Submissions

As part of our research and advocacy at CREATE Foundation, we respond to state and federal government inquiries on issues affecting children and young people in out-of-home care by developing submissions. These submissions go to government, Commissions of Inquiry and Royal Commissions.

We believe that changing the out-of-home care system requires the voices of children and young people with a care experience. We are committed to ensuring the voices of young people and children in foster, kinship and residential care are all reflected in our submissions processes.

We use the views expressed by children and young people in care during our consultations and research so that those who experience the system firsthand have a voice. CREATE Young Consultants may also be asked to further inform inquiries through their participation and direct input at public hearings and meetings.

Submissions

Submission on Orygen Summary of Consortium Early Advice – May 2025

Submission on the Review of the NT Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 – April 2025

Submission to AIFS on the Review of the Transition Independent Living Allowance – April 2025

Submission on the Refresh of the National Out-of-Home Care Standards – April 2025

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities – February 2025

Submission to the Select Committee on the Cost of Living – October 2024

Submission to the Independent Review into the Tasmanian Education System – October 2024

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s Inquiry into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System – October 2024

Submission to the Tasmanian Government on the Change for Children Strategy and Action Plan – September 2024

Submission to the Department of Transport and Planning on developing a new plan for Victoria – August 2024

Submission to the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence on the Issues Paper – August 2024

Submission on the Draft Charter for Carers involved with ACT child protection services – August 2024

Submission to the South Australian Government: Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy 2024 – 2030 – July 2024

Submission on the Child Protection Litigation Project in Queensland – June 2024

Submission to the Office of the Children’s Guardian Consultation on the Code of Practice – April 2024

Submission for the Western Australia Youth Action Plan Consultation Paper – March 2024

Submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission on the Inquiry into education, health and housing injustice affecting First Peoples in Victoria – February 2024

ACT Budget 2024-25 Submission – January 2024

Submission to the NSW Government (Pre-Budget 2024-25) – January 2024

Submission to the Youth Justice Reform Select Committee – January 2024

Submission to the SA Department of Human Services State Disability Inclusion Plan – December 2023

Submission on Becoming an Adult: the Experience of Young Tasmanians Today – November 2023

Submission to ACYP NSW – Special Inquiry into children and young people in ACAs 2023

Submission to the ACT Government on Changing the Children and Young People Act 2009 – Stage 2 – November 2023

Submission to the Queensland Residential Care Review – October 2023

Submission to the National Housing and Homelessness Plan – October 2023

Submission Youth Justice and Related systems to: Submission to the National Children’s Commissioner on Youth Justice and Related Systems – June 2023

Submission for the SA Youth Action Plan 2023-2026 – July 2023

Submission to Homes Tasmania on Draft Tasmanian Housing Strategy

Joint statement in support of CCYP advice to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Tasmania

Submission to the Commonwealth Senate Committee Inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia – August 2023

Submission to the Office for Youth 2023

SA Inquiry into First Nations OOHC Experiences

Review of the SA Children and Young People Safety Act 2017

Education for Children in Out of Home Care

Reforming Tasmania’s Youth Justice System

2022-03-29 Northern Territory Care and Protection Act

2022-05-30 Law Society Submission

Tasmania Youth Justice

Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in QLD (2021)

Submission to Inform the Review and Redesign of Post-care services in South Australia (2021)

Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in ACT (2021)

Implementing the Successor Plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 (2021)

Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings 2021

National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse – Submission to National Office of Child Safety 2021

CREATE Submission on Social and Affordable Housing Strategy 2021

CREATE Submission to Turning the Tide: Designing a new plan to address the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children andyoung people in out-of-home care

CREATE Submission to Children and Young People (Safety) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2020

CREATE Submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice: NSW Statutory Review of the Advocate for Children and Young People Act 2014

CREATE Submission to the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee: Youth Justice & Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

CREATE Submission to the National Mental Health Commission on National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

CREATE Submission to the Department of Justice in Tasmania on the Tasmanian Child Safe Organisations Bill 2020

CREATE Submission to the Committee on Children and Young People: Effectiveness of the NSW Child Protection and Social Services System in Responding to Vulnerable Children and Families – December 2020

CREATE Submission to the National Child Safety Office – National child safety and well-being information sharing – October 2020

CREATE Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill – August 2020

CREATE Submission to the Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence – July 2020

CREATE Submission regarding the Adoption Ammendment Bill – June 2020

CREATE Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Youth Justice & Other Legislation Amendment Bill, 2019

CREATE Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee: Rethinking rights and regulation: towards a stronger framework for protecting children and supporting families, 2019

CREATE Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee: Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia, 2019

CREATE Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, 2019

CREATE Submission on ACT Review Mechanisms, 2019

CREATE Submission to NT Care and Protection of Children Amendment Bill, 2019

CREATE Submission to TAS Government consultation paper on developing a permanency framework for children and young people in the child safety system, 2019

CREATE Co-signatory to WACOSS Submission Partnering with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to deliver trusted services with stronger outcomes, 2019

CREATE Submission to NT Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Bill, 2019

CREATE Submission to ACT Government Adoption Reform: Dispensing with Consent, 2019

CREATE Submission to ‘Our Booris, Our Way’ Independent review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in contact with the child protection system in the ACT, 2019

CREATE Submission to NT Government on options for the implementation of the civil litigation reforms recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, 2018

CREATE Submission to ACT Government’s consultation on Royal Commission recommendations regarding reporting of child sexual abuse with implications for the confessional seal, 2018

CREATE Submission to Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the My Health Record system, 2018

CREATE Submission to the Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017

CREATE Response to the South Australian Children and Young People (Safety) Regulations, 2018

CREATE Submission to Australia Human Right’s Commission: Australia’s implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the child for children and young people in out-of-home care, 2018

CREATE Submission to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children: Proposed focus and scope of the Fourth Action Plan, 2018

CREATE Submission to the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, 2017

CREATE Submission to Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) Bill, 2017

CREATE Submission to the Independent Review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People in Out-of-Home Care in New South Wales, 2017

CREATE Submission to the National Children’s Commissioner: Teenage Parents with an Out-of-Home Care experience, 2017

CREATE Foundation submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Response to Consultation Paper: Record Keeping, 2016

CREATE Foundation response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Consultation Paper: Criminal Justice, 2016

CREATE Submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Consultation Paper: Redress and Civil Litigation Consultation Paper, 2015

CREATE Submission to the Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into adequacy of existing residential care arrangements for young people with severe physical, mental or intellectual disabilities in Australia, 2015

CREATE Submission to Senate Education and Employment References Committee inquiry into the current levels of access and attainment for students with disability in the school system, and the impact on students and families associated with inadequate levels of support, 2015

CREATE Submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Issues Paper:Redress Schemes, 2014

CREATE Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into Grandparents who take primary responsibility for raising their grandchildren, 2014

CREATE Submission to Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into OOHC, 2014

CREATE Submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Issues Paper: Preventing Sex Abuse, 2013

CREATE Submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Issues Paper: Child Safe Environments, 2013

CREATE Submission to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Issues Paper: Working with Children Check, 2013

CREATE Submission to NSW Government: Child Protection Legislative Reform, 2013

CREATE Response to the Discussion Paper and Proposed Amendments to the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 (TAS), 2013

CREATE Consultation Report for the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry, 2013

CREATE Submission to Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry, 2012

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