College advocacy to influence mental health policy
22 Jan 2024
Policy
The College regularly makes submissions to government and other stakeholders in order to inform and influence mental health policy and service design in Australia and New Zealand.
In developing these submissions, the College is guided by the Practice, Policy and Partnerships Committee, and consults broadly with Branches and the New Zealand National Office, along with Committees and members with key expertise.
The following submissions are now available:
Australian Branches
- Queensland Government on 2024/25 Pre-Budget Submission
- Tasmanian Government on 2024/25 Pre-Budget Submission
- South Australian Government on 2024/25 Pre-Budget Submission
- Queensland’s Government Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services on the Proposal for new Specialty Medical Assessment Tribunal (SMAT) for psychiatry for workers’ compensation psychiatric or psychological injury claims
- Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads on the impact that drug driving laws have on people who take cannabis, including medicinal cannabis
- Victorian Minister for Health on Ministerial Review: Victorian Public Sector Medical Staff
Australia
- Australian Department of Health and Aged Care on Post-Implementation Review of Telehealth Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items
- Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Clinical Policy Section on Inpatient telehealth psychiatry items
- Australian Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications on Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023
- Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs on Social Security (Enhanced Income Management Regime - Volunteers, State Referrals, Commonwealth Referrals and Exemptions) Determination 2023 Letter
- Australian National Audit Office on Effectiveness of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s performance management of the Primary Health Network program
- Australian Senate on Inquiry into the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners on Consultation - RACGP Red book 10th edition
- Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) on Development of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Thirteenth Edition and AR-DRG Version 12.0
- Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide on the Proposed new entity to promote the wellbeing of Defence members and veterans: Consultation Paper
- Australian Commonwealth Government on COVID-19 Response Inquiry
- Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (RCPA) on Consultation on guidance for indications for pharmacogenetic tests in Australia
New Zealand
- Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission on Clinical Governance Framework: Collaborating for Quality
- Te Whatu Ora on Forensic Report Prioritisation Framework
To find out more about the College’s policy work and how to contribute, please email policy@ranzcp.org.
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