Policy submissions
The Carers WA policy team works to represent the needs of the estimated 310,000 Western Australian carers and recommends to government how best to support them and their families.
- Service Providers in Country WA Survey 2011
- Review of the admission or referral to and the discharge and transfer practices of public mental health facilities/services in Western Australia
- Response to ACSQH Consultation Paper ' Australian Safety and Quality Goals for Health Care'
- Carers WA comments to the Department of Health WA regarding the IHPA Draft Pricing Framework
- Carers Australia's response to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority's discussion paper 'Towards a Pricing Framework'
- Draft Mental Health Bill 2011 Submission and Letter to Eddie Bartnik
- Pre budget submission: submission to the Premier of Western Australia 2012-2013
- Caring for Older Australians: submission to the Productivity Commission
- Disability Care and Support NDIS: submission to the Productivity Commission
- Energy tariff and concessions review: submission to the Office of Energy
- Seeking advice for carers in the evacuation of people with mental ill health or limited physical mobility during natural disasters: letter to the Minister for Emergency Services
- Raising concerns about carers rights in Homeswest accommodation: letter to the Minister for Housing
- Mental health legislation: letter to the Minister for Mental Health
- Mental health legislation: letter to the Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Country carers in WA report 2011