Integral to our policy and advocacy role is the constructive advice, guidance and direction we provide to government. This page contains the submissions NLA has made to various Commonwealth Government and Parliamentary inquiries.
NLA Submission to The Treasury highlighting some of the vital funding needs of for the legal assistance system, including, disability and migration legal services, support for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, national disaster legal assistance, and the NDIS Appeals Program.
NLA submission letter to the Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities. Our response recommends further investment into First Nations community-controlled organisations, greater accountability for commitments towards a self-determined child protection system, raising the age of criminal responsibility across all jurisdictions, and addressing the driving factors of disadvantage.
Using consultation with relevant groups and drawing on a wide catalogue of previous research and advice, the submission made three broad recommendations.
- Focus on the Closing the Gap Target 11 - By 2031, reduce the rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (10-17 years) in detention by at least 30 per cent
- Detention to be a measure of last resort
- Improved operations of the youth justice detention system
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