Clinical guidelines & publications library

Corrections Amendment Bill 2026

Submission

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to the Aotearoa New Zealand Justice Select Committee regarding the Corrections Amendment Bill 2026. PDF Submission

Aotearoa NZ Disability Support Services Bill 2026

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Services and Community Committee regarding the Disability Support Services Bill. PDF Submission

Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Consultation Paper and Brief Consultation Letter

Submission

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to the Aotearoa New Zealand Ministry of Health regarding the Draft Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Discussion Paper. PDF Submission

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill 2026

Submission

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to the Aotearoa New Zealand Health Select Committee regarding the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Bill 2026 PDF Submission

Aotearoa New Zealand Curriculum Refresh

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submissions to the Aotearoa New Zealand Ministry of Education regarding the Curriculum Refresh. PDF Submission

Termination of Pregnancy (Restrictions on Terminations After 24 Weeks and 6 Days) Amendment Bill

RANZCP SA Branch Submission to the Deputy Premier of South Australia regarding the Termination of Pregnancy (Restrictions on Terminations After 24 Weeks and 6 Days) Amendment Bill PDF Submission

Suicide prevention – the role of psychiatry

Ethics, Professionalism, Suicide

Suicide remains one of the leading causes of preventable death in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with far-reaching effects on families, whānau, and communities. Psychiatrists play a central role in suicide prevention by providing clinical expertise, leadership, and advocacy within multidisciplinary systems of care. Suicide prevention requires sustained effort and coordination across governments, health and social systems, communities, and individuals. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) advocates for compassionate, evidence-based, culturally safe and person-centred approaches to prevention, intervention, and postvention, underpinned by collaboration, equity, and kindness.

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment Bill 2026

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to the Aotearoa New Zealand Justice Committee regarding the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Improving Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026 PDF Submission

Submission to the WA Workforce Strategy

Submission

The government’s priorities relevant to workforce planning include better mental health supports, and resolving the ED and bed access blocks across the public hospital and service system.

This submission argues that this cannot be achieved without sufficient and self-sustaining psychiatric workforce. PDF Submission

Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026

RANZCP submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee regarding the Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026.

Policing Amendment Bill 2026

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa submission to the Justice Select Committee on the Policing Amendment Bill. PDF Submission

Submission to the state audit of the Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health System Transformation Program

In this submission, the Branch focused on issues in governance and planning of infant, child and adolescent mental healthcare, including critical lack of suitable workforce, lack of clarity of the mental health system manager role, slow progress in service integration and development of planned services, and critical gaps in the service system. PDF Submission

Inquiry into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide

RANZCP Submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs regarding the Inquiry into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence and suicide

Minimising and eliminating the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health services

Ethics, Professionalism, Seclusion and restraint

The RANZCP is committed to the delivery of quality mental health services that seek to improve safe practice and promote optimal outcomes to those receiving care. 

NSW 2026-27 Pre-Budget submission

RANZCP New South Wales Branch Submission to the 2026-27 NSW State Budget PDF Submission

MCNZ Cultural Safety Consultation 2026

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa | Medical Council of New Zealand regarding the 2026 Consultation on Cultural Competence, Cultural Safety and Hauora Māori PDF Submission

Carers' Strategy Action Plan Consultation 2026

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa Submission to the Aotearoa New Zealand Ministry of Social Development regarding the Carers' Strategy Action Plan 2026

RANZCP Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2026-2027

RANZCP submission to the Australian Federal budget 2026-2027 PDF Submission

Addressing the mental health impacts of disasters and crises

Culturally safe practice, Natural disasters & emergencies, Professionalism

This position statement outlines the importance of mental health support following acute disasters and crises and the role of psychiatrists in disaster response.

QLD 2026-27 Pre-Budget Submission

RANZCP Queensland Branch Submission to the 2026-27 QLD State Budget