This is a list of inquiries and reviews that are currently open for submission in News South Wales and around Australia, relevant to the work of community legal centres in NSW.
Last updated: 1 September 2026
- Shape the future of Aboriginal Languages in NSW: Strategic Plan consultations
Aboriginal Languages Trust
July - September 2026
- Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 2 Sep 2026
- Income management - review 2: Social Security (Administration) Legislation Amendment (Income Management and Enhanced Income Management) Instrument 2026
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 3 Sep 2026
- Review of Division 8A of Part 3A of the Crimes Act 1900 (Inciting racial hatred)
Parliament of NSW
Submissions close 4 Sep 2026
- Commonwealth Land (Affordable Housing) Bill 2026
Parliament of NSW
Submissions close 11 Sep 2026
- Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 14 Sep 2026
- Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth) Bill 2026
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 14 Sep 2026
- Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 14 Sep 2026
- NSW data centre reforms
NSW Government
Submissions close 14 Sep 2026
- Potential for competition reforms regarding solicitors' professional indemnity insurance
NSW Government
Submissions close 15 Sep 2026
- Australia’s draft seventh periodic report under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Transport Access Indicators
NSW Government
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Privacy Reform – Consultation on Exposure Draft legislation
Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Fair Super for Young Workers) Bill 2026
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Foundational and Disability Supports Available for Children and Young People in New South Wales
NSW Government
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Review of Division 8A of Part 3A of the Crimes Act 1900 (Inciting racial hatred)
NSW Government
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Consultation on the Climate Active program (2026)
Australian Government
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- 2026-27 Safeguard Mechanism Review
Australian Government: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Submissions close 18 Sep 2026
- Private Health Insurance Amendment (Modernising the Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026
Australian Government
Submissions close 21 Sep 2026
- Social Housing: Economics References Committee
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 24 Sep 2026
- Strengthening Australia’s response to modern slavery in supply chains
Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
Submissions close 25 Sep 2026
- State of Australia's early childhood education and care system in rural, regional and remote communities
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 29 Sep 2026
- Housing supply regulation
Productivity Commission: Australian Government
Submissions close 30 Sep 2026
- Anti-Discrimination Act review
Law Reform Commission
Submissions close 2 Oct 2026
- Aviation disability standards consultation paper
Australian Government
Submissions close 2 Oct 2026
- Select Committee on Women's Health
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 9 Oct 2026
- Inquiry into access to and affordability of medical specialists in Australia
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 16 Oct 2026
- Australia’s national civil preparedness and resilience
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 6 Nov 2026
- National Disability Insurance Scheme: Annual Report No. 2 of the 48th Parliament
Parliament of Australia
Submissions close 30 Jun 2027