Policy & Research Publications

This submission, on behalf of the Disability Network Forum, makes brief comments on the role played by disability representative and advocacy organisations in improving the… Read More

Inclusive and connected communities is a priority area under the NSW Ageing Strategy, and we need to make sure older people from marginalised communities are… Read More

The 2017-18 NSW Budget handed down on 20 June was a lukewarm commitment from the government to alleviate the social and financial issues faced by… Read More

NCOSS welcomes IPART’s draft findings that: An income-based tenant rent contribution is the best option to ensure affordability for tenants; and The current rates for… Read More

Women’s Legal Service NSW along with 87 other organisations, including NCOSS, have written to Minister Kean and Minister Goward, urging the NSW Government to expand the… Read More

On behalf of the NSW Children’s Services Forum, NCOSS provided a submission into the Regional and Remote Early Childhood Education Strategy: Consultation Paper, which is… Read More

In addition to endorsing the DNF’s response, NCOSS takes this opportunity to highlight key points raised in the Question Papers as they relate to older… Read More

Building on our responses to earlier Question Papers, we focus on the importance of the Guardianship Act reflecting and promoting an empowered view of people… Read More

This submission argues that: it unnecessary to use a specific definition of capacity in the context of medical and dental decisions. The presumption of capacity… Read More

Amoung other points, this submission argues:: argues that NSW Civil And Administrative Tribunal’s powers in relation to the making, review, and revocation of guardianship and… Read More

Point to Point transport forms an increasingly important proportion of the available transport options for a wide range of vulnerable groups in our community. NCOSS is… Read More

This submission focuses on areas of investment that will reduce long-term NDIS costs. The areas of investment we focus on are: systemic advocacy to assist… Read More