SSPA Submissions
Charities Amendment Bill
SSPA submission. December 2022
Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa Productivity Commission interim report: A fair chance for all – Breaking the cycle of persistent disadvantage
SSPA submission. November 2022
Oranga Tamariki (Residential Care and Other Matters Amendment Bill)
SSPA feedback on residential care issues papers. September 2022
Inquiry topic: How can we support young people to participate in healthy and active lifestyles?
SSPA Submission to the Youth Parliament Health Select Committee. May 2022
Oranga Tamariki Amendment Bill
SSPA Submission to the Social Services and Community Select Committee. February 2022
Watch the oral submission (skip through to 59.30 in the video) made to the Select Committee by Dr Claire Achmad, CEO and Fiona Bawden, Information and Policy Advisor. March 2022
Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill
SSPA Submission to the Social Services and Community Select Committee. February 2022
Watch the oral submission made to the Select Committee by Dr Claire Achmad, CEO and Fiona Bawden, Information and Policy Advisor. February 2022
Ministry of Health on repealing and replacing the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
SSPA Submission. January 2022
Social Workers Registration Board Consultation:Social Workers Registration Board Consultation:Fees and disciplinary levy change proposals
SSPA submission. December 2021
The Productivity Commission Terms of Reference for an inquiry into breaking the cycle of persistent disadvantage
SSPA submission. August 2021
Ministry of Social Development on social cohesion and making New Zealand safer and more inclusive
SSPA submission. August 2021
Joint Venture Business Unit on the National Strategy & Action Plans to Eliminate Family Violence & Sexual Violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
SSPA submission. June 2021
Department of Internal Affairs Review of the Charities Act 2005
SSPA submission. May 2019
Reform of Vocational Education
SSPA response to the Consultation Discussion Document. April 2019
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care
SSPA comments on the draft terms of reference. April 2018
Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill
SSPA submission to Social Services and Community Committee. 31 January 2018
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill(Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill
SSPA submission to the Social Services Select Committee. 3 March 2017.
Draft Programme Recognition Standards
SSPA submission to Social Worker Registration Board. 10 October 2016.
Exposure Draft: Incorporated Societies Bill
SSPA submission to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment. 20 June 2016.
Inquiry into the Operation of the Social Workers Registration Act 2003
SSPA submission to the Social Services Committee. 13 July 2016.
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Bill
SSPA Submission to Social Services Committee. 28 July 2016.
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Bill
SSPA Supplementary Submission to the Social Services Committee. 25 August 2016
Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Register) Bill
SSPA submission to the Social Services Select Committee. 28 October 2015.
More Effective Social Services (the Report): New Zealand Productivity Commission's Draft Report on Inquiry
SSPA submission to the New Zealand Productivity Commission. 29 June 2015.
More Effective Social Services (the Inquiry): New Zealand Productivity Commission's Inquiry
SSPA submission to the New Zealand Productivity Commission. 09 December 2014.
Vulnerable Children Bill
SSPA submission on the To the Social Services Select Committee. 30 October 2013.
Charges for Certain Police Services
SSPA letter to Police. 25 February 2013.
Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
SSPA submission to the Commerce Select Committee. 20 June 2012.
Expert Advisory Group Report on Solutions to Child Poverty
SSPA submission. October 2012.
Alcohol Reform Bill Alcohol Reform Bill
SSPA submission to the Select Committee. 19 October 2011.
Mandatory Social Worker Registration
SSPA submission to the Social Worker Registration Board. 27 July 2011.