Submissions
08 Sep 2022
DCA has made a submission in response to the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care inquiry.
Submissions
DCA Pre-Summit Submission
Submissions
30 Aug 2022
In this submission, we outline what our research says about the experiences of Australian workers from a diversity of backgrounds, and offer evidence-based solutions to create inclusive workplaces.
Election 2022: Where do the major parties stand on D&I
Submissions
09 May 2022
Each Federal Election, Diversity Council Australia writes to both major parties to ask them to respond to a series of questions, based on DCA’s research, about where they stand on key issues of diversity and inclusion affecting Australian workplaces.
DCA Submission on the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973
Submissions
08 Feb 2022
DCA has made a submission in response to the review of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973 (ML Act).
DCA submission on the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021
Submissions
15 Dec 2021
DCA has made a submission in response to the Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills.
DCA Submission on the Workplace Gender Equality Act (WGEA) 2012
Submissions
24 Nov 2021
DCA has made a submission in response to the review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
DCA Submission on the Respect at Work Bill
Submissions
19 Jul 2021
DCA has made a submission in response to the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 which implements many of the recommendations from the [email protected] report.
DCA Submission in response to the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process
Submissions
05 Mar 2021
DCA has welcomed the opportunity to make this Submission in response to the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process Interim Report to the Australian Government.
DCA's Communication on Engagement UN Global Compact 2020
Submissions
15 Dec 2020
Diversity Council Australia is proud to reaffirm its support to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption.
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Submissions
03 Aug 2020
DCA has made a submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Submission: Religious Discrimination Legislation - Second Exposure Draft 2020
Submissions
29 Jan 2020
DCA strongly supports individuals being protected from discrimination and harassment because of their religious belief and we proactively support our members in creating workplaces where religious belief is afforded the same dignity and respect as other attributes of a person’s identity.
DCA submission on the Census
Submissions
08 Jan 2020
DCA submission urges that questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status be asked in the 2021 Census
Submission in response to the Exposure draft Religious Freedom Bills
Submissions
16 Oct 2019
While DCA strongly supports protections against discrimination on the basis of faith, this submission argues that proposed new laws would be problematic for business.
DCA Submission on Nationhood, national identity and democracy
Submissions
30 Sep 2019
DCA's Communication on Engagement UN Global Compact 2019
Submissions
10 Sep 2019
Diversity Council Australia is proud to reaffirm its support to the United Nations Global Compact and its Ten Principles.
Election 2019: Where do the major parties stand on D&I
Submissions
15 May 2019
In the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election DCA asked the two major parties a series of questions from our own research about where they stand on diversity and inclusion in Australian workplaces.
Mental Health in the Workplace - Productivity Commission Inquiry
Submissions
01 Apr 2019
DCA has made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the effect of mental health on people’s ability to participate in and prosper in the community and workplace, and the effects it has more generally on our economy and productivity.
Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Submissions
18 Sep 2018
On behalf of Australian business, in particular DCA member organisations, we made this submission to the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples advocating for recognition of our First Peoples.
Workplace Sexual Harassment Inquiry
Submissions
27 Feb 2018
DCA's submission, on behalf of our members, to the AHRC’s National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces focused on what leading organisations are doing to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment and the resources needed to make workplaces safer.
Freedom of religion consultation
Submissions
24 Jan 2018
DCA wants to hear from its members about how they manage issues where religion and other diversity dimensions collide, and what policies they have in place to allow employees to observe religious practice.