Note : Submissions to this Inquiry are now closed. You can read the 150+ submissions made to the inquiry here.
Following a motion from the Australian Greens, Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system will now be explored through an Inquiry by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee. This Inquiry offers an opportunity for the Commonwealth government to finally address Australia’s failing youth justice systems.
Following a period of receiving submissions and conducting hearings, the committee will produce a report to the government, by the 26th of November.
For this report to genuinely make recommendations to government that would repair Australia’s failing youth justice systems, writing a submission to this committee will be a critical step. The following sections explain how you can help make a submission in a few easy steps.
Steps to writing your submission
- We have prepared a template submission you can use to write your submission. Download the template submission HERE.
- Personalise the parts in red. You can write the submission as an individual or as a community or group you are a part of. It’s important that you make the submission personal. The Committee wants to know why you personally want to see change, in your own words.
- Make sure you proofread it, or get someone to proofread it, before you send it off. You must include a name, postal or email address, and contact number of the someone making the submission.
- Submissions are published on the Parliament House website. If you want your name to be withheld when the submission is published, there is a space in the template to note this on the online form, or you can include this in the body of your email to the committee. All contact details and any signatures will always be removed.
- Once your submission is done, you can upload your submission HERE. You may need to make a ‘My Parliament’ account to do this. Alternatively you can email your submission to legcon.sen@aph.gov.au
- Share this with anyone else who you think should share their thoughts, and work with them on writing a submission.
