 2025

• New model for responding to mental health emergencies in the community
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 2 December 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

• Inquiry into licences to harm native animals
  NSW Parliament
  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

• Clean indoor air
  Parliament of NSW
  Submissions close 29 January 2026

• Inquiry into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 30 January 2026

• Freedom Ride Trail - Blue Plaques NSW
  NSW Government
  Submissions close 31 January 2026

• Inquiry into the continuing operation of the National Redress Scheme
  Australian Government
  Submissions close 6 February 2026

• Government service delivery standards in regional NSW
  Parliament of NSW
  Submissions close 15 February 2026

• Support at Home Program
  Parliament of Australia
  Submissions close 31 July 2026

• Remote Jobs and Economic Development (RJED) program: Rounds 1 and 2
  Australian Government: National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)
  No closing date provided