Policy Submissions & Position Papers

The following policy areas form the basis of policy review and development for the eccv in 2010-2011.

At the Victorian State level:

• Aged care for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities;
• Language services provision;
• New and emerging communities;
• CALD communities and drug and alcohol issues;
• CALD communities and families, women, youth and children;
• Racism and discrimination;
• CALD communities and mental health issues;
• CALD communities and chronic health conditions;
• Maintenance of the bi-partisan approach to Multiculturalism;

At the Federal Government level and in consultation with ARC and FECCA, eccv will keep a watching brief on the following areas:

• Population policy 
• Immigration and settlement polices
• Refugee and asylum seeker policy
• Counter-terrorism laws; and
• Support for Multiculturalism.

Recent policy submissions to Government and active eccv policy and position papers

May 2012

• ECCV Submission to the SBS radio Langauge Review (May 2012)  Download (14.5 KB)
• ECCV Position Paper on Asylum Seekers (May 2012) Download (261 KB)
• ECCV Position Paper on Young People with Caring Responsibilities (May 2012) Download (273 KB)

April 2012  

• ECCV Position Paper on Refugee and Migrant Young People with Caring Responsibilities (April 2012) Download (273 KB)
• ECCV Position Paper on Asylum Seekers (April 2012) Download (262KB)
• ECCV State Budget Submission for 2012-2013 Valuing Diversity Download (694KB)

March 2012

• ECCV Submission on Violence Against Women and Their Children in response to the Victorian DHS Action Plan Consultation Framework (Mar 2012) Download (404 KB)

February 2012

• ECCV submission to the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission Design and Implementation Taskforce (Feb 2012) Download (222KB)
• ECCV  submission to the Australian Governmment Access and Equity Inquiry (Feb 2012) Download (772KB)
• ECCV  Access and Equity CALD Focus Group Consultation (Feb 2012) Download (436KB)
• ECCV submission to the CHOGM Charter of the Commonwealth to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Download
• ECCV submission on the Consolidation of Anti-discrimination Laws (Feb 2012) Download ( KB)
• ECCV submission to the Review of Not-for-Profit Governance Arrangements Download

2011  

• ECCV submission on the Migration Program for 2012-13 and Beyond to the Department of Immigration and Citzenship (Dec 2011) Download (269KB)
• ECCV submission to the Inquiry into Workforce Participation by People with Mental Illness to the Family and Community Development Committee (Nov 2011) Download (316 KB)
• ECCV Submission to Panel on Indigenous Constitutional Recognition (Sep 2011) Download (147 KB)
• ECCV Position Paper Multiculturalism (Nov 2011) Download (304KB)
• eccv submission to the Proposed National Cultural Policy (October 2011) download
• eccv submission to the Australian Press Council on media reporting of ethnic communities (Sep 2011) download
• eccv discussion paper: Meant to Care about culturally relevant dementia care (Sep 2011) download (833KB)
• eccv submission to the Inquiry into Australia's Agreement with Malaysia in relation to Asylum Seekers (Sep 2011) Download (125KB)
• eccv submission to the "Inquiry into Access to and Interaction with the Justice System by People with an Intellectual Disability and their Families and Carers" Download
• eccv Submission to the "Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children" Inquiry 2011 Download 
• eccv Refugees in Regional Victoria, Implications for Regional Health Care Services Research paper 2011 Download (935KB)
• eccv Multicultural Youth Engagement in Sport Research paper 2010 (Jun 2011) Download (418KB)
• eccv Discussion Paper: A Better Way for Mental Health and Aged Care - a Multicultural Perspective (Apr 2011) Download (2.2MB)
• eccv submission to the Commonwealth Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Multiculturalism (Apr 2011) Download (148KB)
• eccv 2011-2012 State Budget Submission (March 2011) Download (460KB)
• eccv 15 April 2011 Submission to the Review of International Student Visa Program Download
• eccv Third Response to HACC Social Support and Respite Review (January 2011) Download (345KB)

2010  

• eccv submission to the Department of Health & Ageing Medicare Local discussion paper on Governance and Functions (Nov 2010) Download (167KB)
• eccv response to Review of Victoria Police's Prejudiced Motivated Crime Strategy (Oct 2010) Download (147KB)
• eccv policy paper - Classroom Victoria, Perspectives and Precedents regarding the Duty of Care for International Students (Sep 2010) Download (539KB)
• eccv Second additional submission to the Review of HACC and SCP Social Support and Respite Services (Sep 2010) Download (211KB)
• eccv First response to Review of HACC and SCP Social Support and Respite Services (Sept 2010) Download (147KB)
• eccv position paper - Residential Aged Care (Aug 2010) Download (522KB)
• eccv Palliative Care position paper (Jul 2010) Download (96KB)
• 'Caring for Older Australians in Ethnic Communities'. eccv submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry: Caring for Older Australians (Jul 2010) Download (258KB)
• eccv submission to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority on the draft versions of the National Currciulum for K-10 (May 2010) Download
• eccv forum report "Strengthening Families Strengthening Communiities: CALD Communities Taking Action Against Family Violence" (Apr 2010) Download
• eccv research paper "Kaleidoscopic Kultures: Exploring the Self-Identity of Young people in a multicultural and Globalised Society" (Apr 2010) Download or for a summary report click here
• eccv state government election submission "Directions in 21st Century Diversity" (Apr 2010) Download
• eccv research paper "I'm Multilingual...now what?, Maximising the Potential of Young Multilingual Victorians" (Mar 2010) Download 
• eccv response to the Victorian Government draft paper on Homelessness (Mar 2010) Download (113KB)
• eccv Population Growth and Immigration Position Paper (Feb 2010) Download
• eccv response to HACC Service Coordination Guide (Feb 2010) Download (35KB) 
• eccv CALD Youth Response to Brimbank Lifelong Learning Project (Feb 2010) Download (50KB) 
• eccv Elder Abuse Prevention Position Paper (Jan 2010) (Download 45KB)
• eccv submission to the Palliative Care In Victoria Strategic Directions 2010-2015 of the Department of Health (Jan 2010) Download (33KB)
• eccv submission to the Inquiry on the Adequacy amd Future Directions of Public Housing in Victoria (Jan 2010) Download (135KB)
• eccv CALD Seniors Response to Brimbank Lifelong Learning Project (Nov 2009) Download (28KB)

2009  

• eccv response to Well For Life Emotional Wellbeing Evaluation (Nov 2009) Download (103KB)
• eccv submission to the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council Roundtable on a New Australian Multicultural Policy Statement (Nov 2009) Download (363KB)
• eccv submission to the Department of Justice on Diversion and Support for Offenders with Mental Illness (Nov 2009) Download (140KB)
• eccv submission to the Metro Bus Service Review (Nov 2009) Download (113KB)
• eccv scoping paper to the Victorian Electoral Commission about the Notion of Democracy Ambassadors (Oct 2009) Download (38KB)
• eccv submission on PoA to the Law Reform Committee (Aug 2009) -
• eccv submission to the Australian Government On The Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) Program Of The Department Of Health And Ageing (Aug 2009) Download (106KB)
• eccv submission to Australian Department of Health and Ageing Review of the Accreditation Process for Residential Aged Care Homes (Jul 2009) - Download (680KB)
• eccv submission on the Australian Government Aged Care Approvals Round 2009 to the Department of Health and Ageing (Jul 2009) - Download (123 KB)
• eccv submission to the Productivity Commission Research Study into the Contribution Of The Not-For-Profit Sector (May 2009) - Download (162KB)
• eccv submission to the Community Services Sector Portable Long Service Leave (PLSL) Project to Assist with Staff Retention (Mar 2009) - Download (104KB)