Submissions to the Inquiry
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Information collected through submissions will be used for the purposes of understanding the issues and may be drawn upon, quoted or referred to in the National Inquiry’s report.
You have the option of making a confidential submission to the Inquiry. The National Inquiry will not publish confidential submissions. Please be aware that whilst every endeavour will be made to ensure confidentiality, there is a possibility that submissions marked confidential might be released, in whole or in part, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Cth). Where people have indicated that they would like their submission to be published, these will be made available on the National Inquiry’s website.
The Commission’s submission policy provides further information on the use, publication and access to submissions. The submission policy is located at: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/submission-policy .
Submissions made to the Inquiry
Please note: in accordance with the terms of the submissions process, we have:
not listed below or published any confidential submissions; and
in some cases, edited or not published (where an edited copy could not reasonably be published) the non-confidential submissions, in order to protect the identity of the authors and/or third parties or where otherwise appropriate.
The Commission notes that the submissions listed may contain errors. The submissions do not represent the views of the Commission.
Submission No 1 - Michael Thomas Costello - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 1 - Michael Thomas Costello Attachment - individual (disability).pdf
Submission No 2 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 5 - David Peter Stewart - individual (age).docx
Submission No 6 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 7 - Katherine A Fowle - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 8 - Dr Sherryl Broderick - individual (age).docx
Submission No 9 - Susan Joan Fleming - individual (age).docx
Submission No 10 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 11 - Christopher Edward Frethey - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 12 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 13 - Clive Rodney Seiffert - individual (age).docx
Submission No 14 - Name withheld - carer and individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 15 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 16 - Alonzo Llewellyn - individual (age).docx
Submission No 18 - Margaret Anne Ryan - individual (age).docx
Submission No 19 - Peter Hayes - individual (age).docx
Submission No 20 - Owen Thomas - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 21 - Brian Murphy - individual (age).docx
Submission No 22 - Santosh Kumar - individual (age).docx
Submission No 23 - Anthony Smith - individual (age).docx
Submission No 23 - Attachment 1. Progress Report 45 + Program Feb 2014.pdf
Submission No 23 - Attachment 2. 45 + Program Excerpts Evaluation Sept. 6.pdf
Submission No 23 - Attachment 3. job creation proposal.docx
Submission No 24 - Name withheld - individual (age disability).pdf
Submission No 24 - Attachment.pdf
Submission No 24 - Attachment 2.pdf
Submission No 25 - Raden Dunbar - individual (age).docx
Submission No 26 - Deaf Victoria.docx
Submission No 27 - Roger Rex Griffiths - individual (age).docx
Submission No 27 - Roger Rex Griffiths Attachment A .docx
Submission No 28 - Anthony Ablong - individual (age).docx
Submission No 30 - Tom Hadley - individual (age).docx
Submission No 31 - Michael Ross Venner - individual (age).docx
Submission No 32 - Jane Margaret Scott - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 34 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 36 - Jeremy David Laird Flanagan.docx
Submission No 39 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 40 - Marcus Wigan - individual (age).docx
Submission No 42 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 45 - Russell Cairns - individual (age).docx
Submission No 46 - Martin Wren - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 47 - Janeien Woollam - individual (age & disability).docx
Submission No 48 - Debra Mundy - individual (age & disability).docx
Submission No 50 - Jane Gersch - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 51 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 53 - Lynne Allison - individual (age).pdf
Submission No 54 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 55 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 56 - Mia Vitue - individual (age).docx
Submission No 58 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 60 -Owen James - individual (disability).pdf
Submission No 64 - Charles John Hamilton - individual (age).docx
Submission No 65 - Nicholas Griffin - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 66 - Neil McAllister - individual (age).docx
Submission No 68 - John Moxon - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 69 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 71 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 74 - Name withheld - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 76 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 79 - Mark Whiting - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 80 - Jeanie Adams on behalf of Mark Adams - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 81 - Anthony Philip Holmes - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 82 - Jeffrey Blackwell - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 83 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 84 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 90 - Jean Gordon - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 91 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 94 - Cecylia Chodukiewicz - individual (age).docx
Submission No 97 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 98 - Sandra Barker - individual (age).docx
Submission No 100 - Michele Nealon - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 101 - Lakshmi Kamla Wati Swarup - individual (age).docx
Submission No 103 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 104 - Paul Di Michiel - individual (age).docx
Submission No 105 - Elizabeth Creagh individual - (age).docx
Submission No 106 - Sarah Pearce - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 106 - Attachment.pdf
Submission No 107 - RSI and Overuse Injury Association of the ACT Inc.docx
Submission No 109 - Geoffrey Kay - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 110 - Matthew Francis Trezise - individual (age).docx
Submission No 111 - Viktoria Rother - individual (age).docx
Submission No 112 - Rachel Peries - individual (disability).doc
Submission No 114 - Raelene West - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 115 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 116 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 117 - Angelo Spadaccini - individual (age).docx
Submission No 118 - David Adams - individual (age).docx
Submission No 123 - Jean Walker -individual (age).docx
Submission No 124 - Associate Professor Pam McGrath - individual (age & disability).pdf
Submission No 125 - Alex Ross McInnes - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 126 - 2nd Act - organisation (age).docx
Submission No 128 - John R McGregor - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 129 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 133 - Max Duval - individual (age).docx
Submission No 135 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 138 - Australians for Disability and Diversity Employment (ADDE) Inc - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 139 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 142 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 143 - Margaret Sandra Shanahan - individual (age).docx
Submission No 145 - Susanne Lorraine Johnston - individual (age).docx
Submission No 148 - Hobsons Bay City Council - organisation (age & disability).pdf
Submission No 149 - Name withheld - individual (disability & age).docx
Submission No 150 - Peter Stanley Smith - individual (age).docx
Submission No 152 - Name witthheld - inidividual (disability & age).docx
Submission No 153 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 154 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 155 - Desmond Barry Jamieson - individual (age).docx
Submission No 156 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 157 - Nicole McGregor - individual (age & disability).docx
Submission No 158 - Name Withheld - Individual (Age).DOCX
Submission No 159 - Mark Keogh - individual (age).docx
Submission No 160 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 161 - Dementia Alliance International - individual & organisation (age & disability).docx
Submission No 163 - Mental Health at Work - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 163 - Attachment.ppt
Submission No 165 - Name withheld - individual (age & disability).docx
Submission No 167 - Christine Ford - individual (age).docx
Submission No 168 - Carol Ann Worbs - individual (age).docx
Submission No 169 - Name withheld - individual (age & disability).docx
Submission No 171 - Robin Swatland - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 174 - Chris Medic - individual (age).docx
Submission No 175 - Helen Hasan - (age).docx
Submission No 176 - Brian Opeskin - indvidual (age).docx
Submission No 178 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 179 - Kirk Warren - individual (age).pdf
Submission No 180 - DOME Association Inc - organisation (age).docx
Submission No 181 - Employment Law Centre Western Australia - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 182 - COTA SA - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 186 - Joanna Maxwell - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 187 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 188 - Tabitha Seymour Lloyd - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 189 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 190 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 191 - QldMHC & ADCQld - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 192 - Jason Stehn - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 193 - Rosemary Hill - individual (age).docx
Submission No 194 - Name withheld - individual (age).pdf
Submission No 195 - National Foundation for Australian Women - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 197 - United Voice NT Branch - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 199 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 203 - Aspergers Victoria - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 204 - Catherine Mary for Hannah Elizabeth Kohlenberg - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 205 - YourLifeChoices - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 206 - Des Walsh - individual (age).docx
Submission No 208 - Shop, Distributive & Allied Empolyee's Association - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 209 - Eyal Gringart - individual (age).pdf
Submission No 210 - Diversity Council Australia - organisation (age & disability).pdf
Submission No 211 - Name withheld - (disability & age).docx
Submission No 212 - Queensland Advocacy Incorporated - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 213 - Matilda S - individual (age).docx
Submission No 214 - Legal Aid Queensland - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 215 - Disability Council NSW - organisation (disability).docx
Submisison No 216 - Independent Education Union Australia - QLD and NT Branch - organisation (both).pdf
Submission No 217 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 219 - Australian Blindness Forum - organisation (disability, age).docx
Submission No 220 - Career Development Association of Australia - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 222 - A.S.A Access Consultancy - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 223 - Hallmark Disability & Ageing Research Initiatives, Uni of Melbourne - organisation (disability, age).docx
Submission No 224 - Anne Zalega - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 226 - Multiple Sclerosis Australia - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 227 - COTA Tasmania - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 228 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 230 - Quang Nguyen - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 231 - Name withheld - individual (age).docx
Submission No 231 - Name withheld Attachment 1 (redacted) - individual (age).pdf
Submission No 231 - Name withheld Attachment 2 - individual (age).pdf
Submission No 232 - Name withheld - inidividual (age).docx
Submission No 234 - Economic Security for Women - organisation (age disability).pdf
Submission No 235 - Willing Older Workers (W.O.W Inc.) - orgainsiation (age).docx
Submission No 235 - WOW Attachment 1 - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 235 - WOW Attachment 2 - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 235 - WOW Attachment 3 - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 236 - Disability, Employment and Heath Inequalities research team - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 237 - Housing Industry Association - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 238 - Stephen Horton - individual (age).docx
Submission No 239 - Graeme David Moorhouse - individual (age).docx
Submission No 240 - Sandra Mitchell - individual (age).docx
Submission No 241 - Professional Masters - organisation (age).docx
Submission No 242 - Australian Public Service Commission - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 243 - Darebin Disability Advisory Committee - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 244 - Acacia Hill School Council - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 245 - Maureen Kirsch - individual (disability).pdf
Submission No 247 - Stop Smart Meters - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 248 - FECCA & NEDA - organisation (disability, age).docx
Submission No 249 - St John of God Healthcare - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 250 - Sophie Cotsis MLC - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 251 - Professionals Australia - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 253 - Basic Rights Queensland - organisation (disability, age).docx
Submission No 254 - Jobs Australia - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 255 - Mental Health Council of Tasmania - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 256 - COTA ACT - organisation (age).docx
Submission No 257 - Brotherhood of St Laurence - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 258 - National Working Women's Centres - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 260 - Break Thru People Solutions - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 261 - Per Capita - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 262 - Alzheimer's Australia - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 263 - Joan Hughes - individual (age).docx
Submission No 264 - Combined Penioners and Superannuants - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 265 - Kingsford Legal Centre - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 266 - National Seniors Australia - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 267 - Jan Barham MLC - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 269 - Vision Australia - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 270 - Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (organisation).pdf
Submission No 271 - Vic Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission - organisation (disability).doc
Submission No 272 - Cairns Community Legal Centre - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 273 - MS Queensland - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 274 - Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 276 - National Disability Services - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 277 - CBM Australia - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 279 - Marrickville Legal Centre - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 280 - HIV AIDS Legal Centre - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 281 - Midlas - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 282 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 282 - attachment.pdf
Submission No 284 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 285 - James Cohen - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 286 - Australian Lawyers for Human Rights - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 287 - Judith Leeson - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 288 - MDAA - organisation (disability).doc
Submission No 289 - Peta Dixon - individual (age).docx
Submission No 290 - Carers NSW - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 291 - Daniel Heffernan - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 292 - Mina Nguyen - individual (age).docx
Submission No 295 - Disability Employment Australia - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 296 - James Patton - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 297 - Blind Citizens Australia - organisation (disability).doc
Submission No 298 - Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission - organisation (age).doc
Submission No 299 - Physical Disability Council of NSW - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 300 - Department of Social Services - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 301 - Ai Group - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 302 - National Stroke Foundation - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 303 - Jobs Australia - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 304 - Catherine Halse - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 305 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 306 - Children with Disability Australia - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 307 - Insurance Council of Australia - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 308 - Recruitment and Consulting Services Association - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 308 - RCSA appendix 1.pdf
Submission No 308 - RCSA appendix 2.pdf
Submission No 309 - Northern Institute - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 310 - Wendy Donald - individual (age).docx
Submission No 311 - Safe Work Australia - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 312 - The Western Australian Disability Services Commission (disability).pdf
Submission No 313 - NSW Public Service Assocation - organisation (age, disability).doc
Submission No 314 - Queensland Disability Network Inc - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 315 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 316 - National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 317a - Illawarra Forum - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 317b - Illawarra Forum - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 318 - Australian Psychological Society - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 319 - Victoria Legal Aid - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 320 - Jonathan Georgiou - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 321 - Suncorp Commercial Insurance - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 322 - ACTU - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 323 - Redfern Legal Centre - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 324 - COTA Australia - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 325 - Beyondblue - organisation (disability).pdf
Submission No 325 - Beyondblue - organisation (disability) - Attachment B.pdf
Submission No 326 - NSW Nurses and Midwives Association - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 329 - Australian Institue of Superannuation Trustees - organisation (age).docx
Submission No 329 - Annexure B.pdf
Submission No 329 - Annexure C.pdf
Submission No 330 - Phil Lipshut - individual (age, disability).docx
Submission No 331 - Stephen Hardy - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 333 - Coalition of Solicitors and Law Students - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 334 - NSW Legal Aid - organisation (age, disability).pdf
Submission No 335 - Karla Tighe - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 337 - Department of Employment - organisation (age, disability).docx
Submission No 338 - Name Withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 340 - Tasmanian Anti-Dsicrimination Commission - organisation (age).docx
Submission No 341 - Law Council - organisation (age).pdf
Submission No 342 - Name withheld - individual (disability).docx
Submission No 343 - Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commission - organisation (disability).docx
Submission No 344 - People with Disability Australia - organisation (disability).docx
Disability Rights
Submission No 24 - Attachment.pdf
