The Physical Disability Council of NSW appreciates the opportunity to consider, and make comment on Government and organisational papers. All PDCN submissions from the last 18 months are available on this page. If you would like to view a submission that is more than 18 months old please visit our Submissions Archive page.
We endeavour to make submissions available in PDF and Word format. If you require a copy of one of our older submissions or responses in a Word document format and cannot see it here please call us on 02 9552 1606, or email us on admin@pdcnsw.org.au.
Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021
May 2021
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Submission to Review of Disability (Access to Premises) Standards 2010
April 2021
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Response to the Reform of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Regulation Impact Statement
April 2021
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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS Inquiry into Independent Assessments
March 2021
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Submission to the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021
March 2021
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NDIS Access and Eligibility Policy with Independent Assessments
February 2021
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Submission on the Persons with Disability (Regulation of Restrictive Practices) Bill 2021
February 2021
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NSW State Budget Submission 2021 – 2022
February 2021
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Federal Budget Submission 2021 – 2022
January 2021
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Submission to the AEMC’s National Energy Retail Amendment (Maintaining Life Support Customer Registration When Switching) Rule
Joint submission with PIAC and other organisations
January 2021
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Improving Outcomes for People with Disability Under the NDS and the NDIS
December 2020
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Submission to the Review of the NSW Disability Inclusion Plan
December 2020
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Submission to the Review of the (Access to Premises) Standards 2011
November 2020
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Submission for the review of the National Disability Strategy
October 2020
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Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission on the Australasian Railway Association Application for Temporary Exemptions to the Disability Standards for Accessibility
September 2020
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Submission in Response to the Proposal to Include Minimum Standards for Housing in the National Construction Code
August 2020
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Submission to the NSW Government Discussion Paper – A Housing Strategy for NSW
July 2020
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Submission to the Disability Royal Commission Issues Paper – Emergency Planning and Response
July 2020
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Submission to Transport for NSW Point to Point Transport Independent Review
May 2020
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Submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice Statutory Review of the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
March 2020
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Submission to the National Transport Commission – Discussion Paper on Barriers to the safe use of Motorised Mobility Devices
December 2019
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Submission to the National Transport Commission – Regulation Impact Statement on Barriers to the safe use of Personal Mobility Devices
December 2019
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Submission to the Department of Social Services Review of the NDIS Act and New NDIS Participant Service Guarantee
November 2019
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Submission to the Ageing and Disability Commission Disability Advocacy Review Issues Paper
October 2019
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