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QCOSS Submissions / Papers

Each year QCOSS prepares numerous submissions to government. We also undertake research and produce reports on policy areas that impact disadvantaged Queenslanders. The latest QCOSS submissions and topical papers appear below as downloadable links.




Topic: National Energy Customer Framework
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 27 July 2010



Topic: Community Wellbeing
Paper To: Powerpoint Presentation
Author: Jill Lang
Date: 7 July 2010



Topic: Qld Education Green Paper - "Flying Start for Queensland children"
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 30 June 2010



Topic: Qld Education Green Paper - "Flying Start for Queensland children"
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 30 June 2010



Topic: Review of 2004 Qld Government Multicultural Policy (incorporating the Language Services Policy)
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 22 June 2010



Topic: Child and Family Centres
Paper To: Queensland Department of Education & Training
Author: Jenny Whitworth
Date: May 2010



Topic: QCOSS Policy Position Papers
Paper To:
Author:
Date: April 2010



Topic: AER Queensland Distribution Determination 2010-2015
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 16 February 2010



Topic: ACOSS Community Sector Survey
Paper To:
Author:
Date: 15 February 2010



Topic: Notified Electricity Prices 2010-11
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 12 February 2010



Topic: Review of Minimum Terms and Conditions for Retail Contracts - Requiring Prior Notice for Price Changes
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 22 January 2010



Topic: Review of Electricity Pricing and Tariff Structures
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 17 November 2009



Topic: Review of Code Reporting Requirements
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 13 November 2009



Topic: Community Sector Position Statement on Responsible Gambling in Queensland
Paper To: Queensland Government
Author: Community Sector Members of the RGAC
Date: 10 October 2009



Topic: Poverty in Queensland 2009 Report
Paper To:
Author: University of Queensland for QCOSS
Date: 10 October 2009



Topic: QCOSS Anti Poverty Week Statement 2009
Submission To:
Author: Grant Taylor
Date: 9 October 2009



Topic: QCOSS Membership Survey Results 2009
Paper To:
Author: Grant Taylor
Date: 6 October 2009



Topic: QCOSS submission to same sex and surrogacy consultation
Submission To: Queensland Government
Author: QCOSS
Date: 30 September 2009



Topic: QCOSS Social Policy Forum Report: Views from Queensland's Community Sector 2009
Paper To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 29 September 2009



Topic: Review of GSL Claim Procedures under the Electricity Industry Code
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 11 September 2009



Topic: Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into Energy Efficiency Improvements
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 28 August 2009



Topic: Inquiry into Chronic Disease
Submission To: Social Development Committee
Author: QCOSS
Date: 3 August 2009



Topic: QCOSS State Budget Commentary 2009-10
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 17 June 2009



Topic: National Human Rights Consultation
Submission To: National Human Rights Consultation
Author:
Date: 15 June 2009



Topic: Queensland Education Performance Review
Submission To: Queensland Department of Education & Training
Author: QCOSS
Date: 29 May 2009



Topic: Implications for the Queensland Economy from Current World Economic Conditions
Submission To:
Author: John Mangan, Professor of Economics, University of Qld on behalf of QCOSS
Date: 27 May 2009



Topic: Submission to the Productivity Commission's Gambling Inquiry 2009
Submission To: Productivity Commission
Author: Community Sector Members of the Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee
Date: 18 March 2009



Topic: QCOSS ELECTION 2009
Paper To:
Author:
Date: March 2009



Topic: Review of Electricity Distribution Network Minimum Service Standards and Guaranteed Service Levels to apply in Queensland from 1 July 2010
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 27 February 2009



Topic: Jobs Squad Presentation - Social Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis in Communities in Queensland
Submission To: Queensland Government
Author:
Date: 6 February 2009



Topic: Local Government Health Project: A discussion paper
Paper To:
Author:
Date: 5 February 2009



Topic: QCOSS Submission - Home Energy Emergency Assistance (HEEA) Scheme
Submission To: Various Recipients
Author: QCOSS
Date: 19 December 2008



Topic: QCOSS Submission to a QLD Government strategy to target domestic and family violence
Submission To: Queensland Government
Author: QCOSS
Date: 19 December 2008



Topic: Case Study Report - "A Matter of Interpretation"
Paper To: Various Recipients
Author: Queensland Access to Interpreters Working Group
Date: 4 December 2008



Topic: QCOSS Policy Position Papers (Full Suite)
Paper To: Various Recipients
Author:
Date: 27 November 2008



Topic: QCOSS BudgetSubmission 2009-10 financial year
Submission To: Qld Government
Author: QCOSS
Date: November 26, 2008



Topic: Queensland Public Accounts Commitee Inquiry into into the Management of Funding to Non-Government Organisations
Submission To: Queensland Public Accounts Committee
Author: QCOSS
Date: 20 November 2008



Topic: Electricty Industry Code
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 29 october 2008



Topic: QCOSS Social Policy Forum Report 2008
Paper To: Report
Author: QCOSS
Date: 29 October 2008



Topic: Review of the Queensland Government Climate Change Strategy
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 29 October 2008



Topic: Anti-Poverty Week Statement 2008
Paper To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 12 October 2008



Topic: Initial consultation around a national compact
Submission To: Senator Ursula Stephens
Author: QCOSS
Date: 7 October 2008



Topic: CPRS Green Paper
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 17 September 2008



Topic: Qld Accessing Interpreters Working Group Position Paper
Paper To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 8 September 2008



Topic: ACOSS Community Sector Survey 2006-07
Paper To: Community
Author: QCOSS
Date: 5 September 2008



Topic: QCOSS Works to Develop Protocols for Collaboration in Action
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 3 September 2008



Topic: Identifying Population Health Interventions that Effectively Target Disadvantaged Queenslanders
Submission To:
Author:
Date: September 2008



Topic: QCOSS Submission to the Department of Premier and Cabinet on The Right to Information: Reviewing Queensland’s Freedom of Information Act, the report by the FOI Independent Review Panel
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 11 July 2008



Topic: QCOSS Submission on Queensland Competition Authority’s Issues Paper - Review of Small Customer Gas Pricing and Competition in Queensland
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 8 July 2008



Topic: Submission to the Queensland Treasury on the Queensland Responsible Gambling Strategy (QRGS)
Submission To: Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation
Author: QCOSS
Date: July 2008



Topic: Homelessness is Not a Crime
Paper To: Queensland Police
Author: Michelle Hollywood
Date: March 2008



Topic: QCOSS State Budget Submission 2008-09
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: December 2007



Topic: Response to the Auditor-General Report No. 2 for 2007 to Parliament Results of Performance Management Systems Audit of Management of Funding to Non-Government Organisations
Submission To: Queensland Audit Office
Author: QCOSS
Date: October 2007



Topic: QCOSS Oral Health Submission
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 10 august 2007



Topic: Preliminary submission to the Queensland Government on Funding Policy
Submission To: Department of Communities
Author: QCOSS
Date: August 2007



Topic: QCOSS Submission to the State Wage Case
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 27 July 2007



Topic: Letter to Leo Kelliher Chairman of Service Delivery and Performance Commission (May 2007)
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: May 2007



Topic: Access to Administrative Justice
Submission To:
Author:
Date: 16 March 2007



Topic: QCOSS Budget Submission 2007-2008
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 16 March 2007



Topic: Travel Smart Submission
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 16 March 2007



Topic: Creating a Future for our Sector – Consultation Report (February 2007)
Paper To: Community
Author: QCOSS
Date: 1 February 2007



Topic: Budget Submission Rural Regional and Remote Issues
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 7 September 2006



Topic: Prevention and Early Intervention: A Ten Year Plan
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 16 august 2006



Topic: Electricity Reforms
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 8 June 2006



Topic: Community Development in Queensland: a consultation project into community development outputs
Paper To: Community
Author: Susan Black
Date: 24 May 2006



Topic: Housing for Refugees, Asylym Seekers and Migrants
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 22 May 2006



Topic: QCOSS Submission to the Review of the Health Services System
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 22 May 2006



Topic: Response to Striking the Balance
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 22 May 2006



Topic: Submission to State Planning Policy on Housing and Residential Development
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 8 May 2006



Topic: Submission: Towards an Early Years Strategy
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 8 May 2006



Topic: Integrated Planning Act Review
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: 4 May 2006



Topic: Queensland Community Sector Mapping Report (May 2006)
Paper To: Community
Author: QCOSS
Date: 1 May 2006



Topic: Submission to the Accessibility of Administrative Justice Discussion Paper
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS and QAILS
Date: 24 March 2006



Topic: Response From a Multicultural Perspective to the Prisoners With Special Needs Paper
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: April 2005



Topic: DIVERSITY AND DISTANCE: an agenda for community services in remote and rural Queensland.
Submission To:
Author: QCOSS
Date: