Government submissions

As Australia’s leading cancer charity, we advocate to change policies and laws on behalf of our communities to improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.

We use evidence-based research to inform our work which includes submissions and responses to parliamentary inquiries, draft regulations and reports.

Research and general

Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional Health Cancer Council NSW submission

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Previous submissions

NSW Cancer Plan 2022-2026 Download PDF47kB
Inquiry into health outcomes and access in rural, regional and remote New South Wales public hearing, 5 October 2021 Download PDF123kB
Regional and Rural Health Outcomes Media Release, 8 February 2021 Download PDF326kB
Submission to the Inquiry into rural, regional and remote health, December 2020 Download PDF1.25MB
Submission to the Inquiry into health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales, December 2020 Download PDF326kB
Letter to Minister for Health from Cancer Council NSW - cancer patients in bushfire affected areas Download PDF326kB
Cancer Council NSW Submission to Clinical Excellence Commission Consultation, May 2018 Download PDF148kB
Cancer Council NSW Response to Palliative Care Roundtables Consultation, December 2017 Download PDF108kB
Cancer Council NSW Submission on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 (NSW), July 2017 Download PDF474kB
Submission to the Productivity Commission Draft Report ‘Introducing competition and informed user choice into human services: Reforms to human services, June 2017 Download PDF303kB
Submission to the Greater Sydney Commission draft District Plans and the Towards our Greater Sydney 2056 amendment to A Plan for Growing Sydney, March 2017 Download PDF199kB
Standing committee on Health: Inquiry into chronic disease prevention and management of lymphoedema in primary health care – submitted as member of the Lymphoedema Action Alliance (LAA), July 2015 Download PDF3.92MB
NSW Upper House General Purpose Standing Committee 3 (GPSC 3) Inquiry into Registered nurses in nursing homes in NSW, July 2015 Download PDF240kB
House of Representative Standing Committee on the Environment Inquiry into the Register of Environmental Organisations, May 2015 Download PDF116kB
NSW Cancer Plan Draft 2016-2020, October 2015 Download PDF298kB
Inquiry into health outcomes and access in rural, regional and remote New South Wales public hearing, 5 October 2021 Download PDF123kB
2023 Election Priorities Download PDF912kB

Alcohol

Media release: It's not OK to sell alcohol to children online, 14 October 2020

Media release concerning the sale of alcohol to children.

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Nutrition

Legislative Council inquiry into fresh food pricing, May 2018

Submission to the Legislative Council Inquiry into the price of fresh food in NSW.

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Smoking and vaping

Submission on NSW Government’s Retirement Villages Regulation 2017, July 2017

Submission on the NSW Government’s draft Retirement Villages Regulation 2017 which calls for the inclusion of all smoke-free by-laws available under strata schemes.

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