Policy submissions

BBY is constantly working towards the empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the East Kimberley. This includes advocating at all levels of government for better social, economic, health and cultural outcomes. Here are some of BBY’s recent key submissions and policy documents:

• Response to the Department of Social Services Review of Financial Wellbeing and Capability Programs Consultation Paper - January 2024

• Response to the Productivity Commission’s Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap Draft Report

  • Empowered Communities Submission

  • BBY Submission

• Response to the Australian Government’s Justice Reinvestment Design Discussion Paper - June 2023

• Response to the Productivity Commission’s Early Childhood Education and Care Inquiry - May 2023

• Submission to the Australian Government Early Years Strategy - April 2023

• Submission to Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum - April 2023

• Submission to the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022

• Proposed NDIS legislative improvements and the Participant Service Guarantee - October 2021

• State Commissioning Strategy for Community Services: Discussion Paper - September 2021

• Submission to the Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process: Interim Report to the Australian Government - March 2021

• Submission to Alcohol Inquiry in the East Kimberley - October 2020

• Response to the Productivity Commission’s Draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy - August 2020

• Response to the Department of Communities on the Establishment of a Specialist Child Protection Unit, Consultation Paper - June 2020

• Submission to the Aboriginal Policy and Coordination Unit in response to A Path Forward: Developing the Western Australian Government’s Aboriginal Empowerment Strategy - April 2020

• Response to the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing for the Western Australian Public Sector - November 2019

• Response to the Productivity Commission’s Indigenous Evaluation Strategy Issues Paper - August 2019