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All recent submissions are listed below. Filter All topics Addiction Asylum seekers and refugees Carers Children, adolescents and young people Consumers E-health and telehealth Ethics Family violence Forensic Health system Health workforce Indigenous mental health Infant and perinatal Insurance Intellectual and development disabilities LGBTIQ+ mental health Medico-legal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Older people Physical health Prevention and early intervention Private practice management and support Psychiatric conditions Psychiatric treatments Quality and safety Recovery Remote Social determinants of mental health Suicide prevention and self-harm Veteran and military Filter All jurisdictions Australia wide ACT New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia New Zealand Search for: Working for Families Review, NZ RANZCP Submission to Ministry of Social Development, June 2022. Ministry of Social Development Audit of the expansion of telehealth services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. RANZCP Submission to Australian National Audit Office, June 2022. TGO 110 – Standard for Vaporiser Nicotine - Consultation paper, RANZCP Submission to Therapeutic Goods Administration, March 2021. Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Amendment Bill 2021 Consultation, RANZCP submission to, and response from, Department of Health and Human Services, April 2021. Inquiry into the response to major flooding across NSW in 2022, RANZCP NSW Branch, Submission to Select Committee, May 2022. NSW Independent Flood Inquiry, RANZCP NSW Branch, Submission to NSW government. Bringing evidence-informed practice to work injury schemes to help workers and their workplaces, RANZCP Submission to RCAP, July 2021. Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill, NZ RANZCP Submission to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee, April 2021. Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill, NZ RANCP Submission to the Justice Select Committee, September 2021. Productivity Commission’s Terms of Reference, NZ Submission to NZ, August 2021. Mental Health Repeal and Reform, NZ RANZCP Submission to Ministry of Health, January 2022. Options for implementing reporting of firearm injuries to New Zealand Police by health professionals, NZ RANZCP Submission to NZ Police, May 2022. He Ara Āwhina Framework, NZ RANZCP Submission to Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, April 2022. Reducing Pokies Harm, NZ RANZCP Submission, to Department of Internal Affairs, May 2022. Draft: Health and disability code of expectations for engaging with consumers/whānau, NZ RANZCP Sub to Health Quality & Safety Commission, March 2022. Detention of Asylum Seekers Review, NZ RANZCP Submission to Victoria Casey QC, March 2022. Equal Access to Wellbeing Framework, NZ RANZCP Submission to Te Pou, November 2021. Queensland government pre-budget submission 2022-2023, RANZCP QLD Branch Submission May 2022. Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Queensland), RANZCP QLD Branch Submission to Mr Scott McDougall, Commissioner, Queensland Human Rights Commission, April 2022. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Deprescribing Opioid Analgesics, Draft for Public Consultation, submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council, April 2022. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... >| In this section Latest news Media centre COVID-19 information hub Practice support during COVID-19 COVID-19 library Advocacy during COVID-19 Psyche newsletter President's update Policy and advocacy library Position statements Submissions Reports