About government inquiries

Parliamentary inquiries investigate:

  • policy matters
  • government administration
  • government performance.

The committees that run inquiries come from:

  • the Senate
  • the House of Representatives
  • both (called joint committees).

When the committee completes its inquiry, it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to our portfolio, we respond to these reports and state what we intend to do.

We also respond to Royal Commissions conducted by the Productivity Commission.

Find more information by the year that the inquiry was released. 

2024

Government responses from 2024.

2024 Government responses
Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report - Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension
Australian Government response to the Community Affairs References Committee report: Inquiry into adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia
Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report - Review of legislative instruments made under Part 3AA or Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 – Review 1

2023

Government responses from 2023.

Social Security Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) 2022

Australian Government response to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s report on the Social Security (Administration) Amen

National Disability Insurance Scheme report

Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) report: NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

National Disability Insurance Scheme report: Inquiry into Independent Assessments

The Australian Government Response to the Joint Standing Commission on the National Disability Insurance Scheme report: Inquiry into Independent Assessments

Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

Australian Government response to the report: Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Pensioner and Veteran Workforce Participation) B
More 2023 Government responses
Australian Government response to the inquiry of the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System
Australian Government response for the Inquiry into the Capability and Culture of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Australian Government Response to the Second Interim Report of the Joint Select Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme
The Australian Government Response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs report: Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence
Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) report: Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS
Australian Government response to the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory
Australian Government response to the Senate, Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021
Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) report: General Issues 2021
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